The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
Annual Report of the Santa Fe
Shows Increased Mileage.
Over Three Hundred Miles Add.
cd to Operation During Year.
OTHERS BEING MADE.
Work Has Been Progressing of
ChicagO-K. C. Double Track.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

| Judging from the figures contained in
! the annual report of the Santa Fe for
| the fiscal year ending June 80, 1909,
which has just been made public, this
road has recovered in fine shape from
| the panic of 1907, and the Improvements
| in the property have reached a high
water mark.
A number of new construction enter
prises have been started, and a number
Of others which were started were car
ried to completion. The mileage has In
creased, and the work on the chicago
Kansas City double track is showing
considerable progress
Der of miles in operation on all lines
Of the Atchison system was $3.50
miles, as compared with 9,430.6 miles
for the year previous, showing an in
crease of 361 8 miles. In addition there
was finished on June 80, 1909, 2S.15 miles.
of which 21.31 miles were ready Tor
operation on July l.
The building of main line connect
ing the Gulf Colorado Santa Fe at
Coleman. Tex northwest to a connec-
ton with the Eastern Railway Of New
Mexico at Texico, N. M, with num-
Der of branches. in all 500 miles. has
been authorized, and since the report
was issued the work has been started.
Many New Extensions.
The Arizona & Colorado, was opened
for traffic on Feb. 1 from Wickenburg,
Ariz., west to Parker, and over the
bridge at the Colorado river. The COM
pletion Of the line from the west bar
of the Colorado river to junction
with the main line at or near Bengal,
Cal, about ninety miles, has been au-
thorized. The Sunset Western, which
is an extension of the Sunset railroad,
has been extended and is now in opera
ton from Pentland, Cal, to Fellow, in
Kern county, 14.9 miles. This line was
built jointly with the Southern Pacific.
The extension of the Texas & G lit
from Zuber, Tex, to a, connection with
the Gulf, Beaumont & Great Northern
at Center p 81 miles in length, has
been finished and in connection with
the Gulf & Interstate provides a con-
tinuous line in east Texas between Gal
weston and LOngview.
1t was the original intention to ex-
tend the line to the Red river, thence
to Oklahoma to connection
with the existing Santa Fee lines in that |
state. but this plan will not be carried
out at the present time, owing to the
laws now in force in Oklahoma.
Work in Old Mexico.
The Eastern Railway of New Mexico
from Rio Puerco Mexico, east to Tex
ico forming a new low grade transcon- /
line, was opened for traffic on
July 1, 1905 and the work of reducing |
grades and curvature on the lines be- |
tween Texico and Mulvane, Kan, has
been continued throughout the year, so
that the company was able to divert
freight traffic over the |
new line in March, 1909. There remains |
a large amount of ballaSting on both |
the new and reconstructed lines yet to |
be done, which is now in active pro-
gress.
The work OF laying a second track |
between Chicago and Kansas City is |
under way as the following will show:
In Illinois-Edelstein, west to Knox,
34.4 miles; Surrey, west to Smithshire,
Is miles. In Missouri-Wyaconda
southwest to Bucklin, 69.3 miles; Roth
Vile, southwest to Carrolton, Bit miles,
md at Sibley, 3.3 miles, making a total
Of 1867 miles. At the close of the year
there were 1928 miles of second track
n operation and 1862 miles under con-
5truction, nearing completion.
Work is we'll under way on the Pecos
& Northern Texas, from Lubbock, Tex,
south via Tahoka to Lamesa, dis
:ance of 60 miles. Additional contracts
ire to be let soon.