The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-04-23
RAILROAD LANDMARKS ooNe.
Southwestern Depot at Fremont wat
Built Twenty-Five Years AGO.


Built Twenty.Tw, Years AGO.
The old Northwestern passenger
station In Fremont, railroad land
Suark In that city. which has stood va
cant at First and Main streets, since
ahe removal of official headquarters
HTom II two years ago, Is to be de-
molished and the timber taken to Oc-
of n depot to replace the one that
was recently destroyed by fire. The
old depot was the second passenger
station build In Fremont by the old
Elkh6rn road. II was used up to six
years ago, when the passenger bust
mess was transferred to a union sta
uion. Il stood vacant for time and
chen was used as a division head
quarters office during the time that
Frank Walters, formerly general
superintendent for the road was sta
aknned In Fremont For the past two
gears. however, It has stood vacant.
Mt IN said the ground on which the old
depot stands will be used for track ex.
Rensions.
The building was built about twenty
uwo years ago. The original depot
was located on Union street and was
reached by stub when the route of
whe road went around to the northeast
uof Fremont. This original structure
was very small and Is now used for
yard office. The present Northwestern
main line was at first operated by the
Sioux City & Pacific company. When
at passed into the management OF the
Eater owners, the Fremont Elkhorn Il
Missouri Valley railroad, the track was
quilt through Fremont. and the south
platte lines constructed. All Of this
change and growth necessitated the
construction of the depot which In
turn was found insufficient and the
union station took its place
The Northwestern Railway company
mas made the largest appropriation
ever made for bridge construction on
ANY one of its divisions-for the Iowa
division of the system. Clinton, Ia,
will be the base of supplies for the
Immense contract of rebuilding every
important bridge on the main line Of
the railroad, between this city and
Cedar Rapids. The work will occupy
the whole of the present year and
next year the bridges between Cedar
Rapids and Boone will be rebuilt.
Solid concrete abutments are to be
Thnilt as foundations for the new
bridges. They will be erected on pile
foundations. No expense will be
ahe bridges, which are calculated to
sendure for generations to come In
Hhe Clinton yards thousands of dol
iars worth of materials and machin-
cry are being stored for the big con-
gtracts, Gravel is being quarried in
sthe Almont pits, which will be trans
ported directly to the various stations
he accomplished.
Ainsworth Star.Journal: Several
Gimes before the Star-Journal has
'sp0lSen OF the proposition to build a |
railrnad from Springview to Aims
rWorth. lm should be an electric line |
Wfeh standard gauge so that cars |
from 1.-The Northwestern could be |
switched 'and carried on it. Ulti-
mateiy the lime should be extended |
north to Burton and Gregory and
south by the way of Endeslake, and
tslsmere to Dunning. At present, how
sver, the pressing need Is for the line
from Ainsworth to Springview. The
time is ripe for such a proposition.
The Star-Journal has information that
eads to the belief that $4,000 worth
Of stock In such an enterprise will
be taken by citizens Of the two coun-
les directly interested. The Niobrara
Ind Plum can be damned to secure
lower and the line put into operation
without asking one dollar in bonds
rom Keya Paha or Brown county. Z,
The Northwestern Railway company
completed its double track system be- ,
ween Chicago and the Missouri river.
rhe link in the double track system
vas completed when the second track
IN the new bridge across the Missis-
slbpi river was HnlSutu EdSIcI cum l.,
lay morning the track was opened for
regular traffic. The new bridge has
been in use for several weeks. but
,nly one track was in service up to
he present time. The bridge cost in
he neighborhood of 100000, and Is
said to be the finest piece of engineer
ing and mechanical ingenuity on the
river.
The immense steam derrick used
Nv the Northwestern Railway company
in erecting the new double track
bridge across the Mississippi river,
was completely wrecked in Wiscon-
sin. and has been transported to Gin
ton, Ia, for repairs. The wrecker,
which cost $4,000 to build fell from
the falsework of bridge over Root
river last week, and was almost de-
molished.
Lincoln Journal: City Agent Nc
Ginnis of the Northwestern states that
there is little probability of the pro-
oosed new time card going into eff