Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-14
ANOTHER ROUTE FROM
NEW YORK TO BOSTON.
New Haven Road Denies Marking Sur
vey to Get Into Worcester from 6os-
ton Its Own Rails.

According to a report originating at
Worcester Mass, T. E. Byrnes, vice
president of the New Haven, has ad-
mitted that engineers of his road are
enga ged in making Il survey for a new
line from Boston to Worcester. via
Needham and South Framinghanl.
with view of determining whether
the undertaking is practicable. the
plan being one that the company has
considered for some time
Such a line would open the posi-
bility of a new through passenger
route from New York to Boston. via
Worcester Independent of the Boston
&, Albany, and also provide another
inlet into Worcester territory for coal
and freight from the west. Further
more, it would give the New Haven
New Y ork, with the exception of the
Air Line. by way of Middletown, which
is of the same length as the new road
will be, if built.
The plan as at present contemplated
IS to effect connection between the
Needham branch of the New Haven
and the northern division, which runs
into South F'ramingham. The engi-
neers are also working on route
from South birmingham to Worces-
ter, which would connect the Worces-
ter terminus with it's extensive east
4 y L
meet Needham and South birmingham
it would be necessary to build about
eight miles of track and II miles to
connect South birmingham with the
present line of the New Haven. pre-
sumably at or near .MilIbury. the old
road being then followed into Worces-
ter.
This % miles Of new track would
provide the New Haven with a short
err route from Boston to Worcester
than that of the Boston & Albany. and
put it into a position where it could
make new through line to New York
by further building from Oxford
through Sturbridge to Melrose, Conn,
crossing the Central Vermont line
and then use lines already tablished
to reach New York by way of Hart
ford and New Haven A new line t.
Melrose would open uD about % miles
of territory now chiefly devoted to
farming. The total length of the line
would be about 214 miles
Should the New Haven utilize its
present line from Worcester to South
Bridge. and then build to Melrose.
few miles of new construction would
be saved but the distance would be
increased to 222 miles Another
through route would be obtained via
Webster, Putnam Willimantic Mid
dletown. New Haven and thence to
New York. While this would make
the distance PA miles, the route
would still be shorter than others be-
tween New York and Boston except
the Air Line
Either of these would give the New
Haven the most direct route into New
England from the west for freight
and coal which now goes there via the
Poushkeepsie Bridge route and the
New Haven Central New England line
into Hartford.
The route of the Boston & Albany
between New York and Boston by way
of Worcester and Springfield is 234
miles: over the Shore Line by way of
Providence the distance is 235 miles,
and. by the New England line through
Willimantic and Hartford 217 miles.
Denial from Company.
The New Haven road has issued an
officiad denial of the report that a new
line between Boston and Worcester
through Needham and South Franz
lngham was being surveyed by the
COMPANY. The first report of this line
was based on statement alleged to
nave been made by Timothy E. i5yrnes,
vice president Of the New Haven
The proposed line would give the
New Haven a route over its own rails
between Worcester and Boston and
would be one of the most important
undertakings by the New Haven in
several Years. IT would save the
New Haven the cost of useiDg the Bos-
ton & Albany tracks between Wor-
cester and Boston and would make a
new through line between the Hub and
the big city. The suggested line would
be shorter. would result in a saving
OIL time. but despite the circunstantia
account OF the roads intention in re-
Spect TO TINS line. coupled with the