The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-20
Gossip Of RaiIWaymen

c. #. Runyon, president of the Mill
Valley and Mount Tamalpais railway,
according to report, had one of the best
times of his life on the recent trip of
the railroad men to Sacramento. That
is-he enjoyed himself until about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, after which
hour he Joined several of the railroad
fraternity and told them about the ex-
cellent view to be obtained of the Hal
ley comet on Mount Tamalpais.
Epes Randolph, vice president of the
Southern Pacific lines in Arizona and
New Mexico, is in the city for a few
days visit. He probably will remain
until the end of the week.
Francis A. Brogan has been appoint
ed general attorney of the Missouri Pa
ciffc in Nebraska.
The Great Northern has much con-
struction work to do over the entire
system, from Minnesota west, it is
said, and much of it is required in the
Cascades. Many snowsheds will have
to be built. the tracks moved back and
everything done to prevent the posi-
bility of such accidents as that at
wellington this spring.
officials of St Louis lines participant
ing in advanced coal rates from the
Illinois mines to Chicago have been
summoned to appear before the Illinois
commission in Chicago, May %, to
answer the complaint of the Illinois
manufacturers association.
The appointment of a successor to J.
H. Young, former superintendent of
the northern district of the Southern
Pacific, with Office in this city, is ex-
pected some time next week.
The directors of the western Pacific
held their regular monthly meeting
yesterday afternoon, but accomplished
nothing but routine business. A sue
cessor to T. M. Schumacher has not
yet been appointed, although several
men have been mentioned.
For new equipment. construction of
new lines and extensions and miseel-
laneous improvements, the Burlington
railroad in the next IL months will
make expenditures aggregating $780,
900, 900. Car orders to be placed include
1000 steel gondolas, 1000 box cars, so
coaches, 500 automobile cars, 500 ball
last cars, rs baggage cars, 10 baggage
and mail cars and 10 chair cars The
the purchase of II locomotives. Equip
ment in all will take UP about one
third of the entire sum. The most i'm
portant item of new construction is the
line from Kirby to Powder River, Wyo,
1O4 miles, which will cost between $5.-
100000 and $6,000,000. line from
Scribner to Laurel, Mont, 5S miles, will
connect with the Northern Pacific. An
other new line form Greeley to Hudson,
Colo, is part of an extension from
Denver to Cheyenne by which the Bur-
lington will use it's own tracks, instead
of those of the Union Pacific. The
main road in Illinois is to be extended
from Herrin south to Metropolis, dis
lance of SO miles, where a southern
connection will be obtained with the
Louisville and Nashville. Double track
ing of rs miles in Illinois will cost
about S1,700,000, comprising the lines
from Savanna TO Galena Junction,
Salida to Bushnell. East Dubuque to
Rutledge, Grand Crossing to Lyle and
the Geneva cutoff. Track elevation in
Chicago planned for this year will cost
1882, 600, extending from Wentworth
avenue west to the Panhandle cross
ing and thence south to Twenty-sixth
street.