The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-08
PLAN TO BUILD 4
DOUBLE-TRACK ROAD
Brattleboro- Hinsdale Line Seems
to be Assured.
A SEPARATE STATION POSSIBLE
Consulting Engineer Of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford System Here
This Week to Arrange for Permanent
Quarters for His Force.

The Boston a Maine railroad company
proposcs 20 build double track road from
iIin,dale, y. H., TO Braitleboro and from
a point on its line nj Windsor across and
up the river 20 West Lebanon, \. H.,
thereby making IL possible TO carry pas
sengers and freight from Sherbrooke, L.
O., TO New York city via Brattleboro.
ON lis own rails. Three weeks ago there
appeared in Brattleboro party OF sur
yeyors who went 10 work between tins
town and Hinsdale. G. Nj. Tompson OF
Boston, consulting engineer OF the New
York. New Haven * Hartford railroad,
came here Wednesday and secured per-
manent quarters for his engineers and
dranghtsmen. They will be located in
the Ninton block on South Main street
and will be- in charge Of Mr.. Tompson'
son George Tompson. The work for
the present will be on the preliminary
survey but this work will be followed inn
mediately by the making OF the survey
for the engineers who will build the road.
II il expected that the surveys and legal
work connected with securing rights OF
way will require sbout II months al
though actual construction work may not
be deferred that long.
Mr. Tompson is satisfied that a satis-
factory alignment will be found on the
New Hampshire side OF the Connecticut
river, in fact, one superior TO that pre-
yailng upon the Vermont side.
That the New York, New Haven q
Hartford. which controls the Boston d
Maine intends to circle the Central Yer
mont and carry its traffic on its own iron
as soon as possible, is evident. President
Nellen is said to have ordered the engi-
neers 10 make a survey for a frst-class,
double track road from Brattleboro to
Hinsdale. The present arrangement oil
using a station in conjunction with the
Central Vermont at Brattleboro is likely
10 be abolished and passenger and freight
stations built at point no farther away
from the centre of the business section
OF the town than the present station Is.
On Wednesday afternoon MIR. Tompson,
sr made visit to several sites suggested
as suitable for locating the stations and
has found one that is not only feasible
but superior to the one now used by both
roads. He would not say exactly where
the location was but it is known TO be
some distance south OF the West River
bridge and, of course, on the vermont
side of the river. With the carrying out
of the plans now under way MIR Tompson
expects that the stations and yards Will
be built within year. The management
of the road intends to push the work as
rapidlv as possible. Those connected
with the engineering problems say that
1.-THE only delay is such as will naturally
arise where it is necessary to indulge IN
much calculation to make an economical
lob. The engineering party has employed
several local men and the party will be
materially increased within week.
Mr. Tompson had charge of building
the Mexican Central the Denver d Rio
Grande. and the Boston x Lowell roads.
He also had charge of the work of four
tracking the New York, New Haven &
Hartford between New Haven and New
York city. His plans were used for the
separation of the grade crossings at North
ampton, Chicopee, Hadley and HATFIELD,
Mass. He has just completed So, 10000
lob of abolishing grade crossings at
Lawrence. He returned to Boston yes
terday but will visit Brattleboro two or
three times week during the summer