The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-01
Aad other improvements As
is Shown BY Its Annual
Report.

hePoTt.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Nov. The
elghty-hfth annual report Of the Bal
tfmore and Ohio Railroad shows in
terestfng facts as follows concerning
the vast improvements 1t recently
made and is making now:
During the year there were pur-
chased 1877 locomotives. s.26s freight
cars, &c passenger cars and other
equipment, at a cost of $15.439, 203,
The locomotives purchased were the
highest power engines for both pas
senger and freight service, among the
latter type being included ten Nal
let's for service on the mountain d.
visions.
The charges on account of addi-
ions and betterments during the year
aggregated s14O92.s75. Some Of the
more important improvements to the
road were:
sion between Cherry Run and Orleans
Road, Swanton and strickers, Deer
Park and Mountain Lake Park, Terra
Alta and Rodemer, and between West
End and Hardman. a total of 443
miles additional and standardized
third track. In connection with this
/ work, the tunnels at Everetts, Nc
CURES, Rodemer and Murray were
/ converted into open cuts.
A third track was completed be-
tween Foley and Manila, on the Con-
nellsviTe division, a distance of
seven miles.
The Quemahoning branch railroad
was extended nine miles to connee-
ton with the Somerset & Cambria
branch at Somerset, Pa.
Second track, Wellsboro to Mccool'
on the Chicago division. distance
Of twenty-oae miles.
InterIocking plants were completed
and put in service at Schuylkill river
drawbridge; at east end susquehanna
river bridge; at end of third track
| Hobbs; Norfolk & Western crossing
at Charleston; bridge 4O1 at cleve-
land: Muskingum river drawbrfdge
at Marietta; and Wabash river draw
bridge at vincennes.
Automatic signals have been in
IstaIled between Goehring and New
Castle junction: Pittsburg and Con-
nellsyille; Loveland and Cincinnati;
and Washington Junction and Bruins
wick, providing automatic block pro
lection for 1919 additional miles oil
main double track.
{ At Grafton, w. Va, the additional
terminal facilities were practically
completed at the close of the fiscal
year and, together with the new pas
senger station, have since been put
in service.
Three improved ore handling ma
chimes were put in service at Lorain'
The ore and coal docks at this point,
over which IS handled the coal from
West Virginia and southeastern Ohio
coal fields, are among the largest on
the Great Lakes.
New or enlarged station facilities
were completed at wilmington, Deli
I,orely, Md; EIarrisonburg, and Fort
Defiance, va; Parkersburg, Hunting
ton, PhiIippi, Miiiers and Elm Grove
w. va; oakley and Portsmouth, O.;
NaDanee anu HaEEsLtt iuN'' eA@>-
I'm.
Some of the Important work stu
under construction is:
The change of line and reduction
of grade near the Kingwood tunnel
distance of about four miles, in
GLIDING construction of double track
tunnel 1850 feet in length, has pro-
crossed steadily during sthe year
The present line through the King
wood tunnel, which is single track
operated in conjunction with this
new line. will provide three tracks
and afford necessary relief where the
movement Of traffic has hitherto been
much restricted.
The construction of is miles Of
new line, including double track
tunnel 1000 feet long through the
Allegheny mountains between Sand
patch and MiniIla. Pa, is under way
Upon completion of this work which
It is expected will be about January
1e13 a very serious restriction to the
movement OF traffic over this division
will have been removed.
TO PHILEPPI