The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-26
KATY" RAILROAD MiKIkG
EXTENSIVE IMPROVE NEnTs

The Missouri Kansas K exas Rail-
way company in consequence of the
growing traffic on its lines has un-
dertaken the reconstruction OF i.s
lmain line from the Texas state line
ITO l3ej river northward toward Kan
sas City and st Louis This is a
work involving vast expenditure OF
capital. Tais work starting at the
Texas line has bene going on for
some years. The road was originally
constructed for ordinary traffic on a
zone per cent 50 feet per mile gradi-
/ lent uncompensated for curvature ut
+ is being reconstructed on four
/ Itenths OF one per cent gradient fully
compensated for curvature, from the
south line of Oklahoma as far as
| Wagner, and projected from there
! to Paola. not fan from Kansas City
on a three-tenths gradient. AT pres
ent there has been completed and put
lin operation this reconstruct line
from Red river to Strngtown. IS
miles All this has been double
tracked
Through Limestone Gap, which IS
between Stringtown and McAlester |
i y
reduced SO that the train loads have I
been largely increased.
The engineering department is un /
dertaking difficult proposition to
complete the revision from String /
town to MoAlester Tne removal ol
two heavy grades near Kiowa viii be 4
provement is made the operations <
in ffs,t4
through McAlester TO Muskogee, and \
from Muskogee toward Parsons
Kansas.
AS the elimination of grades and
curves is equivalent to the rebuilding
Of the line the management is lay
ne double track IN connection with
.he other Improvements
In order to expedite the movement
IF traffic and produce economy in
operation the company VIII provide
iouble track from Parsons Kansas,
o Ayoka, Okla a length Of 223 miles
n all, as freight and passenger traf
ic concentrates on this part Of tne
oad
Superior service at tie utmost ,
economy and under the most favor
bile transportation conditions is the (
Dlect Of this valuable reconstruction
md hetterment. While the work t
one by the Missouri Kansas 4. Texas &
ailway in reducing grades and curves
nd laying double track, viii enable
considerable lowering of the Operat-
lg cost, it Will be extremely bene
cial 10 shippers and travellers by ac
elerating the movement OF traffic
nder the best and safest conditions
On the section between AtOka =
'kla, and the Red river 4G miles e
le train load hauled BY the new con
0lidation type of locomotive is I'M
reased, b5 the revision to 2.820
DIS. or 1876 tons more tnan tn .,
sme locomotive could have moved =,
afore the grade was reduced The
ain in tractiye power is equivalent So
1866 per cent.
Between McAiester and kioWa the
eayy locomotive can haul 500 tons 9.
4 increase OF II per cent and be 60
Teen Kiowa and Atoka, 1000 tons, q
! increase Of 81 per cent
1t IS contemplated to extend the r.,
,nble track northward from It's o,
esent terminus at Stringtown to
.rsons, Kansas. This will Ultimate So.
make q double track line from
snison, Texas, entirely through Ok q
loma 10 Parsons Kansas. Oh waioh {
rtion Of this railroad the traffic is
nsest. 4
There viii be l73 miles Of four z
lths and 195 miles OF three-tenrhs T
idient and pa miles OF double /
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