Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-01-26
MORE ABOUT THREE TRACK SYSTEM
FROM HARRISBURG TO DRIFTWOOD

ACTIVITY at NOrtnuHoeTidHu VI thc
Pennsy and D. L. & W. Railroad
Means much for the p. and {. Div
sion-To increase Both Passenger
and Freight Service.
Mondays Lock Haven Express.
In addition TO the extensive improve
ments at the Pennsylvania railroad
wards at northumberland, the Della
ware. Lackawana and Western rail.
road are preparing to build four more
acres of track for their important
freight terminal at that point. Steam
shoyels have arrived and the work of
filing in the old canal bed along the
North Branch of the Susquehanna
river will be begun at once.
The railroad activity at Northumber-
land is significant. There is nothing
ocally at that place to call for
abroad extension, and the vast i'm
rovement mede by the Pennsylvania
and the extension now under way by
the d. L. & w. would indicate that
preparations were already being made
to meet the increased demands of the
latter roads for its Northumberland
terminal in the event of the third
tracking of the Philadelphia and Erie
division of the Pennsylvania from
Rockville to Driftwood
AS was published exclusively in this
paper at the time of the directors
meeting of the Pennsy at Philadelphia
recently, when it was decided to ask
for 800, 900, 900 additional stock issue.
1t is proposed to build third track
system on the p. & +. division. AT
that time it was understood the i'm
provements would extend from Rock
VILE. a short distance west of Harris
burg to Remove. Our informant who
has since emphatically confirmed the
statements made at that time, says the
third track will be run through to
DriftWood. Railroad operations In
Wastern Pennsylvania all point to the
same obiect.-the desired connections
with the Susquehanna Valley road and
ultimately with the p. q E. SO that
freight may be taken around Pittsburg
for the west. This has long been the
cherished dream of the Pennsy officials,
and at present everything indicates its
final realization.
1t is not only a pet project but
real necessity that can no longer be ig-
nored. Everyone realizes the immen-
sity of the increased traffic on the
p. & E. branch of the road and the
consequent strain on the facilities for
handling the same. When the first
two Buffalo flyers were put on between
Philadelphia and Buffalo via Empori-
um at the time of the Buffalo EXposi-
ton it was merely an experiment.
Just how successful that experiment
has proven can be attested to by the
extension of the Philadelphia to Buff
falo service. The freight business
over this route is not so noticeable to
the general public as the passenger
traffic, but it has increased in proper
ton. 1t is also said that the coming
summer schedule will provide for two
additional flyers on this route.
The extension of the ID. l. & w. will
only add to the congestion OF the P. &
E., as the Northumberland terminal OF
the road is a contributing rather than
a distributing point for the p, & f..
The officials at Williamsport have not
confirmed the report. Neither will
they, until the statement is officially
given out at the Broad street station
headquarters by President McCrea.
Nevertheless we are willing to reiter-
ate the statement that the three track
SYSTEM will be installed by the +. & Il.
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
between Rockville and Driitwood.