El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

TT DNDREDS ~ thousands Of dollars
have been expended by the
seven railroads entering El Paso
during the last year in various meaTs
~ developing and improving their
lines. Besides what was done during
the year 1911. extensive improvements
are being planned for the coming year
and part OF the 1911 work viii ran
into 1912 before 81 is completed on
account Of the immeusity of the IN
dertaking.
The Mexico North western railroad,
whose lines connect Fl PasO with the
rich mining district of northwestern
Chihuahua, and with the MADEIRA lun-
Der country. leads the other roads with
q slight margin in its extensions and
other means Of bringing its road into
dirstclass form The road from Ciudad
Juarez 10 Pearson has been extended to
connect with the 1iadera-Chihuahu d.
vision and by the connection Of the
Two divisions. the road has opened. up
g new way Of travel from Ell PasO to
Cninuahua and brought this city into
direct contact with one Of the richest
leo. BY January Is, the roads VIII be
connected and passenger trains viii be
running through from FL PasO 20 the
city Of Chihuahua
Two Big Tunnels Built.
In the connection of the two divis-
IONS Of the Pearson lines, two immense
tunnels have been bored through the
mountains of the Casas Grandes re-
and the other through Continental Dr.
vide The feat OF tunneling the Cont
mental Divide is one of the great en-
cheering works Of Mexico. as tho tun-
mass OF solid rock The Drake tunnel
is not so long as the Continental Di-
vide tunnel but, like the other. an
immense amount Of drilling had 70 be
done. ItnrU-aar1
were 20 miles of track
with the inauguration Of through
train service to Chihuahua Pullmans
were added TO the Mexico North Vest
ern passenger trains and the trains
viii depart from the union station in
II PasO, as the National railways Of
Mexico trains have done in the past
Heavier Rails Laid
Nearly all of the rails on the Fl PasO
division of the road have been replaced
with heavier rails and the lighter rails
put into service ia spurs and sidetracll-
This work is being done gradually,
but VIII be continued until the whole
division rs using the heavier rail. Con-
crete Viaducts are being put down in
many places oyer the small streams
and hundreds OF these culVerts viii re-
place the wooden structures on the
road The work in this department
has already begun and over 100000
win be expended in this work before
81 IS entirely finished.
At Pearson and MADEIRA, shops have
been built or are in process Of erection,
for doing all OF the machine work Of
the company Entirely new machinery
ana equipment have been secured for
these shops and part of it was in
stalled during 191L
New FL PusO Terminal.
The erection of a freight house in
this city is also being planned by the
North Western railroad and work on
this building VIII be begun as soon as
definite settlement Of the Chamizal
dispute IS agreed upon. The station
VIII be located IN the Chamizal dis
trict near the proposed site for the
Pearson mills in FL Paso, and several
thousands Of dollars viii be spent in
its erection The road has also planned
the erection Of a new passenger station
in Ciudad Juarez, and soon after the