Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-04-26
LARGE CONTRACT

Track Railroad Between Orleans
Road and Little caeapon on Cum
bertrand Division
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
awarded contracts saturday for the
construction Of II miles Of additional
double track railroad between 0rleans
Road and Little cacspon On she cast
end 81 me Cumberland division. The
Improvement VIII cost approximately
SG.000.oo0 and owing 70 the heavy
character Of construction the york
viii be extended over period Of
about two years The new line will
be known as The Magnolia Cut off
ard viii be low.grade line which
viii greatly facilitate the movement
OF the enormous volume Of tonnage
handled over this section Of the sys.
TEN and which is Increasing stead
lly Upon completion Of The contract
Just let the Baltimore and Ohio viii
be equipped as q tllree-trael; and four
track system east OF Cumberland to
Marmsburg. and ID connection with
the extensive track additions on the
mountain divisions during the last
three years there win be ample IA
cilities 10 care for the growing traf.
fic.
The work will be divided into eight
sections The contracts for these
sections have been awarded as fol
lows; To H. $. Kerbaugh, Inc. OF
New York sections 2, and 4; to Ben.
nett and Talbot Of Greensburg, Pa,
sections and Z; to Smith McCor-
mack Co, Of Easton, Pa, section 6
The contracts for sections Z and s
have not yet been let.
From Cumberland. where two dou.
ble-trael lines of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad converge from the
West. to Cherry Run and Cumbo
where a large amount of traffic is de.
fected to the Central Pennsylvania
and New York territory by way of
the Cumberland Valley and Western
Maryland railways, the Baltimore and
Ohio has in places four tracks and
for the entire distance Of 81 miles
three tracks at present except be-
tween Orleans Road and Little Caca-
pom
The new tracks viii parallel the
present double track line between Or.
leans Road and Little Cacapon and
the tracks now in operation between
these points viii be used for west
bound traffic While generally par
alleling the present line, an entirely
new location win be sought with low
er grades. The construction will in
yolye a tunnel about 5000 feet long.
with three smaller tunnels, The new
line will cross the Potomac river at
two places and win pass from West
Virginia across the river through a
small point of line in Maryland and
back into West Virginia.
The new line win diverge to the
cast bound side of the present three
track line west of Orleans road and
rise on a four per cent compensated
grade for 4t00 feet to n point where
it will cross the operated line at
grade From this point il win con
tinue to rise on the same grade
through the ridge at Doe Gully tun-
mel and convert it into an open cut
for four tracks The new line will
pass through the southerly edge of
the town of Paw Paw and along the
pfesent line to Little Cacapon.
The construction of the new line
win also involve several changes in
the present double-track railroad and
between Orleans road and the present
location Of Doe Gully tunnel the old
line viii be raised to compose a four
track line Between Doe Gully and
Hansrote the present line will be re
located 10 provide easier curvature
The old line will also be relocated to
a certain extent at Paw Paw. The
new line viii be equipped with auto
matte signal apparatus and inter
locking plants win be installed at Doe
Gully, Magnolia, Little Cacapon and
Great Cacapon
The new work will be done under
the supervision Of Francis Lee Stuart
chief engineer. and activities viii be
commenced within a short time, or
as soon as the contractors can as
semble the necessary machinery and
material
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