The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-22
AWARDS CONTRACTS
roo new BDAD.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO WILL
BUILD ELEVEN MILES BE.
TWEEN. ORLEANS ROAD AND
LITTLE cAcAPoN.


The Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad
awards contracts today for The con,
gtrnction OF ii miles Of additional doc
bic ;rack railroad. between Orleans
aud Little Cacapon. OIL the east end,
Ct the Cumberland division. The i'm.
wovement vii cost approXimateir
81. 00O. 900, and owing TO the heavy
character Of construction the WORK
Iwiil extend over period OF about
two years
fThe new Iinr ". ne Knowen as III"
Magnolia cutoff and will be a log
grade line which will greatly IaciIit.
ate movement Of the enormous volume
| D. tGnagc handled over his section
o. The system and is increasing stead
Iily. Upon completion Of the contract
Just let the Baltimore and Ohio will
h. equipped as 4 tilrcc-trackrd system
east Of the Cumberland 10 Martins
burg. aud in connection with the en-
lrnsiye track additions on the noun.
tain division during the last three
Years there will be ample facilities TO
rare for the growing traffic,
/ From Cumberland. where Two double
track lines 0l the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad coulcrgr from the West, 10
fherry im. ". Va. and Gmmh0. W.
IuN. where Il large amount Of traffic Is
rdrlerrrd to the Central Pennsylvania
and New York territory by the way
! ol the Cumberland Valley aud the
Western Maryland railways the Hal
'imOre and Ohio has in place four
tracks ana Tor the entire distance nj
a miles three tracks at present, "N-
copt between Orleans and Little Caca-
pon.
! The new track viii parallel the pres
mt dUublr.irack line between Orleans
Eoad and Little CarapOnd and the
tra.k now in operation between lhes"
points vii b. used for w"srbound tl'a!,
hc. While generally parall"lng the
,rrsrnt lime.an entirely new location
will be sought with lower grades,
The construction vii involve Jun
url about %,Oou feet long. with three
smaller tunnels. TIE new line will
cross the Potomac River al two plac-
rc. aud vii pass from West Virginia
across the river through small
Point OF line in Maryland and back
nIo West Virginia.
III" nrw line vii Giyrrge 10 the
| least bound side OF the present three
track lines west OF Orleans Road and
rising or ! per cent compensated
grade FOR ! ,:0U feet 10 Il point where
| il vii cross the operated line at grade.
From this point it vii continue 10 riS"
OIL me STHUt lIOuSll NV lHuEt az wv
Gully and vii involve til" eliminate ion
ct Doe Gully tunnel converting it INFO
m poem cut for four tracks. The.
new line vii pass through the south.
crIy edge Of the town of Paw Paw
and along the present line TO Little
racapOn.
The construction of the new line
Twill also involve several changes in
| ,ht prtIoSeH' doWhle,track railroad and
between Orleans Road and the pres
ium location of DOE Gully tunnel the
, old line vii b. raised TO compose
Gour-track line. Hetween Duc Gulley
and Hansrore the present line will
ibr relocated to provide easier curva-
TIRE. The OLD line vii also be relocate
ed to a certain extent al Paw Paw,
Tile new line will be equipped with
automatic signal apparatus and in
rnrlOrking plants will he installed at
Dee Gully. Magnolia, Little Ca"apoA
..,.t Er,nt rarunnu