The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
SOUTHERN TRAINS
IN c. & 0. STATION
Company Preparing to Turn
Fourteenth and Dock Into
Freight criminals.
DEAL IS VIRTUALLY CLOSED
Use Scaboard Tracks for Danvillc
Trains, and c. & O. Via
duct for West Point.

In order to secure more room for
freight terminals. the Southern Rail
way is preparing to abandon its pas
sengcr station ut Fourteenth and Dock
streets. after which il will use tho
Main street Station for all passenger
trains on the Danville and West Point
lines.
While no official statement has been
Issued. II Is known that the company
is negotiating with the Chesapeake and
ohio ana the Scahoard Air Line Rail
ways for the joint use of tracks and
station, ana that tho matter will be
closed within the next few weeks
When tho question of erecting a union
station was aGitated some months ago.
n Council committee secured from the
Southern an unofficial statement that II
would in NIL probability run Its trains
In and out OF tho Main Street station
TO Spend Big sum.
The union station project seems to DO
dormant for the time being. the new
plan having been suggested by reason
OF tho fact that the Southern must
have moro room for freight terminals
In letter two weeks ago TO President
w. Il Reed. Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. Fairfax Harrison, president Of
the Southern Railway. stated that his
company would shortly authorize large
expenditures for locomotives md ter
minals in Richmond The lowest esti-
mate for terminals was nlnccd ut $3.50
GOO tn" cXaCt nature of the plan was
not outlined, but since tn" letter was
received by Mr. Reed engineers havr
been here to look over the ground and
the question of tracl1age arranrements
has been taken p WITH the connecting
lines.
II would not be necessary for the
Southern to spend any considerable
amount OF money in order to reach the
Main street station. Trains from
Danvillc can easily shift from the
Southern TO the Seaboard tracks IN
South Richmond, whiio trims from
West Point can switch to the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Viaduct in Fulton 1t
was explained yesterday that proper
sidinGs for the physical connection
could be made In two or three weeks
General superintendent II. T.. Hutchens
was in the city yesterday, but It was
said that he was not here on station
business. The matter Is being handled
by the operating department at Wash
II
No Secret About Plans.
There is no secret about the plans,
railroad mon having known for some
time that the Southern was not WILL
lnG 10 spend money on tho improve
mcnt of its station at Fourteenth and
Dock Streets. when the chances arc
that II Will be closed and removed to
make room for bigger freight term
mails.
While not willing to discuss the
negotiations, officials OF tho Chesapeake
and Ohio and the Seaboard admit that
the question has been under consid-
Grafton for several weeks, and that
unless there is an unexpected turn. the
three railroads will shortly have Joint
use OF tho Main Street Station BY
that arrangement the Southern will
nave ample Recommendations for It's
freight yards and warehouses. II was
pointed out that tho convenience OF
the public could he served to better
advantage with two city stations In
stead or three, while other railroad men
asserted thai when the Southern has
moved. the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Poto-
mae Railroads may go ahead with their
plans for II 100000 station on the
hermitage Club site.