Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
plendidReports FromR.R. Com'rs
On Maine Central, Grand Trunk
And WV. &F. Railroads In State

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follows: Revision of grade and align
ment, abolition of two grade crossings,
a new freight yard and passenger sta
ton. In Augusta, a new passenger sta
ton, modern in every respect, was COM
pleted and opened to the public, June
first, 1913. Work is in progress on a
change of alignment and new bridge
over Water street and the kennebec
river. Work is in progress renewing
bridges in the line between Bangor and
vanceboro and covering of all open Gull
verts for increased capacity. Terminal
facilities at Vanceboro have been en-
larged by an addition to the freight yard,
a new engine house and q turn-table.
The arch bridge across Montsweag
stream has been completed and the
wooden trestle has been filled. The
Rangeley lakes and Megantic Railroad
from Oauossoc to Kennebago, distance
OF 1885 miles, was opened for traffic Dec.
49, 1912, and has been completed during
the past year.
Grand Trunk Railway.
The Railroad Commissioners report
speaks as follows of the physical condi-
ton of the Grand Trunk Railway:
"only the maintenance repairs to the
roadbed and track. rolling stock and
buildings were made In Maine to keep
them up to the standard adopted by this
company.
Permanent Improvements were made
as follows:
"At Deering, an extension, containing
five stalls, was made to the engine
house, and new turn table was in
stalled
structed.
"In Portland new store room for coal
shutes was built; new guard pier was
built at Buck Cove bridge: shear legs
and gangway were built for unloading
and new concrete foundation for track
scales was put in. Six miles of new So
pound rail were laid at intervals between
Portland and Mile Post No. s2.T."
Wisoasset, WaterviIle & Pennington
Railway Company.
The report speaks as follows of the
physical condition of the Wiseasset,
Waterville & Pennington Railway Com
pany:
This road is located from Wiscasset,
along the fertile valley of the Sheepscot
river and it's branches to Albion. This
section of the state has recently begun
the cultivation and production of pota-
toes. During the past year, under eff
eient and competent management, the
company has been able to make great
many improvements on the line. Ten
miles of track have been baliasted. vary
ing in depth from six to IS inches, ac-
cording to condition, and 5000 new ties
mostly cedar, have been put In the
track large amount of ditching has
been done and the material taken to
widen narrow Ais. The iron bridge at
whiteheld and the wooden one at Garlic
TOMS have been re-timbered throughout
with hard pine.
1.-The bridge at Cooper's Mills has been
repaired by putting in two concrete
abutnents and one center pier, making
the total length of the bridge 80 feet in
stead of 30 feet. The trestle at Clary's
has been disposed of by putting in two
concrete abutments, giving an opening
of 20 feet with hard pine. stringers. ana
filing approaches. At Wiscasset, the
company put in a new side track 200 feet
long, built of hard pine on oak piling
for the use of the Turner Center Dairy
ing Association, while at other points
along the road, an aggregate amount OF
SEQ feet of industrial sidings for lum-
bering operations has been installed.
new COCO gallon water tank, with con-
crete foundation, was erected at Weeks
Mills In accordance with the policy
adopted by this company, the manage
ment has during the year, put earnings
amounting to s44.s95, into maintenance
of way and structure and equipment
"A large amount of right of way fences
has been repaired and three miles of
new sheep fence have been built AT
Palermo, large potato house has been
erected during the year to accommodate
the shippers of this increasing traffic.
The company has a repair shop at Wis
casset in which it handles all ordinary
repairs to Its equipment. 10o-light cleo
trio lighting plant has recently been in
stalled"