Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-11

I'VE and dredging slips erected.
Atlantic Shore Railway.
The report speaks as follows of the
physical condition of the Atlantic
Shore Railway:
The road bed, track and overhead
construction of this company have
been well taken care of during the
year. Approximately 10000 new ties
were put in the track and where the
new ties were laid the track was we'll
ballasted with gravel. Forty gross
tons of new 60-pound T rails were
laid and special work at several points
on the road were taken up and re-
placed with manganese inserts. New
90-pound L rail crossing frogs were
installed at the crossing of the Wor-
ccster, Nashua and Portland division
of the Boston & Maine Railroad at
Springvale replacing 70-pound T rail
frogs.
"A number of old wooden culverts
were replaced with galvanized iron
corrugated pipe. Repairs were made
on Fresh Creek Bridge, Eliot toll
bridge, Braveboat harbor trestle, Bar
rell Farm Bridge and Seabury bridge.
At Cape Porpoise a new track was
built around the curve and the old
trestle abandoned.
Five hundred lineal feet of track
in the city of Biddeford were paved
with Hassam paving. In the town OF
York the track at various places was
taken up and relocated in order to
accommodate the building of the new
State highway.
New Orders were installed in the
bridge over which the cars of the
company operate and which crosses
the tracks of the Boston & Maine
Railroad at Kennebunk.
The rolling stock has received
careful attention and is In good con-
dition. Two new closed passenger
cars of the semi convertible type
equipped with modern types of trucks
and motors, were purchased and are
now in operation.
"All power plants and sub-stations
have been well taken care of and are
in good operating condition. At
Town House Junction a rotary con-
verter of modern type was installed,
replacing the old one A new car
station of modern design was built at
Town House Junction to replace the
one which was destroyed by fire"
kennebec Central Railroad Company.
The report speaks as follows of the
physical condition of. the Kennebse
Central Railroad Company:
only maintenance repairs were
made to keep the roadbed and track
of this company in good condition
during the year. The equipment,
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passenger cars. and IS freight cars
are in good condition to handle the
traffic of this company"
Georges Valley Railroad.
The report speaks as follows of the
physical condition of the Georges
Valley Railroad Company:
Notwithstanding the fact that
quite a number of new ties were laid
during the past year, the road bed and
track of this company are only in fair
condition. The track needs ballasting
and lining. We renew our recon-
mendations of last year that the COM
peny renew the ties when needed.
During the year the company spent
in the maintenance of the road bed
and track $500 and in the maintenance
of the rolling stock and equipment
$780,"
LIMERICK Railroad Company.
OF the physical condition of the
LIMERICK Railroad the report says:
During the past year the company
has replaced the greater part of the
trestle which was destroyed by fire in
October, 1913. The eight dump cars
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were also rebuilt. With the exception
of the above work only general re-
pairs have been made to keep the
road bed track, rolling stock and
equipment in good condition"
Bangor Railway & Electric Company.
The report speaks as follows Of the
physical condition of the Bangor Rail-
way G. Electric Company:
THE road bed, track, overhead con-
struction and equipment of this COM
pany are in excellent condition, as will
be seen by the detailed report follow
ing:
"On the city division the track in the
turn-o on Ohio street was entirely
reconstructed with 70-pound T rails
and the frog, switches and mates re-
placed those of 60-pound construction
previously used On Hammond street
for distance Of 1900 feet the grade
was lowered one foot and the street
paved with concrete. Special vitrifiel
brick to form flange way have been
fitted to the rails and two courses of
vitrified brick were laid in cement
outside of each rail, and the space
between the tracks paved with paving
bricks. This type of construction
prevents chipping of the concrete by
providing for expansion. One block
of automatic signals was installed on
Union street hill to prevent the STALL
ing of cars at that place.
"On the Brewer division commence
ing at the ball grounds where the re-
construction was stopped in 1913 con-
tinuing southerly for a distance Of
1900 feet the track was changed from
the side of the street to the center
and the grade was lowered one foot to
conform with the grade of the State
road. This section Of the track was
ballasted with crushed stone.
ION the Old Town division the
track from Otis street and State street
In Bangor to the Bangor pumping