The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-26
100 MILES AN HOUR ZONE
Elevation to Bring More Trains Be
tween CHICAGO and Milwaukee and
Traffic is to be Greatly Improved
For the North Shore Cities.

The real estate agents of the Chicago
and North Western Railway Company
On Friday practically closed up the
work of taking over all property need
ed for the switch which will pave the
way for elevation of the tracks through
Keposha. Many Of the options taken
by the company expired Friday even
ing, but acceptances Of all of them
had been filed and many of the prop
erty owners have received their money.
The Racine papers have been making
some effort to secure elevation for Ra
cine and they have been informed that
the company plans to elevate tracks
in both Racine and Waukegan, but
that these towns must wait for the i'm
provement until the track elevation is
completed in Kenosha. Here is what
one of the Racine papers has to say in
regard to the big plan of the company
for north shore track elevation
''W1hile Kenosha seems to have
scored victory over Racine and Wau-
kegan, in the matter of track elevation
of the North-W Western road, those who
are posted in railway circles, do not
hesitate in stating that the victory
will be of short duration and that Ra-
Icine and Waukegan will benefit in
like manner within a short time. They
assert that the company is not in fnan-
cial condition to carry out the entire
plan of elevation at the present time,
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lat the Kenosha end the elevation will
lbe started either at Waukegaa or Ra-
cine. The elevation at Kenosha is
only one portion of the comprehensive
plan mapped out by the company, and
while Racine will have to wait it will
come in for its share in the long run.
To Create High Speed Territory.
Racine is included in the high speed
TERRITORY of the road as shown by the
Testimony of Superintendent Cantillon
at the time the hearing on the Weeks
Lumber Company side track was held
in the council chamber. At that time
he admitted that Racine was in the
high speed territory and that in few
years there would be at least 100 pas
senger trains a day between Chicago
and Milwaukee. This would necessi-
tate third track, he said, but so far
there has been no announcement as
to where the company expected to add
the additional line.
At present there are two tracks used
exclusively for freight service. These
are located four miles west of the city.
At the present time there is no North
Western feeder running out of this
city but that is another improvement
which is bound to come When the
feeder line is completed all freight
trains pulled out Of this city can be
switched over to the main freight line,
relieving the local line of that traffic.
Fast Train on West Line?
Persons posted on railway matters
are of the opinion that if third pas
senger track is to be added to the sys-
tenn it will be put on the west linz and
used exclusively for fast flyers into
Chicago and the long coast train which
does not stop at this station. The
company has ample right of way ON
that line for third track, there being
no switches running from the main
line as in the case Of the local tracks.
The greatest danger to fast passen-
ger trains, railway men say, are the
numerous switch tracks which the
company is compelled to put in order
to serve the many manufacting plants
On the system. This was one of the
maiu objections brought out in the
Weeks hearing, the company taking
the stand that the lives of passengers
would be endangered by cutting in a
switch from the main line.
For this reason it is said the COM
pany will add its fast line to the west
portion of the SYSTEM