Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-01
.lnee 1900 are as follows:
Railroads Running
Into Omaha Open
Large Sums of Money


Last year was busy one for the
railroads centering IN Omaha and mill
ions OF dollars were expended in double
tracking old lines, extending new ones
and improvements OF general char
acter.
The Missouri Pacific expended more
than 100000 in double tracking and re-
building tho Belt line and putting It's
Nebraska lines in the best possible con-
dition. In addition. It equipped It's trains
lrto Omaha with new rolling stock, all
OF the best that could be purchased in
the markets. For the coming year this
road has some good things In store for
Omaha The officials contemplate the
erection OF mammouth freight house
to replace the old one that has become
too small for the business. Then too.
~ has about completed the plans for
extensive freight yards and terminals at
Ralston, which with the new freight
depot. will cost considerable over
81, 100000.
! While the Milwaukee has does nothing
on the west side OF the Missouri river,
II has improved It's omaha-ChIcAgo line.
making II one OF the best between the
two cities. This has been done by the
expenditure OF moro than si000o.Go0 In
practically rebuilding the line. The en-
tire distance has been double tracked
with the heaviest OF steel. New bridges
have been constructed and the curves
have been eliminated and the grade cut
down.
| millions by Burlington.
During tho year the burlington ex-
pended more than $LGOO.OOO in territory
tributary 10 Omaha. Nearly $4,000 was
expended In replacing rails with the
heaviest kinds of steel. on the Powder
lriver extension SS.OO0OOO was expended
and the line opened to Casper. Work Is
still progressing east OF there and~be-
fore the end OF the present year. Omaha
will have another short line to the north
west coast countrs. The Ashland bridge
Iwas rebuilt at an enormous cost, $4,000
already having been expended. This
bridge Is OF concrete and steel and is one
that win last indefinitely
! Other bridges on the lines out OF Omaha
have been constructed at cost Of si46.-
900. while industry and team tracks at
numerous stations have been put In at
an expense OF $Ss5.Ooo Other improve
lments such a. coaling stations. tanks,
lpIpe lines and block signals costing
10000. or more, have been put in.
The Northwestorn's expenditure during
the year has been close 20 81, 600 900. the
biggest item being bridges and bridge
betterments, costing SS40OOo. All OF the
engines used west OF the Missouri river
have been converted Into oil burners and
this at cost OF $4,000 Repairs to build
ings have amounted TO $4,000. while new
buildings have cost $4,000. Industry
tracks and track to industry costing
$500. have been laid and Sl30,OOQ ex-
pended In track betterments. Storage
tanks for oil have cost $4,000 and putting
electric headlights on engines a like sum.
while steel water tanks along the lines
have cost $4,000
New Lines ADDED.
The Union Pacific. always adverse TO
giving figures relative TO expenditures
for improvements and betterments, has
spent large sums during tho last year.
1t has purchased large number of new
locomotives and cars OF all kinds.
erected numerous new depots. eoaling
stations and other buildings, This road
during the year has completed the Glib
Hastings cutoff. twenty-seven miles
and the uering-Haig branch and the
LAon branch. eleven miles. Il has laid
twenty-five mites OF new yard and side
track and added slxty-three miles OF
double track, thus giving II double
track entirely across Nebraska and more
than $50 miles OF double track between
Omaha and Ogden, 1000 miles.
The block signal was extened eighty
eight miles and at North Platte anc
, Evanston immense round houses wer,
/ constructed. fine depot was built a
HASTINGS and numerous smaller ones a
stations along the several lines. Nor,
than 1000 freight cars were added TO IN,
equipment