New-York tribune., 1915-03-02

removed the work af North Philadelphia
has been finished. with the exception OF re-
modelling the passenger station For the es-
penditure made for this ana other WORK
along the Connecting Railway, your Company
will be repaid through the Issue Of securities
OF the Connecting Railway Company
The electriheation OF the Man Line from
Broad Street Station. Phiiads phia. TO Psoii.
~ progressing rapidly and without serious
lnterrupting the traffic The work from Ps1il
TO West PhilAds phia Is almost comp et@d.
Including the sub-stations, and ths fsIna,n nam
ing section Of the leiectrtfCatlon into BrOa
Street Station Is being actively pfoFecuten
The new beam-light signals are IN operation
between OyerbrOok and P0oli Satisfactory
progress has also been made In equIpp.ng the
steel cars, many OF which are now IN the
present steam service. with electric motors
and apparatus, for which these cars were
orig finally designed. IL 10, therefore, eNpecirl
to operate the main line suburban passeDser
trains by electricity about June LIST. 1917
II Is hoped that In 1915 financial condi tions
will permit the extension OF electrlhcallon 70 70
North Philadelphia and the tnestnHt hii
Branch. and also the elimination 0i cer'ai1
grade crossings on that Branch This wouil
relieve the track and yard congestion az
Broad Street Station. by laundering to me
electric service over 50 trains on the dahy
schedule now operated by steam
Your pier properties on the Deia ware River
south Of Washington Avenue ana a. Walhut
The year by the erection Of new sheds anu
the enlargement Of Office facilities
The reconstruction OF the bridges AT Ear,
nest. Trenton Branch. over North Broad
street az North Philadelphia. Hghspire.
Philadelphia Division; Auburn ana MOTIFS
town Schuyikiil Division. ana az DofhocS
Point. Pittsburgh Division, was cohp's' -
during the year. and the bridges placed IN
The masonry work for the double track
steel bridge over the Allegheny RIVER Ut
tween Riskiminetas junction and freeport
has been completed. and ;ha upsrstt uctuIs
is being erected the bridge At PhrniEFiiir
Schuylkill Division. Is being rebuilt, ana VIII
be completed In 1915. -.
York Division. between Colonia and Bay
Way. Just west Of Elizabeth. y. J, wQIN
was continued during the year cons lstlLs
principally Of the elevation OF the TOUR OI'St-
nal running tracks The greater part or th!s
work has been completed and placed n op-
Grafton, and Il Ia eXpectei tnat the tefna iIiius
portions will be finished IN the spring OF lsio.
Con siderable progress was made during tle
year In placlng the telephone and telegraph
wires underground. the section from Broad
: root station Philadelphia. % Faol' am
from Jersey City TO RAILWAY, having peru
conpleted The purpose of this WORK ls 20
Dreyent DELAYS IN train movements ana 4h
the transaction OF the Company's business hy
reason OF the destruction of overhead WIZ ,
bv sleet and other storms. ana also to avoid
Interference by electric transmission lines
and other wires.
During the year the final link In the auto
mario block signal system on your Main Line
between New YORK and Pittsburgh was com
oIeted The installation OF this modern sig
nal system will add 10 the safety OF opera
tons and materially aid in expeditng train
movements -,-, -.
coma, rucffon at Harrisburg and Allegheny
which will be completed In 1915. The pas
senger and freight facilities At Elizabeth
,oV,n Altoona and Brookville are also being
enla rged 20 handle an increased trafhc
The Sugar Camp Branch Tyrone DIVISION
,he shade Creek Branch. Pittsburgh d
,.ision and the Homer & Cherry Tree Branch
Conen1augh Division. were extended 90 reacr
new coal openings. the Yukon Branch eTten
sion from Bells Mills 20 Cowansourg. FItts
buyeb Division. was completed. and bran'f
is being constructed from Gilberton 10 Nans
nov Plane Schuyikiu Division, 20 deF9IoT
additional coal traihc. .,t.-.t--.i,- ~,
Work vas continued on the elimination o
Grade crossings az TIomewood Ay.nuH Fl-is
Snreh ana In the Borough of WAHlnsouis 2
pitfsb,reh. al which latter point a now pas
scr0er statson is being cOnstrucied. n Us
expscted that this work VIII be complete.
The elimination of grade crossings. onang'
OF grade and the erection OF y ne. Pt7--n
60 e-afion IN the city of Johnsto"n 's PRO
Sssd,rg. INT v.lf no' ia completed oe-or' -'lo