Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-15

Augusta to Waterville. 1t has local lines
in Bath, Lewiston, Auburn and Augusta,
and branch lines from Auburn to Me-
chapic Falls and Auburn to Turner, as
we'll as branch lines from Augusta to
Winthrop and from Augusta to Togus
1.-THE line between Yarmouth to Bath
Is on private way part Of the distance.
The track and overhead construction are
generally in good condition. In Bath the
local line extends from the north end Of
the city to the south end. this track be-
ing in fairly good condition. The line
from Brunswick to Lewiston is on the
highway most Of the way; the track and
overhead construction on this line are in
good condition.
THE local lines in1Lewiston and Au-
burn are in very good condition, with the
exception of that on Campus Avenue.
where the track is rather bad and on
College street the track is in only fair
condition.
The line from Auburn to Turner is
mostly on the highway, and the track
and overhead construction are in good
condition. The line from Auburn to Me-
chanic Falls follows Minot Avenue to
and through the town Of Minot. and on
this line the overhead construction and
track are in good condition
From Lewiston through Gardiner Hal
lowell and Augusta to waterville, the
line is on the highway a greater part of
the distance. The track and overhead
construction are in good condition. The
local line in Augusta is on State street
from Grove street to just above Bridge
street, and the condition of this line is
rather poor.
Most of the line from Augusta to
Winthrop is on the highway and is in
very fair condition
Part of the line from Augusta to To-
gus is on the highway, and the rest on
private right Of way. The line is in good
condition. The equipment has received
the usual care and is in good condition.
During the past year the following
improvements have been made:
Eight hundred and eighteen feet of g.
pound Trail on stringers in granite block
paving on Cedar street, Lewiston. have
been replaced with 107-pound six-inch T
rail; 300 feet of 6S-pound Trail have been
replaced with 107-pound six-inch Trails
on Pine street, lewiston In Auburn, on
Minot Avenue, 100 feet Of 6o-pound Trail
have been replaced with 1O7-pound Trail
and the space paved with granite blocks.
Three steam railroad crossings have
been Installed across the Maine Central
Railroad Companys tracks. two at Free
port and one at Steam Mill Hill Cross
Ing, Hallowell, all three being of Maine
Central standard S5-pound section. The
6o-pound special work curve at the corner
OF Oak and Front streets, Bath, has been
replaced with 10-pound special work
THE line across the Sabattus river. in
two curves eliminated so that the track
Is now on 434 feet of embankment, 35-foot
g1rder span across the river and 131 feet
OF pile trestle. Several changes in grade
have been made between Brunswick and
Yarmouth to conform to new grades es-
tablished by the new State highway, this
including repaving sis feet of track in
the village Of Freeport. A new freight
house has been erected in Lewiston with
a wye track off of Main street, $40 feet
OF girder track on Lincoln street, with
main track; freight house has been
erected in Gardiner and 12S feet of track
laid to connect with the main track. One
thousand one hundred and twenty feet of
So-pound rail on Washington street. Bath,
have been relaid with 70-pound rail, and
two spurs installed, one into the Maine
Central yard, and one into the yard of
the Bath Box Company.
"A spur track 800 feet long has been
Installed at Tacoma Inn with 6S-pound
rail and 70-pound switch points and lead
A spur track 80 feet long has been built
into the yard Of the North Vassalboro
Wooden Mill at North Vassalboro.
THE spur track at Batchelders Tavern
on the Augusta line has been lenethened
go feet and connected to the main track
with O-pound lead and switch points
making through siding. A spur track
and trestle with loading machine has been
installed at Hallowell for the handling OF
Underwater shipments Of freight On the
Lewiston end of South Bridge 373 feet of
the floor system has been renewed and
replanked.
"A new heating system has been In
stalled in the car-house at Lewiston and
a new heating plant has been Installed
In the new paint shop at Hallowell Air
brake equipment has been provided for
two freight cars and the following new
rolling stock purchased One 4O-foot box
motor freight car complete, one 45-foot
box freight car body. two 36-foot box
freight trail cars, and 13 36-foot fiat
freight trail cars. The Lewiston power
house has been dismantled and most of
the equipment sold''
The Monson Railroad Company.
Inspector Browns report of the physical
condition of the Monsoon Railroad is as