Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-18
Has $1,000 Cars on Tracks.

There are 1000 freight cars on the
tracks of the New York, New Haven
Hartford railroad system today.
That is 10000 more than were on the
tracks a year ago today and 1000
more than two years ago today The
December snow storm and this great
increase of freight business has taxed
the road to its utmost. Following the
storm, freight poured into the yards
OF the road near New York from west
ern points faster than it could be got
ten out. The Maybrook yard of the
Central New England railway was
jammed with 5000 cars, and there
were the worst weather conditions i'm
ag1nable in which to move them.
Freight that could not be got through
the Harlem river yard was sent north
up the Hudson valley and commenced
to come to the New Haven lines from
the northern gateways.
Seeing an avalanche Of freight cars
approaching and with its own freight
terminals and distributing points fill
ed at Harlem river, Danbury, May
brook, Poughkeepsie, Hopewell and
some other points, the railroad COM
pany, on December 81, issued the first
embargo, stating that on account of
storm accommodations no carloads and
less than carloads of freight from
points west of the Hudson river and
north of the international boundary
line would be accepted from other
roads for points in New England, with
the exception of very few cities.
ed. The order excepted livestock and
perishable freight.
Passenger Trains Diverted.
In moving the unusual amount of
freight the railroad company found
that the trains which every little
while had to get out Of the way of
passenger trains were making rather
slow progress SO the routes Of three
passenger trains were diverted from
the Shore Line, which is best adapt
ed to the movement of eastbound
freight on account of its low grades
The postal express from Boston to
New York was taken from the Shore
Hartford and Waterbury,. An Adams
express train was also changed in the
same way and the State of Maine ex-
press which had been coming down
through Worcester and Norwich to
New London and then over the Shore
IFS route at Putnam and sent over the
midland division through Willimantic
and Hartford The Midland division
mas not peen appreciably affected by
the freight congestion
These remedies were not sufficient
~ eneetlves however, and on Janu-
airy ID general embargo was put in
effect, the New Haven system refus-
ing to accept all carloads Of freight
originating west of the Hudson river
and north of the international boun-
Diary line destined to any points on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. or the Central New Eng
land, this order excepting livestock,
perishab1e freight, food stuffs for hu-
man consumption, feed for livestock.
coal, coke and petroleum products in
tank cars-this included gasoline.
Secured Extra Engines.
In addition to stopping freight from
the west until the system was cleaned
UP, the railroad company hired eight
locomotives from the Bangor & Aroos-
took road, as many more from the
Ontario and Western and q number
from the Erie and the Pennsylvania
road. Locomotive engineers and train
men are being constantly hired and
with decent weather the railroad com
pany expects to see its way clear
through the accumulation Of freight in