The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
v. N. R.R. HEAD
TEL[SP[A|NSF FOR
THIS DISTRICT
President Carl Gray Pleased
With Progress That Has
= Been Made Here.
no DOUBLE TRACKS NOW
At Least Not On Account of
Traffic From New
Mines.
no DOUBLE TRACKS NOW

"We'll have nothing to do with the
8 coal being shipped from the Helen's
I Run region for a few months yet. AS
soon as the road Is ready for rolling
stock great quantity of coal which
has already been dug will be shipped.
This will be handled to It's destination
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad or
IT'S connecting lines" said President
Carl Gray of the Western Maryland
road yesterday.
"The road to Helen's Run should be
completed almost any time now. and
the work on the line between Hutch.
inson and Wyatt is remarkably well
advanced. The three shoyels which
are being used there make the matter
OF ten miles Of railway grating very
insignificant proposition"
aThen you will not handle the coal
from the new Consolidation Coal COM
pany mines until after you have com
plefed your yard at Criefton and at
the one at ,Connellsville? 2" he was ask
ed y q ss ~ .-.l
Until we can, make arrangements
toiget our equipment and men running
through from Connellsville to Chief.
ton. the BIG o.wills have to handle! the
freight The contract for, the Western
Maryland yard TO be built at .Connells:
yiIle VIII be let Monday, June 10.
1t will call for a 400 Dear capacity yard
with the facilities to increase its 70
,ooo,carl capacity as soon as the bus. tsf
iness demands It. sf ~ iii.I
President Gray also stated that the
4 erection OF a water tank to provide the
engines with water would not be need
ed at Chiefton as there Is spring
with drop of water on the Western
Maryland property which will furn.
ishi i25 900 gallons Of water daily. The
spring water Is soft and has no de.
teriorating effect on engine tanks as
does the water In West Fork river
z which Is impreginated with sulphur.
Sulphur, according to the railway
president, is the cause Of much trou.
BILE with engines in all mining. sec.
{ tions. Concerning whether there
I would, when Western Maryland, ser.
vice Is started. be sufficient loading
to permit the road to run one train
: each way a day, Mr.. Gray said that
this could not be aseertained as pres.
ent but that should the coal business
keep up at it's present rate Of In
than one train per day.
The Western Maryland will erect
an engine house at either Hutchinson
or Chiefton. Mr.. Gray said. I'VE have
not much room and think 1t will be
necessary to place the engine house
ut Hutchinson. This however, will
not develop for three or four months,
during which time as mentioned be.
fore the Baltimore and Ohio will han.
'dleSthe SHelen's Run output"
will you company ask the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad to double
track the road between Fairmont and
Connellsville, or are the present facili-
ties sufficient to handle, say 200 cars
oficoal from your line and the average
200 which the Baltimore and Ohio
sends over that line?"
t-I think the present facilities are
ample to take care Of all the loading
both our line and the Baltimore and
Ohio provides. The Connellsville d.
vision has been improved within the
past year in the way Of side tracks
and additional telegraph Offices and
unless the Pittsburgh and Connells.
willie yards become jammed with load.
ing the side tracks and the Fairmont
+ yard should be well able to keep 400i
cars OF coal moving daily. On our
lime which Is single track We handle
I on an average OF 600 cars OF coal one
way East from Cumberland every day.
-Four hundred cars Of coal Is not
much" (The Western Maryland road
east from Cumberland Is single track
ed) - -. Il:
Mr.. Gray was particularly pleased
with the manner in; which the con-
I;structien work was progressing in the
|EHelen's Run and the Wyatt sector
and feels that the engine which he will
keep at Chiefton or Hutchinson and
| the 5one which comes daily from Con.
lneilsyille will have enough work to
keep them busy. !.
He will place an man in charge OF
the trains which will come into and
out OF Fairmont yard. This man will
be Ioacted at Fairmont and will have
the title, OF either trainmaster or as.
aistant trainmaster.
a a