New Britain herald., 1916-08-10

Oughly alive to the situation ana familiar with the necessities Of the company, ordered last fall elghty- three new locomotives of the biggest and most modern type. Some ol these locomotives were to have been delivered early in the year, but the American Locomotive company, from whom the eighty-thTee locomotives were ordered like most other manu- featuring concerns has been choked with other domestic orders and over jammed with foreign business. There fore there has been delay on the part of the American Locomotive company in delivering most of these new loco motives to the New Haven, but word was received several days ago that deliveries would begin within few weeks on the scale of three locomo- tives week. With this new motive power in full operation on the main
 line, the locomotives now on the
 main line are to be transferred to branch lines and in this way greater service can be given to the business
 interests of Southern New England.
 All told it is estimated that within the last two years it was necessary to condemn approximately 266 en-
 zines, 66 on the New Haven and zoo
 on the Central New England.
 It Is very frequently stated that most of the yard terminals on the
 New Haven were laid out when the company was doing so per cent. less
 business that it is called upon to do today; and it is a prime essential that these terminals be improved as
 rapidly as possible.
 Business Rush Starts. The great business boom in New
 England started about a year ago.
 The New Haven then had many idle
 engines and many idle freight cars.
 Even as late as August 1. 1915, the
 New Haven road had 200 engines in
 apple pie order, laid up on sidetracks l with nothing to do. Then this bus mess, this wonderful business, start.
 ed Within a month or two the New Haven was swamped with business. Because of the shortage of motive
 power President Elliott telegraphed
 to every railroad executive east of | Chicago and Pittsburgh in an effort
 to lease additional locomotives. He
 also telegraphed to Sir Thomas | Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific
 and, as a result, he was able to ob- l tain only twenty-three additional en- 1 zines
 At one time there were 1000 load ed freight cars on the New HaVen's i lines and from 10000 to 13.000 on
 the other lines waiting to come into | New England over the New Haven
 tracks Not only was the New Ha-
 ven swamped with business but most 1 New England manufacturers, espec- | tally those in Connecticut, found
 themselves in the same predicament. | Many manufacturers were without ] adequate storage capacity and their : inability to promptly unload cars, to- ! gether with the New Haven's lack
 of adequate terminal facilities, led to
 the serious congestion on the New
 Haven's lines. This serious eonges- | ton was a severe detriment to the 1 New Haven for the reason that 1t led, l to heavy financial loss through de- 1 murrage charges. Tn other words, in 1 order to accommodate the manufac- turers, the New Haven was compelled | to trv to do a gallon of business with
 gill of facilities.
 The congested conditions at tho | present time are somewhat better, not l much The New Haven has on it's
 lines today 5000 loaded freight cars, ] its complete capacity, and on other | lines waiting to come in are 5000 ad- l ditional loaded cars. This state or | affairs it was remarked yesterday, 1 cannot be very much improved until | the New Haven can find the money :, | to increase it's terminal facilities m Southern New England.