The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ARE BE-
ING SPENT TO MAKE DEPOT
A MODERN ONE.
Company Considers Installing Double
Track to Pittsburgh and Eiectri'
tying the Division.

The improvements to the local
Pennsylvania depot are progressing
rapidly and while hundreds of dollars
have already been spent by the COM
pany they expect 10 spend consider
able more in order 10 make the station
at the foot of Eleventh street one Of
the most complete along this divl.
sion.
The interior Of the building has been
given general overhauling and Is
being repainted. The finishing touches
are Just now being administered. The
work is in charge Of expert employees
of the company and when the job Is
finished. the rooms will have a very
attractive appearance.
Regarding the exterior the company
hast just completed concrete plat
form in front of the building. This
runs TO the paved sidewalk on
Eleventh street and eliminates a num-
Der of steps. A brick platform has
Just been completed running from the
Hotel Windsor alley TO the steel
bridge.
Tracks Reconstructed.
AS previously stated in these col
unlns, the tracks have been recon-
structed and the main line occupies
the first track next 10 the depot. This
track is used by the departing trains.
On the farthermost side is the track
on which the trains arrive. In the cer-,
Ter of these two is a truck used for
switching purposes, and between the
three of them a platform has been
erected for the safety Of the passen-
gers.
The platforms and the switching
tracks are at present installed only
temporarily and will not be arranged
III. tho train
Sheds are built.
The train sheds will be OF steel and
will run the full length OF the pave
ment running from the Windsor hotel
alley. The order for the material has
placed for the past FIVE months but the
manufacturing concern claims they
are so busy with larger orders that
il may be several weeks before they
can deliver this order This Is OK
planned by the grea, activities OF the
industrial plants who are giving pref
erence 10 the larger contracts.
During the present summer the
PENNSYLVANIA officials have devoted
much of their time TO the improve
ments at the local depot. reinforced
concrete wall has. just been built, eX-
tending from point north OF the
depot TO point under the steel
OTlQSR, OfcI llllS q oNSSA ~ a,
be built. At the southern end OF THIS
wall a new home for the ADAMS ES-
nress company was constructed, TAX
ing the place of the old wooden struc-
ture which has been the railroad Of
flee Of the company for years.
Considering Double-T racklng.
Ar present the Pennsylvania has
double tracks from Wheeling juno
lion into the Union station at Pitts
burgh, and it is reported that the COM
many is considering the double track
ing of their lines from wheeling 70
Wheeling Junction to connect WIN
the main line just opposite Steuoen-
vile. .,
The company is also considering
proposition of electrifylng the local
division between Wheeling and PITTS
burgh. The details have already been
published in The Intelli gencer.
1t is claimed that with the, electrlc
road q better scheduled can be main
tanned and that the cost TO the COM
many will be considerably lower over
The steam trains that are now op-
Grated.
In a number of places throughout
their system the Pennsylvania is op',
Grating electric trains where there are
only short runs made: Several otner
railroads throughout the country nave
adopted this service and ACCORDING 10
statistics both the companies ana the
passengers are better Eaushed as 10
the results.