Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-25
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
OPENS ITS new CUTOFF
Local Officials Arc Named as Operat-
ing Officers of Subsid-
larry Line.
GREAT BRIDGE COMPLETED
Spans Ohio River at Sciotoville, and
Is OF Unique Design-Ncw Line
Will Open Way for Coal to Great
Lake Ports.

Organization of operating officials of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Northern
Railway, which is a subsidiary com
| pany of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company. built for the purpose of
providing more direct route from the
coal fields OF West Virginia to lake
points. has just been completed by
President George w. Stevens and Cen
eral Manager j. Paul Stevens. OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio. The appoints
ments of.all officials. as announced ycs-
tcrday. are effective at once.
President George w. Stevens. who Is
serving tho connecting railroad COM
pany In a similar capacity, announced
| the operation Of the cutoff from Lime
willie, KY. to Columbus. Ohio, and that
Vice-President Frank NJ Whitaker had
l'becn appointed vice-president In charge
OF traffic. and j. =. Stevens general
manager. Both officials hold similar
positions with the parent railroad.
General Manager j. Z. Stevens an
| nounccd the appointment of operating
| officials each of whom occupies tho
same position with the Chesapeake and
| Ohio. as follows:
w. l.. Booth, general superintendent
| of transportation; L. Z. Goodwin. gen
eral inspector of transportation; j. X.
Gould, superintendent Of motive power:
c. w. Bradley. superintendent of tele-
graph; Il. T. Jellison, purchasing agent.
T.. w. II. O'Meara, freight claim agent;
| II. l.. Durham, general claim agent; J.
W. King. chief special agent; w. r.
Hudson, general superintendent; j. 3.
Harris. superintendent. and DR.. w. 7.
| Oppenhmer. chief surgeon.
DIRECT ROUTE FOR COAL
TO LAKE SHIPPING POINTS
Trains have been in operation over
the cutoff for several days. but as yet
have been using few miles OF track
owned by the Norfolk and Western
Railway. The connecting road, which
will furnish a direct route for coal
from the West Virginia fields to lake
points by way of tho Hooking Valley
Railroad. which is owned by the Chcs-
aDeake and Ohio, was several years in
the building. Probably the greatest
single undertaking in tho project was
the erection Of a steel bridge across the
Ohio River at Sciotovillc. Ohio.
This structure is distinctive because
Of the boldness of the design and the
novelty of the methods which this de-
| sign demanded The total weight OF
the steel in the entire structure is
about $4,000 tons. of which the river
bridge contains 1920 tons y num-
Der OF details OF the design arc unique.
and were adopted primarily to Increase
the rigidity OF the structure. The floor
beams consist OF continuous U-frlmcs,
the vertical portions of when extend
up to the bottom OF the sway bracinE.
The Ohio span OF the bridge WAS
erected on falsework, while the Ken
lucky span, which had to be m ain'ain.,i
open for river traffic. was erected by
canttlevering out from the middle pier.
The river is crossed by two spans of
as feet each, but the superstructurc of
the bridge Is continuous over the mid
die pier. thus forming one full riveted
structure for the entire distance OF
1900 feet between tho end piers. This
required the longest and heaviest fully
riveted trusses in America.
The location and construction Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Northern, which
extends for n distance Of thirty-two
miles. including the Ohio River Bridge
were under the general supervision Of
NJ. j. Caples. vice president of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio. The design and de-
tall plans OF the bridge and approaches
were worked out by Gustav Lindenthal,
consulting engineer. of New York
The bridge represents an expendi-
turc Of approximately $500, 900. and
the company is planning; greater ex-
penditures in the next few months In
the construction of terminal facilities
at Russell, Ky.