The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-05
LOUISVILLE G. NASHVILLE TO DO
MORE DOUBLE TRACKING

One of the biggest things in the
days news, if the reports that have
come to THE NEWS mans ears have
foundation i'm fact, is that the Louis
willie & Nashville railroad is contem-
plating continuing the double track
ing of its lines from Winchester to
Corbin, the work to begin within the
next twelve months.
Rumors have been current here
for several days that the L. & N. peo-
pie have been making plans to extend
their double tracks to Sinks, which,
if carried out, will form, complete
double track line from Cincinnati to
Corbin. It is reported that the Lou
isyiIle & NASHVILLE has made plans
for Improvements that will call for
the expenditure of several million
dollars. The distance between Win
chester and Sinks is fifty-nine miles.
The belief is current among rail-
road men that the work will begin
within the next twelve months, but
on account of the high price of ma
terial and the scarcity of labor owing
to the war, it may be delayed for
some time.
The first double tracking was done
on the south end of the Louisville &
Nashville, and few years following
the completion of this work attention
was turned to the north end. 1t was
at first thought that Paris would be
the center of the distribution for a
branch road leading into the Eastern
Kentucky mountains, but this plan
was afterward changed, resulting in
the Winchester-Irvine division Of the
the road and the extension of the
double tracking operations from
Paris to Winchester and little be-
yond.
The contemplated project, it is
said, will, as a matter of course, ben
eft Winchester considerably, from
the fact that it may mean the build
ing of additional yards at Patio to
facilitate the handling of freight
from Eastern Kentucky points, in
stead of carrying it to the division
center, Paris, which place would be
used mainly for handling freight
from the south end of the road.
1t is reported here that additional
improvements are contemplated in
the Paris yards, and that If the pro-
ject goes through the Louisville &
Nashville has in view about forty
acres of suburban land, close to the
large south Paris yards of the L. &
N, in order to provide additional
trackage room to take care of the
constantly increasing traffic at this
point. In view of this venture the
louisville & Nashville is said to be
making preparations for maintaining
an inexhaustible supply of water FOL
use of the road at Paris and the south
Yards, and to that end will use al
lust and legal means to cooperate
with Paris Water Company, the Paris
Milling Company and the city OF
Paris in constructing and maintain
ing a concrete dam across Stonel
Creek.
THE NEWS man made inquiry o.
several Paris officials for Information
to verify the above, but as is thu
habit, acquired or natural, OF rail-
road men, could get no definite re
suits. One of them said that he hat
heard the rumors, and that it wa!
more than likely they were founded
on facts, but that he could not be pos
tive. Another said he believed
was true, but that he was not at lln
erty to talk. The general impression
among the local railroad men is tina
the double tracking will become
necessity and will have to be don
sooner or later.
The work will not take away an,
of the Importance of Paris as a rail-
road center, as there will always b
the division interest here that ar
not likely to be affected in any wis
by this new work.
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