Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-25

| proportionate increase in the bur- den thrown upon these local yards and terminals. Before this increaSe in business developed, the New Ha- ven had laying idle a large percent age of it's freight car and locomotive equipment that had been put in thorough repair. At that time had anyone predicted a 10 or 20 per cent. increase in business, both business men and railroad officials would have been extremely doubtful But the New Haven would have been already and could have handled easily such an increase. But the expansion. when it came, was extraordinary. In many places in New England business was mote than doubled. Terminals and yards had to be enlarged in quick or der. But even such measures did not keep pace with the growth in bus mess and the demand for railway fla cilities. As a result yards and term inals became overcrowded, trains were held up at the gateways, which in turn became congeSted, and embargoes had to be resorted to.
 It soon became apparent to the New methods of handling freight in New England had to be evolved The Montowese Yard is the result In- stead of crowding local terminals and yards and instead of delaying cars at the gateways and enforcing embar- goes, trains will be sent into Mon towese Yard from all directions where the cars will be classified and sorted and sent out in trains to the gateways, if westbound and to the local yards and terminals if consigned to New England points.
 The Montowese Yard will be the hump type. There will be two dis tinct sections, one for eastbound and northbound traffic, and the other for south and westbound traffic. Each rryi11 1F tracks. The first cluster will be the receviing yard into which arriving trains pull in. The tracks in the re- ceiving cluster will practically elim- mate the standing of freight trains in the cuts and on the main line, both east and west of the New Haven sta tion. It will also prevent delay to freight trains at other points in the vicinity of New Haven. The next cluster is known as the classification yard. There will be about 25 tracks in the east and northbound cluster and 15 in the west and southbound cluster. They will be short tracks into which cars will be delivered by apex of this yard and letting them drop into the various tracks by gray itv. Each track in these two classi-, f1cation clusters will represent single classification.
 The third cluster is what is known
 
 classified the cars are switched into this yard from the classification clus- er are made up into trains, cabooses attached. inspection made, outbound record of car numbers and seals taken. An engine Is attached to the train and the train and engine crew can then take the train away promptly.
 The receiving and departure yards will be big step for the New Haven in complying with the intentions of the Adamson Eight Hour Law. De- lays will be practically eliminated at terminals, either arriving or depart ing. In connection with the train yard, increases will be made in the tracks at the engine terminal A 16-stall roundhouse will be built.
 Included in the plans for the new yard Is a large merchandise transfer that will hold three or four hundred cars. Here will be centralized the transferring of less than carload fre..5ht. At present this is done at