Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-06
LARGE YARDS
FOR LEMOYNE
Residents Awaiting Official
Announcement A of Proposed
improvements

Residents of Lemoyne are anxious
ly awaiting the official announce
ment and description of the pro-
posed railroad yards and office
puiidings which, it is understood,
VIII be erected in the vicinity of the
cross-river borough. Rumor has it
Ihat the yards are to be built for
the purpose of establishing a grain
traff1c classification center making
the yards the Headquarters for all
grain going through this section of
the State from the South. The ex-
tent of the expenditure is not known.
The Lemoyne yards of the Cum
berland Valley Railroad is one of
the most important of the Cumber-
land system and with the establish
me1t of the new yards in this sec
ton Lemoyne will be one of the
busiest railroad centers in Cumber-
land county. Grain traffic for all
roads will be handled in these yards.
1t is understood. The yards will con-
meet up with the Gettysburg branch
or the Philadelphia and Reading
road which runs through Lemoyne,
Grain shipments from the various
roads will be handled in this classf-
hcation center, thereby doing away
with the old system of shipping all
grain to Rutherford for classification
before it is shipped over other roads.
This system will relieve much of the
freight traffic over the Reading Rail-
road bridge to Harrisburg. Practi-
cally all of the freight traffic of the
Cumberland and Northern Central
branches of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is handled in the Enola and Le-
moyne yards and consequently there
is little freight traffic over the Cum
berland Valley bridge. The closest
yards to this junction on the Read
ing road is at Rutherford and all
traffic is shipped there for classifi-
cation. With the classification of
the grain traffic, railroad officials
hope to overcome much congested
cratic across the Reading bridge at
Lemoyne.
Want New Bridge
Lemoyne residents are hoping the
proposed improvements will include
the erection of a new bridge across
the Cumberland Valley road at Le-
moyne. For several years members
of the Lemoyne Council and the
West Shore Firemen's Union have
been working for a new bridge, but
their efforts have been fruitless. The
bridge has been standing for more
than 20 years and was used bridge
When placed there. Tne structure IL
narrow and the street car and heavy
traffic makes it dangerous especially
at night. Lemoyne residents are
also anxious to learn the outcome of
a move to build a new bridge across
the Reading Railroad on the main
thoroughfare to New Cumberland
and York. Several years ago it is
understood, plans were outlined for
the construction of a new bridgeH but
scarcity of material and labor is
thought to have held up the work.
Less than two years ago Lemoyne
council planned to change the grad
ing of Rossmoyne street, the en-
trance to the Cumberland Valley
bridge. Efforts were made at that
time to have some assurance from
railroad officials that they would
build a new bridge shortly. The
lawmakers did not get any satisfac-
ton and consequently gave up their
plans and temporarily placed the
street in passable condition. Lee
moyne councilmen, it is understood.
intend to work for a new bridge and
will enlist every means in bringing
about victory in their campaign for
municipal improvements during the
next few years.