Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-12-02
RAILROADS To
MAKE CHANGES
Work Now in Progress Re-
building Bridges Over Rah-
way River, Etc.

According to reports going the
rounds in railroad circles the New
York & Long Branch division of
New Jersey and the Pennsylvania
railroad of which the road through
this city is a part. will see consider
able change. when the summer sea-
son opens the last of next May.
Most of the changes will be on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey,
which road is now rebuilding the
bridges over the Railway river and
Woodbridge creek so as to have
them ready for the summer travel.
The bridges being built over these
streams are steel draw bridges OF
latest design. Considerable work
has been done on both of the new
constructions, the concrete founda-
tions of the Railway river bridge be-
ing about completed, and the con-
crete work at the Woodbridge creek
bridge being well underway.
Other railroad work which is now
under way on the New York & Long
Branch line. is the rebuilding of the
bridge over Shark river. This work
is being held up while negotiations
are underway between the railroad
and the war department as to the
kind of bridge best suited for this
body of water.
The work of repairing the bridge
across Newark bay. which is the
property of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey, over which both the
trains of the Central main line and
the New York & Long Branch divis-
ion run, is progressing rapidly. Dur
ing the reconstruction of this bridge
only a single track is being used
e,il a lar hi int r.
ing in the schedule of the trains, al
though the road is making every
effort to get the morning and eve
ming commuters trains on schedule.
The company had arranged to
build new four track structure over
this body of water. but the advent
of the war and the taking over OF
the roads by the government this
work was suspended as war meas
ure." The bridge is now being re-
built so as to keep it in service un-
til the new bridge may be construct
ed
With the completion of these
bridges it is said that the Central
Railroad of New Jersey will operate
new type of engine over this line.
These engines are said to be similar
to those operated by the Pennsyl-
vania, but of much larger and
heavier type.
During the past month or more
the Pennsylvania railroad has put
a much lighter type of engine on
| the New York and Long Branch di-
vision than was used to haul trains
during the summer season. 1t was
reported that the reason for this
was the rebuilding of the bridge
over Shark river, the present struc-
ture not being able to hold the
weight of the la ger engines. This
report was denied today by a road
official of the New York and Long
Branch railroad who gave as the
reason for the operation of the
lighter type of engine. the fact that
the heavier ones are needed on the
main line. while the light type is
able to pull oil the trains which are
run on this division during the WIN
| ter season.
All along the line one can see the
road making preparations for the
heavy summer traffic Eext season.
| At Matawan the New York and
Long Branch railroad is making ex-
tensive repairs to the wooden rail-
road bridge over the Matawan creek
and meadows and extensive repairs
| have been made to the roadbed
| through that place.