Evening star., 1922-03-15
500 MILES Of new
RA|tu|NEPLANNED
IMore Work Proposed for
? 1922 Than in Years, Says
Railway Age.
By the Associated Press.

! by the ASSOCIATED ftess
j CHICAGO. March 15.-More con-
struction work is actually under way
or projected by the railways for 1922
! than for several years. according to
statistics presented by the Railway
Age. This was attributed to the
shortage of railway facilities and the
Improvement in railway net earnings
, within recent months.
| 1T is significant" the magazine
! said. that public announcement has
already been made to construct over
| 500 miles of new line this year and
contracts have already been let for
| ut least half. Among projects au-
thorized are an extension OF hfty-fve
| miles on the Atchison, Topeka and
and a line forty miles long from
Pawhuska. Okla. to owen, which are
| understood to be the first of several
| projects which this road has In con-
| temptation.
Extenslon Planned.
"The Dallas-Terrell. a Texas road.
| has awarded a contract for the con-
struction of thirty-four miles Of line;
! the Portland. Astoria and Eastern is
| at a cost of $2.600.o00; the Chicago.
Milwaukee and Gary (Chicago. Mil
! waukee and st. Paul) will build
twenty-nine miles Of line between
Joliet and Gary at a cost of $780,
900; the Minarets and Western has
new line to cost $2.500.000: the Kan
sas and Oklahoma Southern has been
authorized by the Interstate Com
| merce Commission to build seventy
one miles and the New Holland. Hig-
ginsport and Mount Vernon has re-
|
source to build thirty-five miles Of
| line.
with reference to second track. the
Santa Fe has announced that 1t Will
reduce grades and provide an addi-
tional track between Yampai. Ari.
Northern will build ~ miles of Sec
ond track in Washington and else
where; the St Louis-San Francisco
has awarded contracts for 20 miles:
the Chicago and Alton has started
work on II miles north of Alton. III,
and the Illinois Central has appro-
priated 100000 for the construc-
ton Of a third track, the reduction
Of grades and other improvements
between Matteson, I'LL. and Kankakee.
&4.4OO,OOO for Shops.
"The Pere Marquette has appro-
priated $1.400,000 for the construc-
| tlOn OF locomotive SHOPS At Irdno
Rapids. Mich: the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas has awarded contracts for
the construction of a new gravity
classification yard and shops at
Denison. Tex, at an estimated cost of
$3,000,00o: the Erie has awarded a
contract for q large pier on the Hud
son river at Weehawken, N. j., and
the Canadian Pacific has announced
its intention OF proceeding with the
construction Of q largo ocean termi-
nal on Burrard inlet, Vancouver
The New York Central has award
cd q contract for the elimination OF
grades through North Tonawanda, N
Y, at an estimated cost Of $500. 900:
the Illinois Central is working on
plans for the Immediate reconstruc-
ton Of its bridge across the Ohio
river at Cairo. for which $500, 900
has been set aside. while the New
York Central has advertised for bids
for the construction Of q high bridge
over the Hudson river below Albany,
N. Y. The Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western has requested manufactur-
ers to furnish estimates Of the cost
of electrifying its line in the vicinity
Of Scranton, Pa. which it is expected
will cost about $5.000.000.