The Winslow mail., 1924-01-11

Illinois Central, $45,OOO,OOO; South
ern Pacific, $40,OOO,0O0; Norfolk &
Western, $15,000,0OO; Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific $11,OOO,000; Erie,
$5,000,OOO.
While the New York Central does
not prepare a budget, it has carried
over $18,000,000 of unfinished work
Some roads are planning to build
new lines. The Southern Pacific has
authorized a cutoff 118 miles long
from Kirk, Ore, to Oakridge, invoIv-
ing an expenditure of S18,000,000.
The Illinois Central has an appro-
priation of $6,178,OO0 for the con-
struction of its proposed line from
Edgewood, ILL.,, to Fulton, Ky. The
Union Pacific plans to construct a
branch line distance Of "a miles
from Rodgerson, Idaho, to Wells,
Nevada, for which $3,600000 has
been appropriated. This road also
has under construction an additional
main line through Boise Idaho, and
an extension from Crane, Ore, to
Burns, 32 miles, which are estimated
to cost $4,40O,0O0. The Florida East
Coast will build an extension of SO
miles at a cost of over $1,00O,00O
The construction of second and
other additional main tracks where
increased capacity is needed will be
carried on by a number of railways
Twelve roads report that they will
build 268 miles of second and other
additional main track involving an
aggregate expenditure of $20,000,000
The largest project of this character
is on the coast lines of the Santa
Fe. 1t plans to construct 100 miles
of second track at a cost of approx
mately $6,000,000, thereby practically
complete a second track line from
Chicago to Southern California. The
Southern Pacific plans to spend $5,-
100000 for 20 miles of second track
involving heavy work in the Sierra
Nevada mountains. The Atlantic
Coast line will complete 81 miles of
second track and undertake the con-
struction of 38 miles additional, in
volving a total expenditure of ST.
100000. The Norfolk & Western has
appropriated $2,500,000 for 20 miles
of additional main track, while the
Erie has appropriated $679,OOO for
the same purposes
Other roads which contemplate the
construction of additional main track
include the Lackawanna, which has
set aside $800,000 for 10 miles; the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 10
miles costing $478,000; the Great
Northern, seven miles costing $780,
600.
Large expenditures will be made
for the improvement OF terminals,
and also for block signals. Eight
roads have appropriated $3,675,OOO
for the construction of 1,043 miles of
hoc
appropriated $6,000,000 for a bridge
across the Mississippi River at Ft.
Madison, Iowa. Another large pro-
ject is that of the State of Colorado
which is driving tunnel through the
Continental Divide for the use of the
Denver & Salt Lake at an estimated
was started late in 1923.
Among the roads which have, set
aside large amounts for the purchase
of locomotives are: Southern Pacific,
$3,8OO0O0; Lackawanna, 81 800, 900;
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific, ST.
O,O00; Norfolk & Western, $1,000
900; Western Pacific, 100000; Phi
ladelphia & Reading, $4,000; Great
Northern, $6OO,OOO; Missouri-Kansas
Texas, $370,000.
The appropriation for freight cars
includes $65OO,OO0 by the Southern
Pacific; $6,0OO,0OO by the Norfolk &
Western; $3,O00,OO0 by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific; $2,90O,OO0 by
the Philadelphia & Reading; $780,
900 by the Western Pacific; $2,460,-
900 by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas;
S2,27O,0OO by the ST. Louis South
western; $1,65O,OO0 by the Great
Northern; and $1,000,000 by the Ell
Paso & Southwestern.