Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
P. u. Makes Report
On Condition of
Maine Central Ry.

The Public Utilities Commission in
Its biennial report issued for the two
years ending June so. 1924. declared
that the buildings and rolling equip
-ment of the Maine Central Railroad
have been maintained in good condi-
ton, as well as the roadbed, track and
drainage
THE right Of way has been cleared
Of grass. weeds and bushes, and near
ly all old worthless cross-ties burn
ed" says the report.
Among the improvements made DUR
Ing the year ending December 81. 1922,
were the following: 521S tons Of new
So-S0-pound rails have been laid in
track; 51ss tons Of old relaid s5-So-75-
7O-67-60 and 56-pound rails were laid
In track; 51s.731 new tie-plates have
been used; 1910 new rail joints used
In track maintenance.
There. have been used 361,119 cross
ties, SOS.647 feet bridge ties, 374.cS7
feet switch ties; new bridges built
al Warren and Thomaston. total
length 119.7 feet. About Al miles of
track have been ballasted with 62,61o
cubic yards of gravel and cinder bal
last; EGO cubic yards concrete have
peen used in bridge masonry; IS new
concrete pipe culverts built: 1901
1eet side track taken up, and 1852 feet
built; 121.44O feet new woven wire
fence and $50 feet board fence built:
l station destroyed by fire BAILEY
Vllle) and l station (Kellyland) built /;
new motor car house built at South
Gardiner, replacing one destroyed by
hre; additions to passenger stations
Winthrop and Readfleld account install
lation Kaustine closets; SO sets Of
station buildings repainted.
Ano:oscoggin q xennsbsc A1ectric
The commission asserts that the
roadbed, track. drainage. overhead
construction, buildings and rolling
equipment Of the Androscoggin & Ken
nebec Railway Co. have been maintain
ed in good condition. The grass, weeds
and bushes have not all been cut in
their own right of way.
Among the many improvements
listed during the year ending Deem
Der 81. 1922, were the following: sos
tons new 80-100-fb. rails laid in
track; 2 tons 90-1b. girder rails used;
1926 tons old relaid 60-7O-fb, rails. 4
tons old 90-fb. girder rails used;
5000 new templates, 408 new rail
joints used; 33.S05 new cross ties
used; $4,000 feet bridge ties, 5000
feet switch ties used; Is miles CSC.
1S5 cubic yards gravel ballast used:
! cement culvert built near Augusta
Hallowell line; 225 feet main line.
200 feet sidings taken up; $50 feet
main line, 1900 feet sidings built; 2
store houses at Lewiston painted; /
chapman block signal installed on
Main St, Lewiston, between School
FIN MT y
truck, single truck safety cars
bought; 3 double truck, 3 single truck
saftey cars, double truck work car
rebuilt; 81 open cars. IL snowplows,
20 closed passenger cars, box car
trailers, 4 coal, work and motor
express cars painted and vanished.
On the Cobbossee Stream bridge
near the Maine Central railroad sta
ton, in Gardiner. all ties and plank
ing have been renewed.
A gravef pit near Dennis Hill has
been purchased and opened, also an
other gravel pit near East Vassalboro
has been purchased and opened.
kennebse Central Railroad Co.
THE road-bed. track. drainage,
buildings and rolling equipment have
been maintained in fair condition"
says tho commission regarding the
Kennebec Central Railroad Co., OPP
Grating between Randolph and Togus.
During the year. 25 pairs new rail
joints used: 1000 new cross ties. 1900
feet bridg stringers used, 720 feet
(72 cubic yards) cinder ballast used;
l new bridge 20 feet long built en-
CINE house new silled and repainted;
l combination passenger and baggage
car painted and vanished; 1 engine
overhauled."