has been continued, and at Wells Beach, the passing track was extended. At Oak Hill, a new fence was built, and at Old Orchard, on Old Orchard Street, a gateman's warning bell was installed. At North Berwick, a spur track for unloading cinders was built. On the York Harbor and Beach Division, improvements were made as follows: Bridges numbered 230-231-232, and 236 including draw, were rebuilt. At York Beach a standpipe was erected. Additions and improvements have been made to three hundred locomotives, 892 passenger cars and, 4064 freight and other cars, to conform to the new Federal Safety Appliance laws. One hundred and forty passenger cars have been equipped with Pintsch gas in place of oil lamps, and 300 passenger cars have been equipped with water coolers. Fourteen dining cars have been equipped with electric lights and fans. One hundred and twenty-three additional locomotives had ash pans changed to avoid the necessity of men going under them to clean out pans and also eliminate danger of setting fires by reason of hot coals and ashes escaping from the pans to the road. During the year this company has purchased 100 new locomotives, one derrick car and a track scale testing car and have placed this equipment in service during the year ending November 30. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, ATLANTIC DIVISION. STATE OF MAINE. This road extends from the boundary line between the state of Maine and Canada, easterly across the state to Mattawamkeag, thence by trackage rights over the Maine Central Railroad to Vanceboro, with branches from Presque Isle and Houlton, to the eastern boundary of the state, a total distance in Maine of 233.30 miles, of which amount 56.60 miles are trackage rights over the Maine Central Railroad. The roadbed, track and buildings of this company are in excellent condition. On the Brownville sub-division, 12,000 new ties were put in the track. New 85 pound rail was laid between mileage 95.4 and 96.4. At mileage 103.90, four hundred fifty feet of spur track were built during the year. At mileage 104.51, two additional sidings were laid. Bridges received attention as follows: Numbers 5.60 and 62.63, were painted and the decks repaired; Number 68.82, the abutment was replaced and on No. 97.6 a guard rail was put on. At Chester, Woodard, Seboeis, and Hardy Pond, concrete foundations were put under the section houses. Thirty inch triangular concrete pipe was laid under track at mileage 95.46. New hand car houses were built at Lakeview and Brownville Junction. On the Moosehead sub-division, 37,505 new ties were put in the track and 5,800 tie plates were put under the rails. 9.7 miles of new 85 pound rail were laid during the year. At Williamsburg and Somerset Junction, 500 feet and 1930 feet respectively, of sidings, were laid, while at Greenville, a spur 500 feet long was built for the Veneer Company. Anti rail creepers were put on four miles of track. Five hundred rods of fence were built during the year. Number 1.01, the deck was renewed; No. 24.8 standard guard rails were put on; No. 28.3 and 63.5, new concrete abutments were built; No. 48.7 and 52, decks were repaired and spans painted. At mileage 27.09 a four feet rail covered concrete culvert was built. A very large amount of twelve inch cast iron pipe, 30 and 36 inch triangular concrete pipe were laid under the track to improve the drainage system. At Williamsburg, Barnard, Onawa, Camp Twelve, Elliott, Sqaw Brook, Moosehead, Somerset Junction, Tarratine, Brassau and McKamp concrete foundations were built under section houses. At Barnard, Moosehead, Long Pond, Holeb and Lowelltown new hand car houses were built. A new shelter was built at Ray; a new customs shed at Lowelltown, and at Tarratine a new forty thousand gallon water tank was erected. On the Houlton sub-division, 1500 ties were put in the track. At mileage 8.02 a thirty inch triangular concrete pipe was laid to facilitate drainage. Two hundred rods of fence were put up. On the Aroostook Sub-Division, 6.300 ties were put in the track, and 6.10 miles of track were laid with heavier rail. At Hockenhall, and at mileage 25.71, 1100 feet and 700 feet respectively, of sidings were laid, while at Fisher the siding was extended 180 feet. A large amount of 18, 24 and 30 inch cast iron and triangu lar concrete pipe was laid under the track. The rolling stock is in excellent condition. GEORGES VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY. The roadbed and track of this company are in only fair condition. While 2,000 new ties were laid during the year, the tracks needs ballasting and a renewal of ties in a great many places. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. Only the maintenance repairs to roadbed and track, rolling stock and buildings were made in Maine to keep them up to the standard adopted by this Company. Permanent improvements were made as follows: At Deering an extension, containing five stalls, was made to the engine house, and a new turntable was put in. . The bridge at South Paris was reconstructed. • In Portland a new store room for coal chutes was built; a new guard pier was built at Back Cove Bridge; shear legs and gangway were built for unloading, and a new concrete foundation for track scales was put in. Six miles of new 85 pound rail were laid at intervals between Portland and Mile Post No. 82.27. LIMEROCK RAILROAD COMPANY. During the year the company built a new siding on Front Street to connect with the yard track of the Rockland and Rockport Lime Company in Rockland. With the exception of the above work, only maintenance repairs have been made to roadbed, track and equipment, to keep them in good condition to handle the traffic of this company. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. A large amount of maintenance repairs and permanent impovements were made by this company during the year as will be seen by the following detailed statement. New 85 pound steel rails were laid in the main track,— single track basis-between the following places: Between Portland Limits and West Falmouth, Between Halfway and Pittsfield, Between Northern Maine Jct. and Bangor, Between Orono and Old Town (east bound) Between Orono and Oid Town (west bound) Between Oldtown and Olamon, Between Enfield and Gordons, Between Sprague's and Meadow Brook, Between Forest and Tomah, Between Poland and Piper's Pit, 2.54 miles .70 miles 4.23 miles .78 miles 2.47 miles 3.30 miles 3.62 miles 13.91 miles 19.93 miles 3.25 miles 2.90 miles .49 miles 58.12 miles The main track,-single track basis, was relaid with relay 85 pound steel rails, at the following places: Seventy five pound steel rails were laid in main track, single track basis,-at the following places: Between New Meadows and Bath, Between Monts weag and Nobleboro, .72 miles 3.86 miles Between Franklin Road and Mount Desert Ferry, 6.64 miles On Stillwater Branch, Between Jay and Wilton, Between Lower Yard Switch and Rumford, Between East Sumner and Anasagunticook, .05 miles 5.56 miles .23 miles 4.83 miles 5.00 miles 26.89 miles The main line between Thompson's and Hartland-.47 of a mile, was relaid with relay rails weighing 67 pounds. Three hundred seventy-two thousand, seven hundred thirty cross ties, twenty thousand six hundred twenty-seven switch. ties and one thousand three hundred ninety bridge ties were used during the year. New side track aggregating 67,163 feet was built and twentyeight thousand ninety-nine feet were taken up. One hundred twenty-nine thousand, four hundred five cubic yards of gravel and ten thousand, nine hundred ninety-five cubic yards of cinders were used in reballasting 47.09 miles of track. Two hundred seventy-two thousand, three hundred thirty feet of woven wire, 4,646 feet of barbed wire and 2,002 feet of board fencing were built during the year. New bridges were built at the following places: Hall's Deck plate girder, single track, I span, length 17'-6". Seven Mile Brook-Deck plate girder, single track, I span, length 54'-0". Carrying Place-Thru plate girder, single track, I span, length 56'-0". Tunk River-Thru plate girder, single track, I span, length 46'-0". Swift River-Thru plate girder, single track, I span, length 96'-6". Bemis Stream-Deck plate girder, single track, I span, length 50'-0". Caratunk I span, deck beam, 3 spans, thru truss, single track, length 422'-8". Main Stream-Deck plate girder, single track, I span, length 63'-41". |