Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1888 — RAILROAD BUILDING. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD BUILDING.

The Railway Age in its forthcoming issue will say that from January 1 to June 1, 1888, 2,271 miles of railway track have been laid. This is a venlarge amount to be reported so early in the year, and indicates that the total for 1888 is well nigh certain to exceed 8,000 miles, with a likelihood that it will reach 10,000 miles, and a possibility that it may not fall short of 12,000 miles. Almost 13,000 miles of track were laid in 1887, the year of greatest construction ever known. 7 ~~L. ■