Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1879 — RAILROAD NOTES [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD NOTES

Work on the Narrow Gauge—A Trip to Bradford. Delphi Time* The progress of tracklayers on the narrow gauge has been delayed somewhat by the storm of last week, but they have steadily though slowly advanced. To-day they will peuetrai# the bowelsof Mt.Pisgah. at Pittsburg, and the work will be concluded, so fur as possible previous to the cbmpletion of the bridge across the Wabash. A large force of men are at work on the bridge, and notbiug preventing, it will now progress rapidly toward completion. The Wabash, however, is a very uncertain stream, and it is impossible to tell what obstacles they may have to contend with. Gregg & Bulger yesterday made a shipment of 125 barrels of Hour over tho road at a material spviug in the matter of freight. The question of a switch at Pittsburg is one agitates the good people of that borough and perplexes the management not a little. The grade of the road is fifty feet or more above the level of the town, and just how to get down without involving too much expense is a conundrum for the engineer to solve It is now proposed to place the switch head just above the tannery, aud skirt the brow of the hill to the west, making a steep descent, but one which takes the oniy advantage of the provisions of nature presented. A tank has been placid at the Bragtiuier farm, one mile from Pittsburg.

The establishment of a station at Goslee’s farm awaits the necessary formalities. The station will undoubtedly be located, but there, are some formulas yet necessirv before it is doue. Nothing y.t ha 3 been heard from the Department regarding the establishment of a postOffice at thut point, but there eau scarcely be a reasonable doubt that the numerously eigued petition will be favorably considered. The regular mail and express train will qommence running from Pitts burg to lieusstjuer on Monday, the train leaving Pittsburg at 3.30 p. in., and connecting with trains on the State Line at Monticello and on the L. N, Ai & 0., at Bradfoid. The train from Rensselaer will urrive at Pittsburg at g. 30 a. to., and when the road is completed to this city, wifi connect with the ;8.45 train west and the 9.13 east on the Wabash.

It will, from present uppearance, re--quire about six weeks to complete the bridgeuicross the Wabash. But never mind-! We will enjoy that great jubilee yett A correspondent sends the following accountlof a trip over the line to Bradford: '1 • To the EditoV of the TLmest The Geueml Manager ol’ the I D. & C. railroad,*, e. (Joi. Yeoman, culled tne from my .usual avooatiou ou yesterday morning for a trip of pleasure and profit tbrebe road aud myself. At eight o'clock, a. in., the sturdy ongiue, “RowlamiHughes.” gave forth her challenge tto the Echoes of the hills and valleys! which furnish a background to the first mile of the road just west of the! treacherous Wabash river; aud then amid the “pish,” “whieh,” and ciaag of the bell, all fainn iar sounds toVlhe employe of the railroad, we steadily and slowly through the defile, aud otree on top of .the grade. she% began to show a clepn heel aud a ufcrry platter as we sped [over the trunk. ’ No incident marred our progress until near the Tippecanoe river Iriilge, where a slight wash-out had! been caused by tho recent copious dliiige, a messeu ger from the plauetf Jupiter, so our sage scientists would Ip we us believe; but, the scientists to tlfie contrary notwithstanding, willing! jhaads made short work bf unloading two carloads of gravel. Then away we ( went again and over the “A lilaoeßridge,” which so securely spans Ihe beautiful Tippecanoe river, and vfcjth a shrill “hallo” the Rowland sounded the challenge lo the sixty feet grade and bade the tux-lighters take notice that she ttill breathed fofth the vapory, notes iu ttiudly tunes and fished for the time to come when like true, honest men, would baud over the lucre w’-ich furnished the sinews lor railroads. Although the law withheld for the time the performance of Ihe payiug deed, yet patience, perseverance and the nerve of the General Manager will see them tread to the music of the union, etc. Aslmrtstop at Montieelio; then, like the famed Arab steed of old, the breathed two shrill notes of alarm and away we sped as if blessed with life, and desiring to show our Delphi •friends that narrow gauge engines were made for both draft and speed. In a short while the thriving town of Bradford loomed up in the distance and nearing the crossing of the L. N. A. & C. railroad, Supt. Millikan, by a skillful baud at thelever; made a“rwnufiig switch.” pussiug our three flatH to the right while ihe 1* Hughes” remained on the main track,]* Boon the regulur passenger train of the road from Rensselaer art ived und our volunteers having loaded two cars with iron rails and other supplies, the engine sounded her. bell and whistle, nud out of the.town, homeward bound we sped. No incidents of moment oc cutreti on our journey, and at three p. in. we a ighted again at the raviue near Pittsburg, weary, warm, yet withal well pleased and cout at with the privilege gained, nnd satisfied that the road-bed will need but slight further work to Tender it perfect and safe. Altisonant.

THE DELPHI AND INDIANAPOLIS. The corps of surveyors on this line are inaning slow progress. There is all the differcncein the world between a preliminary survey and a loeuting survey. Iu the latter the progress -is necessarily slow. On yesterday the. corps had reached Pickard’s Mills, a point at the junction of tho tiiree counties of Hamilton, Tipton and Clinton, and about thirty-three miles this side of Indianapolis. Ariel' they strike the old Miehigan Road, in the vicinity of Michipautown, the progress wifi be more rapid, and the boys may confidently be expected home in-three weeks. The health of the corps has not been the best. When a short distariee out the whole gang, with the exception of the engineer and axrnan were badly poisoned by vines, so that they were compelled to lay by for four days. Now, however, they .have all recover ed, und are pushing this way as fast as the exigencies of the case will permit. .