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Rail Road News.



Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The Cumberland Civilian of Friday says:— “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad west of this place is progressing as well as could be expected at this season of the year. Now and then a snow storm comes and stops the work for a day or so. But the snow stays not long, and the never-failing effort that is always made in such cases to regain lost time in a little time brings all up square again. The work is pushed on with great energy.

Covington and Lexington Railroad.

The Cincinnati Gazette is urging the Cincinnatians to subcribe to the stock in the proposed railway from Covington to Lexington. The Gazette states that stock to the amount of three hundred thousand dollars has been taken in Covington and the neighborhood. In addition to this sum, the friends of the project expect to procure subscriptions to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars in the counties through which the road, when completed, will pass.

Railroad to Montreal.

We learn from Plattsburg Republican, that a large meeting of the business men of that place, was held last week, to take into consideration the project of building a road from Plattsburg to the Canadian line to connect with a projected road to Montreal. This road if built will give a direct railroad and steam boat communication with Albany and Montreal.

The Charleston and Memphis Railroad.

We lean from the Memphis Eagle of the 21st ult., that the most enthusiastic feeling prevails in Northern Alabama with respect to this road, and that there is a fair prospect of its vigorous commencement and speedy completion.

Milwaukie Railroad.

The road from Milwaukie via Waukesha to the Mississippi, is in course of rapid construction. The Board of Directors have just published a favorable and encouraging report.

A Railroad is proposed between Newport and Fall River, to connect with the Boston and Fall River Road.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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