. Book of the Royal blue . s cost $206,, and on the Pittsburg Division$1,488,; $146, has been ap-propriated for similar work on the ChicagoDivision, and $588, for filling andrenewing trestles and culverts on the samedivision of the road. During the pastthree years $6,486, has been appro-priated for the reduction of grades andchange of alignment on different parts ofthe system. The above are some of the principalitems of construction expense on the Balti-more & Ohio Railroad since 1896. Thereare many other items of large expendituresthat have been and will be made
. Book of the Royal blue . s cost $206,, and on the Pittsburg Division$1,488,; $146, has been ap-propriated for similar work on the ChicagoDivision, and $588, for filling andrenewing trestles and culverts on the samedivision of the road. During the pastthree years $6,486, has been appro-priated for the reduction of grades andchange of alignment on different parts ofthe system. The above are some of the principalitems of construction expense on the Balti-more & Ohio Railroad since 1896. Thereare many other items of large expendituresthat have been and will be made for thebenefit of the public and the stockholders. The mileage, exclusive of yard tracks,sidings, second tracks, etc., has increasedfrom 2,095 miles, in 1896, to 4,357 milesup to the present time. This expansionextends greater benefits to shippers andmore conveniences to passengers, as con-nections are continually being arrangedwith intersecting lines, thereby lesseningthe time between distant points. .^j^f^f^ •. THE -ROYAI. LIMITED.
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