. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . der signals. White lights are used at night to show clear positionsof all signals and main track switches. STATIONS. All stations on this line are maintained in excellent condition. A particu-larly handsome station was completed last spring at -Jerseyville, a cut ofwhich appears in this report. RIGHT OF WAY. The right of way is maintained in fairly clean condition and is enclosedwith good fence excepting about 38 miles of road which has not been enclosed. CONCLUSION. The necessary whistle posts, crossing signs
. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . der signals. White lights are used at night to show clear positionsof all signals and main track switches. STATIONS. All stations on this line are maintained in excellent condition. A particu-larly handsome station was completed last spring at -Jerseyville, a cut ofwhich appears in this report. RIGHT OF WAY. The right of way is maintained in fairly clean condition and is enclosedwith good fence excepting about 38 miles of road which has not been enclosed. CONCLUSION. The necessary whistle posts, crossing signs and others necessary for con-venience and safety in operating the road are in use, and on no road thus farinspected, were the signs in such a neat and trim condition as on this road. There are on the line of this road three (3) overhead highway crossings,seven (7) railroad crossings and 100 streets and highways crossed at grade. Since the property has been placed in the hands of a receiver, October 1,1898, it has been much improved and may be considered to be in good St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Rv. Co. This company operates between Peoria and St. Louis and owns a total of14L4 miles of track extendingr from Grove on the north where it connectswith the tracks of the P. & P. U. Ry Co., to Glen Carbon on the south whereit connects with the tracks of the C., P. & St. L. R. R. Co. This companyis a new corporation, and having acquired by purchase an established linebetween Gleu Carbon and Springfield, formerly operated by the C. P. & R. R. it proceeded to build between Springfield and Grove, thus giv-ing Springfield a direct line to Peoria. Construction began in the summer of1897 and the road was open for operation May, 1898. The line was inspectedon January SI, 1899, almost a year from date. Between Grove and Springfield, the newly constructed line, the track islaid with Topound steel rail on oak ties, and fastened with reinforced anglebars. The track has all
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