Show 13 0 0 improvement completed the improvements on the main line hue of the baltimore and ohio west of and between martinsburg Mart insburg W va and north mountain were completed november 1st they cover a distance of nearly four miles starting three miles west of Mart martinsburg insburg and extending some distance west of myers hole which is near the north mountain station at myers hole the line was changed taking out some very objectionable tio curvature and the roadbed raised nearly fifteen feet eliminating two grades of 42 feet per miles which came together at myers hole and substituting sti an almost level tract track this point on the road has always been a dangerous one and marly many freight wrecks have occurred there apart from doing away with the dangerous feature of two sharp down grades coming together as was the case in this instance the saving in operation of the road by the change will be very large as it enables the tons per train to be greatly increased and reduces the liability to accident to the minimum at tablers tablets the road bed has been lowered about thirteen feet and the same at besides taking out objectionable curvature and reducing the rate of grades at these points from 42 feet per mile to ten feet per mile thus increasing the cars that can be hauled per train though these improvements ments have cost quite a sum of money the expenditure is fully justified by the great saving in ope operation rution |