| December 1901, No. 46 | The Railway and Shipping World (Toronto) | Page 362, col. 3 |
Grand Trunk betterments, etc.
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G.T. Western.—The double-tracking between Port Huron and Durand, Mich., 82.29 miles, was expected to be completed by the end of Nov. Men have been scarce and the work was somewhat delayed. Surveys have been made by T.S. Henley, assistant engineer, for double-tracking the line between Battle Creek and Lansing, Mich., 45 miles. (July, pg. 211.)
Press reports credited the G. T. Western Rd. and the Pere Marquette Rd. with having combined to build a belt line round Lansing, Mich., but this has been denied.
Speaking of the elevation of the tracks of the five companies owning the terminal lines entering Chicago, the G.T. Western being one, G. W. Vaux, Assistant General Passenger Agent at Chicaho, recently stated that G.T.R. passenger traffic in the west is increasing by rapid strides, and there is every reason to believe it will continue to expand. The elevation of the tracks, while it will be a very expensive affair, will mean great additional facilities for the handling of the growing traffic.