Grand Trunk Ry. betterments, etc.

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Southern division improvements.—The work of strengthening the bridges on the Southern division, comprising the lines from Windsor to Glencoe, from Glencoe to Fort Erie, and from Welland Jct. to Suspension bridge, via Allanburg Jct., over which the Wabash Rd. operates under an agreement, has been commenced. The steel for the new bridge work is in course of delivery by the Dominion Bridge Co., Montréal, and the work of erecting them is being carried out on the section between St. Thomas and Windsor. The work east of St. Thomas will be commenced on the completion of the section west. The line generally is being improved in order to bring it up to the same standard as the other main lines, by the laying of heavier rails, additional ballasting, etc., as circumstances and other works will permit. The cost of rebuilding the bridges is being provided for out of a special fund to be created as explained by the President at the meeting of shareholders, reported in our June issue, pg. 215. The cost of reconstructing the bridges will be approximately $250,000.

Railways: G.T.Ry.

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