Grand Trunk betterments, etc.

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Brantford deviation.—The deviation, which will take the Niagara to Windsor main line through Brantford, leaves the present main line at milepost 59.50 from Niagara Falls, near Lynden station, and connects with the present branch from Harrisburg, about 3 1/4 miles from that place, involving 4.12 miles of new construction. The new line will have a maximum gradient of 14 ft. to the mile, and the greatest curvature will be 1°20' at Lynden station. There will be no bridges on the route, but there will be some iron pipe culverts with masonry ends. A portion of the branch line Tilsonburg, and the section of the Buffalo-Goderich line to Paris will be used in connection with the new construction. On these lines new superstructures will be provided for all the bridges. A proposal to lift the tracks 6 1/2 ft. at Grand River bridge, south of Paris, and to reduce the approach grades is under consideration. The contractors for the new construction between Lynden and the Harrisburg branch are: earthwork, J. A. Dart, Tilsonburg, Ont.; bridges and masonry, Hon. Wm. Gibson , Beamsville, Ont. We were advised Oct. 16 that about two-thirds of the earthwork had been completed, and that with good weather and a sufficiency of labor it was expected to have this work completed by the first week in Dec. (Oct. pg. 341.)

Railways: G.T.Ry.

Stations: Brantford, Harrisburg, Lynden

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