Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for (1916) (14773890554)

Pier 42, San Francisco, July 22, 1918
Identifier: biennialreportof1916cali_0 (find matches)
Title: Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for ..
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: California. Board of State Harbor Commissioners for San Francisco Harbor
Subjects: California. Board of State Harbor Commissioners for San Francisco Harbor Harbors Waterfronts Shipping
Publisher: San Francisco : Winterburn & Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant



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force, which has also efficiently and atminimum expenditure handled the upkeep and incidental repairs to theroadbed. On April 1, 1918, the completion of Belt, Railroad spur tracks atChina Basin, connecting with the Santa Fe system, and at Islais Creek,reached by the Southern Pacific, provided urgently needed trackage forthe important industrial development work in progress at those points.! One of the most important features of Belt Railroad operation isjadequafe trackage for team delivery of freight, and this has beenabundantly provided for in localities best situated for such traffic, thetotal length of team trackage amounting at present to 11,160 feet, witha capacity of 248 cars. Recommendations. While no cars for commercial purposes areowned of opefaTedbytheBelt Railroad, we maintain for construction I . REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. DO and repair work a few flat cars, but those now in use have provedinadequate to our requirements. I therefore recommend the prompt
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1 ^ys^V:^ v^*^ ^^r-l^lte^M;--^^ Pier 42. North Side. REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. 55 and repair work a few flat cars, but those now in use have proved inadequate to our requirements. I therefore recommend the prompt urchase of four new standard steel-frame flat cars. As regards additional motive power, my recommendation for the urchase of two more standard six-wheel switching locomotives is now a the hands of the board. I have also advised the purchase of a planer and a boring machineor installation in the Belt Railroad shop. With the addition of thisquipment, the necessity of calling upon railroad machine shops would•e obviated, as practically all locomotive repairs could be accomplishedV our own plant. F. E. Stev^art,Superintendent Belt Railroad. 56 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS.