Biggs v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.

Appellant operates a railway across the Illinois River at Peoria and thence southeasterly for a number of miles. It is a double track road after it leaves the bridge. Appellant built a new bridge eight feet higher than the old one. It became necessary, in order to get upon the new bridge, to raise the tracks for a long distance. This railway was used by various other railways besides appellant, and one hundred trains per day passed over these tracks. The tracks were raised without stopping the operation of the railroad. The method pursued was as follows: A quantity of material would be placed…