Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-02-28
Opened at Last.

On SATURDAY. last we were handed a new
time card by Agent Strong. of the Frank
lin and Youngstown Divisions Of the l.. S.
& NJ. s. Ry which includes the arriving and
departing time Of trains on the new Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie Rail Road that ran over
these divisions to Ashtabula. The new
time card took effect on Sunday last at noon.
The only change in the running Of the old
trains on the Franklin Division is with The
way freight which now leaves Oil City at
GAS a. IN. instead Of sos. and which ar
rives at Ashtabula at $50 p. IN. instead of
4:4O as formerly; the same train leaves
Ashtabula ut 5:45, same hour as heretofore,
and arrives at Oil City at 5:1O p. IN. 40
minutes later that by the old time. Ihe
new trains for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
road leave the L. S. & NJ. S. depot at Ash
tabula viz: PitlSt urgh Express. No. 4,
at 1915 p. m, Centre street 1918. and ar
riyes in Andoyer at 1:l5 p. M, Youngstown
2:55 .. IN, and in Pittsburgh at o'clock
p. m, (which is just 40 minutes longer than
by the Ashtabula & Pittsburgh Rail Road.
The Ashtabula & Youngstown AccommO-
dation (freight No. 19 leaves the L. 5. &
NJ. S. depot at this place at $40 a. IN, and
stops at Plymouth, Greggs, jefferson, Dor
set, Leon and Andover on the Franklin
Division and all stations on the YOungs-
town Division and arrives in Pittsburgh at
LAS p. IN. This train does not stop at
Centre Street. Passenger train No. 3 leaves
Pittsburg at S:20a. m. and arrives at Centre
Street 3:5S p. m. L. S. & NJ. S. depot at
400 p. m, (Which is one hour and thirty
five minutes slower than by the Ashlabula
Pittsburgh Rail Road. The Ashtabula
and Youngstown Accommodation freight
No. ~ leaves Pittsburgh at 400 p. IN. and
arrives at Ashtabula at II 80 p. IN,
1t will be seen by the above statement
that the new trains do not make rs fast
time as those over The A. & P. r. R. The
reason of this is the road from Youngstown
to Pittsburgh is just completed, and to run
fast trains over it at present would lie haz-
ardous to both life and property. When
the road bed has become settled the travel
ing public may expect as rapid time to
Pittsburgh over this new route rs 10y any
Of its old competitors. By this new ar
rangement we now have five trains daily to,
and four trains daily from jefferson, which
will prove of great convenience to those of
our citizens who are required to visit the
County Capital.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch of the 25th
saws: ''The first train from this end of
the line left the depot at $3.50, and consist
ed of two passenger coaches and baggage
car, haulded by locomotive 40. 13. a
number of passengers and officials Of the
new road were on board. and as the train
moved out of the depot for Youngstown,
an encouraging cheer was given by those
who had gathered to witness its departure.
A train started from Youngstown al the
same time, and as the latter pulled up at
the depot in this city, u telegram was re-
ceiyed announcing the arrival of the for
mer at that point, both through trains ar
irving at their destination on schedule
tine. The cars are elegant in design and
finish, provided with the Miller platform
and air brakes, and run remarkably smooth
for new road. All who enjoyed the trip
yesterday were loud in their praises Of the
new line, and were satisfied that it was a
success. A transfer company has been es-
tablished between the new road and the
Baltimore & Ohio.