The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-09

In the month of December 6.596 loaded cars
passed through the Hoosac Tunnel. 1856 more
than In the corresponding month, 1881.
The earnings of the Union Pacific road for De
cember were 50, 10000, an increase of So, 900
over earnings corresponding month, 1881.
Five new locomotives have just been added to
the rolling stock of the Toledo, Cincinnati & ST,
Louis railroad, and ten more will be received
during the next ninety days.
The Boston journal says: Oceans have gen.
orally been claimed firstclass article in this
vicinity, but Commissioner Fink announces that
beans have been placed in the second class"
The Denver & Rio Grade railway during 1882
constructed 2l7 miles of new road in Colorado
and IA miles i'll Utah, beside 80 miles pur
chased, making a total addition of 400 miles ia
its system.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has adopted
new schedule for its mileage tickets, by which
business men along it's line can get 500 and
1,000-mtle tickets at the rate of two and one
half cents per mile.
The newly-chartered Harlem & Hartford rail
road, to parallel the New York, New Haven d
Hartford, is creating great deal of talk ana
speculation in railroad circles, and is thought To
be bona tide enterprise.
The earnings of the Chicago & Alton for the
year 1882 were divided follows Passenger
business, Sl,99s, 639 %; freight, $500 500 SO,
and mails, 1929, 74O. IL a total of SIS 81 99S so
against S7,557, 40 80 i'll 1881, an Increase OF
$654,24s 10.
The Boston & Albany road received from the
New York Central at Albany in December 3. =
$40 loaded cars and delivered to the New York
Central 1874 an increase of 921, as COMPARED
with the number received and delivered in De-
cember, 1881.
The Boston and Washington express train via
Philadelphia has been withdrawn while the
transfer steamer Maryland Is Undergoing renairs.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company would not
assume the responsibility and danger attendant
upon carrying passenger cars around New York
on freight floats.
The first installment of locomotives ordered
from the Brooks Works by the Lake Erie g. West
ern arrived last Thursday. Two were received,
and eight more will be forwarded Ms rapidly as
completed. The cost of these locomotives Is
$3.50 each The passenger equipments of this
road are being rebuilt in fine style.
The president of the Chicago e. Rock Island
says the nine months statement of the company
shows a considerable falling OFF from last wear,
but the earnings for the year will be sufficient TO
meet all regular payments, ana fair sum will
also be placed to the surpus-fund account. The
loss in earnings last year mainly in
The trouble with the traffic is with the corn
crop, which is poor corn, being soft and unfit for
shipping.
A COMPLETE CODE OF SIGNALS.
Master Mechanic Rogers, or the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati & ST. Louis Shops has number of
men engaged in fitting up the locomotives for
the use of the new train signals The equip
ment OF each engine will be seven flags for day
and one headlight, Two lanterns and tour combi-
nation lamps for night signals Each train while
running must display two green flags by day and
two green lights by night, one on each side OF
the rear of the train, markers Each train,
running after sunset, or when obscured by fog
or other cause, must display the headlight in
front and two red lights in the rear. Yard en-.
gines must display two green lights instead OF
red, except when provided with a
headlight on both the front and rear.
Two green flags by day. aud two green lights by
night, displayed in the places provided for that
purpose on the front OF an engine, denote that
the train is followed by another train, runnin q
on the same schedule and entitled to the same
rights as the train Arrying the signals. Two
white flags by day and two white lights by night,