The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-10
Local Notes,

Although practically new road into Peoria,
the Wabash did 100000 business at that
point last year.
the Illinois Midland resumed operations yes
terday, the road not being seriously damaged by
the high waters.
Master Mechanic Prescott, Of the Vandaia,
has decided to equip the freight as well pas
senger! engines with the Westinghouse mir
brakes.
In the year 1882 the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago road handled 14,490 carloads or Clay
county coal. The heaviest business was done in
December they hauling ont 1880 carloads
The Wabash, St. Louis e. Pacific much of the
time for week past has hauled their fast ex-
press trains with two engines, that they might
make good time where the track was safe tn run
over fast.
Owen Rice, general ticket and freight agent of
the Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan road last
evening gave notice that Sheir line Ia in good
order agniu 70 transport all business offered the
bridges washed out having been replaced.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis and Chi
oago MANAGEMENT are arranging to put on
through chair cars, March between Cincinnati
and Davenp0rr, Iowa, connecting with the Chi
cage Rock Island road over The Kankakee and
Seneca divisions.
and forwarded ~ this pnint over Indianapolis
roads a total of $3.50 freight cars; of the num-
Der 1892 were loaded cars. The responding
month 1882 there were handled 70,300 of that
number 54,7S7 were loaded.
The first of the four heavy passenger engines
ordered by Colonel Hill. superintendent of the
Yandalia, u few weeks ago, arrived Thursday.
It ia numbered 179. provided with air brakes,
straight stack, extension boiler, has steel fire
box and all other modern improvements.
The force In the indianapolis & ST. Louis shops
Mt MattoOon has been increased To $50 men.
Master Mechanic Ransom is now building n
hehvy passenger engine entire Mt these shups.
The engine Will have lag ny % inch cylinder
5 foot 10 inch drivers, extension boiler, straight
stack, and all modern improvements.
Passenger trains on the Cincinnati. Indianapo-
lis, 81. Louis & Chicago yesterday cOuld not run
Into the Plum street depot ut Cincinnati Pas
Eeugers took 'husses at the Cincinnati, Washing
ton Il Baltimore junction, and nothing was done
Mt the city freight depot, so high was the river
that no switching could be done. few freight
trains were run between Indianapolis and Coal
City.
Twenty three miles OF tho Peoria division Of
the l., B. & w. has for two three days been
under ice Trains have been run very slowly
over 1t, and Thursday the engine OF train No. 6
left the track five times in running eighteen
miles. but was easily got on again, the ice being
frozen so hard as to bear the engine up. After
getting the engine on tho train men would cut
the ice for short distance and then move on
cautiously,
February /, the Indiana, Bloomington a.
Western company had occupied their city freight
depot. ON West street, ono year, and during the
twelve months 6,SS7 cars were loaded with
unloaded-tOtal, IL ,679 During the year nnt n
piece of freight was lost beyond recovery which
Is quite unusual in loading cars often mis-
takes are made and freight goes astray and is
never found.
The representatives of the roads nsing the
Middle and Western States classification, held
meeting Thursday, at Commissioner MoOre's
office in Chicago, for the purpose of taking some
action to stop the cutting of rates to ana from
competitive points in Indiana and Ohio. which
u was claimed some OF the roads were INDUCING
In. Ii was decided TO reaffirm the regular lat
ing tariff rates, and all the roads pledged them
selves to maintain them faithfully.