The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-15

LOCai NOteos
Sunday next the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago commence running their trains by Chi
cago instead of Louisville time, as in years past.
There is some eleven minutes difference in the
time.
The Indiana Car Company, Cambridge City,
are building 100 coal cars for the Indian apOlis &
Vincennes road. These cars have a carrying Ca
pacity of 10000 pounds, and are very substan-
tial In their build.
An Eastern rolling-mill company yesterday
offered to furnish an Indianapolis road the best
steel rails +. o. b. at $38 per ton. This company
ninety days ago sold rails TO the Indianapolis
road at $42 per ton.
In the week ending March IS there were
handled on the Vernon, Greensburg & Rushville
division of the Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST.
Louis Il Chicago road 533 loaded cars, which is
a good business, certainly, for this young
branch.
Two oonsol engines of the T., B. & w. one
hauling siXty-seYen cars, the other sixty, passed
over the Union tracks yesterday afternoon. Every
car belonged to the New York Central, which IN
dictates that the l., B. & W. is q valuable feeder
to the Vanderbilt system.
The Pennsylvania Company is having bnilt
q large number of stock cars at Eastern car
works, which are uhirty-four feet in length, and
when loaded with horses or mules they are rated
at $4,000 pounds, hogs 10000 pounds, sheep
1880 pounds.
Local Passenger Agent Palmer, of the Wabash
system, reports that the Wabash line to Hanni.
bal, which has been our of shape for the last
two weeks owing TO washouts and damages TO
bridges, has been fully repaired, and trains are
again running over the same as usual.
The Wabash people say that the first week In
March shows an increase of $4,000 in theiT
profits, and this, with one branch nearly entire
ly covered with snow and closed to traffic. All
their roads are now entirely clear, and, barring
accidents, they predict a large increase for this
week.
The new Pfttsburg. Cincinnati & st. Louis
freight depot is to he a handsomer and larger
standing, which ts one OF the best freight dep0ts
III the West. The new building win be twenty
four feet wider and but u few feet less in length
than the old.
For a few days past the average movement oil
loaded cars on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St
Louis e. Chicago has averaged $50 cars per day
President ingalls, gives 200 loaded cars per
locomotive power. Consequently the manage
ment are well satisfied, and expect March earn
tngs to show up admirably.
There are 400 locomotives on the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati IL st. Louis lines, on divisions as fol
lows: Pittsburg division, LA; first division
west Of Columbus, LOG; second and third divi-
sions, 81; Little Miami, 40; Cincinnati & Musk
disnapolis, 45; Indianapolis & Vincennes, IL. The
company proposes to increase their power rs
engines the present year.
A large force is busy at East ST. Louis arrang.
ing for the use of the interlocking switch signal
in the yards of the Indianapolis & st. Louis
road. The apparatus which operates the switches
and signals will be placed in a building thirty
feet square aud two stories high, near the st.
Louis bridge. By this apparatus ffty-six
switches are controlled with perfect ease, and al
all times their action ia reliable. The system
complete will cost the company $4,000.