The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-26

Engine No. SO on the Vandaa was so stove
up in the wreck last week that Master Mechanic
Prescott is in doubt to its being worth re-
building.
heavy new freight engine. Grant build, num-
bered $50, was put in service yesterday on the
Chicago & Indianapolis Airline. This road now
has two freight trains daily each way.
Freight men state that rs per cent. of the
freights brought into indianapolis in carload
lots is billed to deliver on private switches, and
the statement will as well apply to outbound
business.
1t is stated that the Cincinnati, Hamilton e.
Indianapolis people WILL on Nov. l. withdraw
from the indianapolis Railway Detective Asso-
apolis & st. Louis.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis & Chi
cago Company Is putting in some two and one
half miles additional side-track at Cincinnati,
and one mile and fourth at North Bend,
where they handle their coal business.
Another mOaul engine, the fourth this year.
was placed on the stocks yesterday at the Bee
line Shops BrightwoOd. These engines are per
forming admirably, hauling nearly double as
many cars as the ordinary eight-wheel en- gines.
The projectors of the Indianapolis, Eel River
& Southwestern road being pressed to
change their line to run to Sullivan, Ind. The
same coal fields would be crossed and connec-
ton could he made with the Indiana & Illinois
Southern.
9polis roads, for the protection of switchmen at
the more important yards, are filling blocks and
strips of wood In the frogs and switches. which
makes 1t almost impossible Tor Il switchman to
catch his foot between the rails, careless act
which often costs switehmau his life.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is max
Ing extensive improvements to tho stockyards
at East Liberty, the remarkable growth of
stock tra ffic both the indianapolis and Chi
eagO divisions OF the Chicago, st. Louis d Pitts
btFg forcing the Pennsylvania to improve their
facilities for handling live stock ut East Liberty.
The Indianapolis & ST. Louis track from Tndi-
annapolis to Pana (137 miee) has been graveled
to the depth of twelve to fifteen inches within
the last eighteen months, and, with the exeep-
ton OF nine miles, is now all steel rail, weighing
sixty pounds to the yard. Construction trains
are nov gravelng the road west of Pana at the
rate OF half mile per day
The train men, yard men and section men on
the Chicago, st. Louis IL Pittsburg for some days
past have been preparing themselves TO answer
the questions TO be put to them as regards the
rules aud regulations which take effect Nov. l.
The boys get together in groups the corners
and get out their little black books and study
and discuss the rules until their eyes water.
Proposals will be received by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company until Nov. 80. for the
purchase of $2,500,000 registered bonds of the
Steubenvlle and Indiana Railroad ComDany,
being part of loan of So 00O, 900 first mort gage
bonds of said company, ma turlng Jan. !, 1854,
but extended for thirty years from date OF
maturity. with Interest payable January and
July OF each year.
IdInher men are complaining that they were
not given ten DAYS notice of an advance in east
bound rates, as has been understood they would
be by Commissioner Fink. This ten day q notice
arrangement seems to have been a thing of the
past, ali freight tariffs published this year by
the Eastern lines have note at the bottom
reading: This tariff is subject to change with
out the usual ten days notice"
large number of railroad accidents may be
looked for within the next Ihiety days, so many
changes are to be made in the running time of
trains and the adoption of standard time. 1t is
noted that during periods Immediately after
changes in railroad time tables the greatest
number of accidents occur aud that the longer
one method of running trains is adhered 10 the
less frequent are the casualties.
Mention of the fact that merchants at this
point were shipping freight by roundabout
lines to points on the Indianapolis & ST. Louis
road reached by such lines at lower rates than
the l. 81 ST. l.. gave, has aroused the contracting
agent of the [. & ST. l. and he is endeavoring TO
regain lost ground by offering furniture dealers
and others special rates Stirring up matters thus
seems TO have been advantageous all around.