The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-17
Local Notes.

Local Notes.
The superintendents of the several through
lines have given orders that express trains shall
not make up lost time during the winter-like
weather.
The Indiana Rail way Gude for January is out
and Is a decided improvement over any former
issue 1t contains the time tables of ffty-two
railroads, their mileage, passenger rates, etc.
Parties Interested in the Toledo. Texas & Rio
Graude narrow-gauge road are negotiating with
the indianapolis Rong-mlI Company for
1900 tons OF rails, to be delivered within eigh-
teen months
President Ingalls,, of the G.. l., st. L. & C. says
that one of the best changes in running trains
over this road was the running of the Chicago
express through solid to Cincinnati and making
mp second train to haul the Louisville coach
and the Cincinnati coaches they receive from tue
Vandala at 400 A. NJ.
Paymaster Snee, of the Pittshurg. Cincinnati &c
st. Louis, and Psymaster Medary, of the Cincn-
natl, Hamilton & DAYTON lines, paid on the In
dianapOlis division yesterday for December ser
vice. Paymaster Shepherd, Of the Wabash,
quietly ran into town aud raid the boys for ser
vice rendered last November.
There is good authority for the statement that
the limited express service of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines is to be extended TO Indianapolis over the
Pittsbnrg Cincinnati & st. Louis and on to St
Louis over the Vandalia line with the taking
effect Of the spring timetable. This is a
hobby which General Manager McCrea seems de-
termined shall be carried into effect
The large block of Lake Erie & Western tick
ats from sandusky and Cleveland, o., to st.
Louis and Kansas City, sold years ago
during the railroad war, are still making trouble
for the company, Indianapolis roads being the
most affected. 1t is ed that the stock then
sold will supply the demand for travel over the
L. z. & W. and Z. g. A. for year TO come.
General Roadmaster Henrv's official report
shows that the indianapolis & St. Louis road has
131 miles or steel rail track. which is one mile
over one-half this distance from Indianapolis 10
b. Louis, and there ia now thirty miles of steel
rails distributed along the line to place the
track 8 the weather is suitable to pro
coed with the work In the year 1892 the com
pany put on eighty-tw0 miles of sreel rail.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western officials
are feeling cheerful over the handsome increase
In freight traffic the several divisions of the
sysGem the last few days, more especially on the
Peoria and Ohio divisions. On the latter. in the
1872 loaded cars were delivered At Sandusky,
thirty laden with coal the other 1872 with grain,
mixed freight and live stock.
Railroad men who apt TO he cautious in Civ
ing their views regards the future of Indiana
polls roads willingly concede that tine year opens
most anspiciousiy for the railroads. ROadbeds
are in good condition The same il true of equip
ments, and the prospects for continued
peace and unity of action in regard to rates, and
the prospects for large freight and passenger
business with the early spring were never before
more promising.
The locomotive performance sheet OF the In
dianapolis division of the Pittshurg. Cincinnati
g. St Louis road shows that a remarkably large
mileage was made by several of the passenger
engines in the month of December. Engine No.
463 run GIG niles No, 1914 run 1864 miles;
No. 32l rnn 5,774 miles; No. 327 run 1876
miles; No AGO run 5,354 miles. No. 463 made
she largest mileage record ever made on the In
Annapolis division in any one month.