The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

e. M. Hawley has accepted the position Of
Arainmaster on the Hume & Shenandoah road, OF
which f. G. Murphy is superintendent
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
&ucky Central road, has rendered his resignation,
and on Monday next takes the superinte pdency
of the indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road.
AS soon as the frost is out Of the ground. the
Pennsylvania Company will commence the lay
Ing of some ter miles additional of sidetracks, in
their yards near the new shops, in the eastern
part Of the city.
Elegant Pullman parlor cars have been placed
on the Fandalia, to be hauled on trains and
2 between indianapolis and St Louis daily in
place OF the old Vandalla parlor cars which
have been running for some time past
The present equipment of the vandaia sys-
4em rs 28 passenger engines, '5S freight engines,
nrd III switching engines. The passenger equip
ment is q coaches and So baggage and express
cars Freight equipment, 4,273 cars of all de-
Dcriptions.
n F. ingalls,, president of the Cincinnati.
Indianapolis, St Louis 81 Chicago says, without
qualification. that some time in June or July he
will begin the erection OF portion of their new
shops, and also will build the roundup this
year. In fact, such improvements must be
rnade-so dilapidaied are their buildings at In
I1ianapolis.
The Peoria. Evansville Sc Decatur road was
operated in 1884 on 81 94-100 per cent. of the
RTOss earnings The year 1883 it was operated
on SIS 70 100 per cent. of the gross earnings
While there is nothing stingy about the manage
nens OF the road, every officer and employe Is
enEde to feel that he must earn his wages and
xnuss be continually the alert for the interests
xpf sa.e company.
Thomas McKeever, foreman of the floating
section gang on the Indianapolis 81 Vincennes
rcad has invented crossing which railroad
men, who are competent to Judge, say is SUI
psrior to any railroad crossing yet devised. The
crossing, by a filed rail, makes a solid joint.
There is not the least spring or jar as a train
passes over it. and for strength and durability it
Is said it cannot be surpassed.
Frank A Dohrman jr, has been appointed
general agent of the freight department of the
chicago & Northwestern road, with office at
Ne. 313 Wood street. Pittsburg Pa, appoint
ynent to take effect April |. The territory under
The jurisdiction of Mr.. Dohrman will include
PiEtsburg, Wheeling, Steubenville, Johnstown.
Youngstown, Connellsvie coke region, and
manufacturing points adjacent to Pittsburg.
President ingalls, has decided to appoint nc
lSsastant general freight agent In place of e. Il.
Kelley whose headquarters are Chicago, but will
transfer w. G. Hobbs to Chicago and will ap-
pQtns Henry Fraser general agent He is to
look after the interests of the G., l., st. l.. 81 G.
rs well as the Continental line at this point.
The Territory of Mr.. Hobbs will be enlarged
somewhat and General Freight Agent Page, as
well will be out on the road more than hereto
lore
II is stated that the Indiana Bloomington &
Western people lost 500. 900, instead of SAP 000
t2se last year they operated the indianapolis, De-
catur Springfield road $780, of which they
paid to the Car Trust Company. No wonder
they were anxious to unload. 1t is highly prob
Hble, however, had the l., b. 81 w people en-
cOnrnged business over the road, the showing
WOcld have been more favorable. It is believed
That in endeavoring to squeeze the l., d. g. S., as
Tho saying goes, they, the l., B. W., got
squeezed.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Company
seem to rule the city as well as the Union Rail
way Company. Trains of forty to fifty car;
Blockade the streets and the entrances of passen.
ger trains into and out of the depot This is the
only road which is not transferring It's cars over
the Belt road. Neither the city Union Rail
way Company seem to have the power to make
this corporation do as other railroad corporations
= mig cars over the U1ion tracks do. The
\ garg -n1asfer invariably manages TO get these
hong trains on the Union tracks when passenger
Grains the most numerous.