The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-07
THE LIMITED TRAINS.
The New Pennsylvania Trains Start Off I'm
der Favorable Auspices.


The limited trains put on Sunday between
New York and ST Louis over the Pennsylvania
and the Vandalia lines ran through in fine style,
reaching terminals promptly on schedule
time with such ease that it is thought
the time could be further shortened
with safety, if it becomes necessary to do.
The limited train from the East reached Indian
apolis yesterday morning at s o'clock, with few
passengers aboard. The train left Indianapolis
at 8:15 A. NJ, and reached St Louis at 3 P. NJ.
There were aboard the train when it left
Indianapolis quite sprinkling of passengers,
and number Of business men and newspaper
reporters, nearly all Indianapolis papers
being represented. Between indianapolis and
Terre Haute the train was hauled by engine No.
8, Hinckley build, Edward Miller, engineer.
The train reached Greencastle Junction on the
dot There freight train was stalled in taking
the side-track, and there was a delay
of seventeen minutes. which necessitated some
lively running between Greencastle Junction and
Terre Haute. The distance is thirty three
miles, and the train was at standstili at the
Terre Haute depot in thirty seven minutes from
the time it left the junction. No stop was made
at Brazil Eight miles of the distance the
average time made per mile was fifty six seconds.
Three miles were run at the rate of mile in
ffty-three seconds. 1t is said to be the
best time ever made between these points AT
Terre Haute, N. K. Elliott superintendent of
transportation; G. Prescott, superintendent of
motive power and representatives of the Terre
Haute Express and the Terre Haute Gazette,
joined the party West from Terre Haute, en-
CINE No. 163 hauled the train, E. Crusen, engin
eer. AT Dennison just west of Terre Haute, the
train passed No IL, the west-bound accommoda-
ton; at Long Point, met No IL, east bound, and
at Teutopolis the fastne, and at 1890 the linn
tied train leaving st. Louis at 10 A. NJ having on
board some forty business men of st. Louis, in
Guiding several railroad and newspaper men.
Among the number were Frank Chand-
ler of the Wabash; H. c. Townsend,
of the Missouri Pacific; D. Wishard, of the st.
Louis 81 San Francisco; A. c. Carton, superin-
tendent of the Pullman Car Company; j. w.
L. & N. road; H. De Pue pool commissioner;
w. 81. Damsell, superintendent of the Adams
Express Company Col. Joseph Hill, super
intendent and E. r. Darlow, assistant
superintendent The press was represented on
this train by S. w. Human, of the Globe Demo
crat; II. j. Brockmeyer, Post-Despatch, and L.
NJ Knapp, Missouri Republican. After ex-
changing congratulations the east bound party
took the west bound train and vice versa. The
former, before reaching Altamont, had been
served with excellent dinner and shortly after
starting eastward the Indianapolis party, well,
sat down to tables loaded with good things. Col.
Joseph Hill accompanied the party back to In
dianapolis. At Terre Haute VIM. r. McKeen
took the train for Indianapolis, which ran into
the Union Depot two minutes ahead of time.
After a fifteen minute stop c., st. L.
& P. engine hitched on to the train and
sped eastward The train dispatchers of
the Vandalia road are certainly entitled to much
credit, so exactly were all meeting points made.
The Indianapolis party, without exception, were
highly delighted with the trip of 304 miles, and
enjoyed an excellent dinner on a train while
running forty miles per hour Will the train
pay, is now the question. This depends on the
patronage. The Pennsylvania Company and
and the Vandalia management have put
on these trains at the earnest solicita-
ton of business men of st. Louis, Terre
Haute, Indianapolis, Richmond and Co.
lumbus, and as the roads have done their
part it behooves the frst-class travel
to make these trains paying institu-
tons, which business men certainly can
afford to do. The trains as now run consist of a
combination car, day-coacl and buffet car.
New equipments being built especially for
these trains by the Pennsylvania people The
limited trains then run between New York and
st. Louis will equal in every respect the famous
limited trains run between New York and Chi
cago.
H. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines acted as pilot
of the indianapolis party, and John Ches-
brough pilot of the St Louis party. and both
did all in their power to make the trip pleas
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