The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

AKA T.. n A. & Q. at Carmel
r.o Wabash road earned in January 1914, 246.
.;nst 81. O53. 319 in the corresponding month in
-s0s decrease this year, $239.073.
The Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield road
..-.as in January $35, 900. Increase over earn
sac corresponding month 1885, $5.512.
" Is. Hollabrd. who represents the Santa Fe
!. Illinois is in the city, attending the encamp-
\ -..nt of the Grand Army of the Republic
John F. Miller, general superintendent of the
n...svIvania lines west of Pittsburg, the p, Fit
- &. excepted, is to be in the city to-day.
!, Sullivan. paymaster on the c., I. st. L. &
= nsvs to-day on the eastern division. to-mor
Nv on the western division, for January service.
rba Evansville g. Terre Haute road earned in
r.ansry SOL. III, against SOL, 423 in the. CORE
ysoading month in 1885, decrease this year, $246.
= n p Martin, general Western passenger agent
~ tho Decline, was in the city yesterday, and,
9Th Walter Nichols, left last evening for Cleve-
land
Tbo & st. L. management have decided to
ailast with broken stone, this summer, the
swenty miles of track on their west end known
&c the american bottoms"
One of the Western lines is seemingly not sat
ss6ed with allowing passengers on frst-class
riekets to ride free IN their chair cars, and now
admit passengers riding on secondclass tickets.
b,
Re in Denver has accepted the position of gen.
eraI freight agent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern, at ST. Paul appointment to take
effect March L.
Extensive improvements are to be made the
coming summer to the indianapolis division of
abe Bee-line, one of which is replacing forty
miles of light steel with new steel rails weigh
ing sixty seven pounds to the yard.
II is stated that Mr.. Isaac McEwen has been
appointed chief clerk and secretary to General
superintendent Thomas. of the Erie, at Jersey
City and that he has resigned secretary and
reasurer of the Train Dispatchers Association.
District Passenger Agent Martin has decided
10 close the c., l., ST l.. e. G. ticket office, 139
South Illinois street, March 1. There are
other Offices on South Illinois street which will
soon be closed unless there is an Improvement in
business.
The c., l., St L. g. c. people are arranging to
put on their Seneca passenger trains, in connec
sion with the Chicago 81 Rock Island, on March
i The schedule time to St. Paul and other
Northwestern points will be as quick as that of
competing lines.
Perry Griffin Of the Chicago g. Rock Island.
spent yesterday in the city. He states that the
Chicago & Rock Island is not taking hand in
fho passenger rate war of the Northwestern
lines How long they will be lookers-on, he
says, is a question General Passenger Agent
St John hopes that the troubles will be adjusted
within few days.
The folly of undertaking to do the business on
three miles of track where there should be ten
miles was aptly illustrated, yesterday afternoon,
when the Union tracks in and about the Union
Depot were so crowded that the fast express
trains of the c., l., ST. l.. & G. and l., B. g W.
were held off the Union tracks ten and twelve
minutes, respectively.
Orders have been issued from the main Office
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company remind
ing conductors that they must enforce the regu-
lat,onS which rauura brakeman on nasseppar
trains to stand during the entire trip. The Off
GERS of the company believe that when a brake
men is allowed to occupy seat he is liable to
be less attentive to his duties than when on his
feet
Considerable interest has been awakened in
Rushvile over the proposed extension Of the
Cincinnati, Wabash 81 Michigan road from An.
derson to Rushville and liberal donation
would doubtless be given to secure the road.
General Manager Beckley will return from Cali
fornia this week and probably soon after def
mite action will be taken as to extending the
road.
David Coleman has been appointed superin-
tendent in charge of the northern division of the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern railway, with
Office at La Crosse During construction Mr.
Coleman will also have charge of track-laying
and construction work generally on the southern
division. Mr. G. A. Goodnow is appointed assist
ant superintendent of the northern division, and
Mr.. j. M. Barr assistant superintendent of the
southern division.
The officials of the Union Railway Company
now begin to talk business The executive COM
mittee are now getting options on property in
three different localities, and as soon as this
work is completed General Manager Maiott will
call the presidents and general managers to-
gether to decide on location, this being the i'm
portant question to first settle. The executive
committee is already empowered to place the
bonds and proceed with the erection of the new
depot and the laying of the system of tracks.
The Boston passenger committee, which con-
eists OF general passenger agents of the railroads
terminating in that city, has been organized.
Inc object OF the association is to establish and
preserve uniform rates and conditions for the
transaction of such excursion and special passen-
ger business. and any other matters pertaining
10 the passenger departments, as may be of gen.
eral interest to the railroads terminating in Bos
ton MIR. A. S. Hanson. of the Boston & Albany
read. is chairman of the committee and N. e.
Weeks secretary The rules of the association
are similar to those Of the Western Passenger
Agents Association.
"A director of the St Louis. Alton 6 Terre
naute road is quoted as saying, respecting
.ne statement that the recent buying of Cleve-
aano, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis was
on information that the old suit of the ST. Louis,
ALTON & Terre Haute against it for $3.50, 900 back
rent will, In q few days, be decided in favor of
!ae Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & In
annapolis road that the decision will
wat 1t will not result in $3.50, 900 being paid
tne Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati e Indian
apons, This suit at present only involves ques-
. xon OF Jurisdiction, and will probably result in
ane case being remanded to another court In
my event, the St Louis Alton & Terre
naute road will receive two-thirds of the award
mentioned
III Inc Pennsylvania Railroad Company is build
ing nfteen heavy freight locomotives, the largest
n sef Quit at its shops, and, it is said. perhaps
-. me largest ever built anywhere The fact shows
1e Steady tendency toward heavier engines,
Aessler rails, stronger superstructures, heavier
Tuu larger freight cars, and bigger loads. The
.rsaliWay Age asks: "Why not keeper increasing
hs size and strength of cars until. when loaded,
M sTey weigh as much as the heaviest locomotivel
nere seems to be reason, so far as track and
Roadway are concerned. why loaded cars might
AZ weigh as much as the engines which pull
i suem We have now got up to 40,000-pound
sOaus on cars weighing not much over 10000