Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-01
EXCELSIOR.
The e., ID. 4 q. Opens Traffic With the
NOrthwest---Other Railroad
News

= Yesterday the c., B. & Q. commenced
< operation of its new northwestern exten
sion, by which through business is open
ed from Chicago and St. Louis to St.
Paul and Minneapolis, and from this
time on, trains are to run in and out Of
j Rock Island on the c., B. & Q. system
as follows, meals being furnished on all
! trains:
Leave for st Louis. Peoria and Points sonth and
West. $40 a. m and 9 25 D. m
Leave for Denver, Kansas City and Points West
Leave for savanna, Dubuque. La Crosse, St Paul
and all points IN the northwest. .....,.........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ass T. m and lis D. IN.
Arrive from ST. Louis, Peoria and Points South.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6:25 u. m. and 9:10 p. IN.
Arrive from Beardstown and Points West.
Arrive from St Paul, Minneapolis and Points
North, --..-..-..-. 800 a. m. and 10 40 D. m.
Leave TOT sterling ...-.--.--..-.-.-.. $50 p. IN.
arrive from Sterling. II 3U u. m.
The new line is most important one.
The road was begun on October 10, 1885.
and in ten months trains were running
on time, over its 1896 miles of track. 1t
is the shortest route to the twin cities of
the northwest, from St. Louis, Peoria
Rock Island and Chicago and travels a
route through Western Wisconsin, which
IS peculiarly its own, being the only line
on the east bank of the Mississippi river
through Wisconsin. The new road,
which was constructed by E. p. Rey>
nolds OF this city, is built over route
where the grade is so slight that freight
trains of fifty cars can easily be drawn
over the track. which is all of solid rock
ballasting. The new line IN fact starts
from Oregon and Fulton. With a new
line recently constructed from Galesburg
to Rio, there is continuous short line
from Peoria to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
The new line is through an entirely new
territory and is bound to become one of
the leading routes in the northwest, as
the country grows older.
The principal stations on this new line
are as follows: Polo, H., Dubuque,
Iowa; La Crosse, Wis; Alma, Wis. :;
Savanna, H.. Prairie Du Chen, Wis :;
Winona, Mimi; Maiden Rock, Wis;
Hanover, H.; De Soto, Wis; Fountain
City, Wis; Prescott, Wis; st. Paul,
Minneapolis. The connections of the
road of p,pl nj
made at the Union depot and direct con-
nections are made with every train for the
north and west. They make direct con-
nections with the Northern Pacific, thus
making another through line from this
point to the Pacific coast
The equipment of the new road is mag
niicent. The cars were all built BY the
Pullman works. and are supplied with
every modern convenience and improve.
ment. The locomotives were constructed
by the celebrated Hinckley works aud are
after the style of the standard engine
used all over the Burlington system.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railway company, one of the giant cor
porations of the west, now operates over
5000 miles of track. These, briefly
stated, are as follows: The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. from Chicago to
Pacific Junction and Council Bluffs; the
Burlington & Missouri River, from Pa
cific junction and Council Bluffs to Den> |
yer; the Hannibal 6 St. Joseph. from
Quincy to Kansas City; the Kansas City,
St. Joseph 6 Council Bluffs, from Kan
sas City to Council Bluffs; the St. Louis,
keokuk & Northwestern, from St. Louis |
to Burlington; the Council Bluffs & Kan,
sas City, from Burlington TO Laclede.
Mo. the Chicago & Iowa, from Chicago
to Rockford and to Fulton, and the Chi
cage, Burlington & Northern. from Chi
cagO and Savanna to St Paul and Min>
neapolis. All of these lines have
branches running in various directions,
striking the more important points on the
main lines
The management of the c., B. s.
Q. is model for ability. and de-
spatCh. At the head of the system is Mr.. |
T. J. Potter, first vice president. Henry |
B. Stone is the general manager, Paul |
Morton general manager and ticket agent, |
and Z. l.. Lomax. assistant ticket ana |
passenger agent, w, C. Brown, superin>
tendent of the St. Louis and Rock Island |
division J. G. Stanton. trainmaster and |
Fl. D. Mack, division freight and passen-
ger agent H. P. Custer is the local
agent at Rock Island.
TRACK TALK.
Conductor Pollard brought the first
through train out of ST. Louis for St.
Paul Yesterday morning.
Trainmaster Stanton was on hand
last night, and had personal super
vision of the outgoing new trains on the
c., Z. s. @. Stanton is one of the best
men for his position in the whole c., B.
Il @ system.
Mileage tickets on the c., r. l. 6 P,
have been advanced to S25, with rebate
Of s. upon return of cover to the gen.
sral ticket agent. Travelling men must
apply in person to secure them.
Grading on the Chicago. Burlington
& Northern road from the junction to
ialena will be completed by Nov. 5,
when the iron will be put down at once.
The depot groun DIS have been selected
md the construction of the buildings will
begin today. Cars will be running in
thirty days.
With their new line to St. Paul, the
Burlington route has put on full set of
lew cars for the Chicago, Burlington and
Northern road. They we're built buy the
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