The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-17
Personal. Local and General Notes.

1t is stated that ~twenty-six of the loco
motive engineers on the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy road are now running on the
illinois Central road.
1t is stated that SO per cent. of the gross
earnings OF the Cincinnati; Wabash "
Michigan the last four months nav been
derived from passenger business.
The Chesapeake d Ohio management has
ordered several ten-wheel passenger engines
built, much of the same pattern of the one
on the Erie road described IN the Journal a
few mornings ago.
7. w. Burrows. late superintendent of the
indianapolis d st. Louis road, has been ap-
pointed by General Manager Thomas SUI
perintendent of the Mahoning division of
the n. l., Z. a. O. road.
+. Eli. chief clerk of General Agent Helm,
who was left out in the cold through the
Bee-line-Big Four deal, will leave the city
in a day or two, having secured q good pO-
sition at st. Paul, MINI.
General Passenger Agent Fisher. of the
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati 81 Louisville road,
is, in connection with the general manager,
figuring to secure through car service be-
tween Fort Wayne and Louisville.
The indianapolis Il VIncennes people are
arranging to carry 100 persons from In
~dianapolis ana points east of Bethany Park
TO the camp meeting tomorrow, and 1000
people from the west end of the road.
Six engines Oft of the Cincinnati division
ot tbC DIX Jul ~ al Al
shops undergoing general repairs. Engines
Nos. % and "a have just come out thorough
ly overhauled and remembered 173 and ia.
Thomas Doyle has been appointed gem
eral ~yardmaster of all the yards of the
c., c., e.. * st. l.. and the Chesapeake *
Ohio roads at Cincinnati. and will have
three assistants. The appointment took eff
feet yesterday.
General superintendent Miller. of the
pennsylvania lines, and Blee. of the Big
Io9r, Will hold a conference at Anderson
to-day regarding some proposed improve
ments which will be of benefit to both roads
at tins crossing point.
The pennsylvania people are hauling
dining cars again ON most of their fast
trains, the Union Pacific is putting them
on. ana much less p%retentious roads. such
as the Big Four and the L.. n. A. & c.. are
arranging to haul them.
Several hundred of the cars of the Ka-
nawha Despatch. which runs over the Big
Four and the Chesapeake& Ohio roads, are
to be equipped with air-brakes. 1t being the
put on some fast freight trains.
President Mackey. of the Louisville.
Evansville n st. Louis consolidated lines.
has instructed his surveying CORPS to make
q new survey so as to have the Centralia
division of the road strike the Illinois & 81.
Louis division at Ward Station.
Miss Emma Conkling. who. for several
years, has been telegraph operator at the
Bee-line city freight depot, has been an
pointed chief operator OF the c., c.. &. Il
st. l.. at the city freight depot, having un-
der her immediate charge six lines of wires.
G.. j.. Stedwell. in connection with his
duties as superintendent of the Cleveland
and Cincinnati division OF the Big -Four.
will nave direct supervision over the ter
minals of the c., c., Z. * 81. l.. at Cincin-
natl, including the Riverside yards of the
Chicago division.
Hereafter the heavy repairs TO locomo-
tlves and cars on the Cincinnati and Chi
cago division of the c.. c., L. ~ 81. l..
tBig Fourl are 10 be made at Brightwood.
which will necessitate "a further increase of
the force. In the freight-car repairing de-
partment twenty-five men are TO be added
at once.
Ia Georgia there is a railroad with its
foiiing-stock idle, in which condition il
mas Deen Tor years. The road Is twelve
miles long, and could be put in good run
ming order, IL is stated. in a week. The
road runs TO Dncktown, an abandoned min
ing town; which had once 1000 population,
but now has not bfty persons.
General Passenger Agent Edwards. of the
Queen u Crescent route. is making a great
effort 10 accommodate satisfactorily those
who wish TO attend the meeting of the
Army of the Cumberland AT Chatfanoopa
Sept. Is and 10. Present Indications are
that il will require all the equipment of the
road to carry the veterans. Tickets Will b.