Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-29
Iha News of the Railroads.

The winter schedule of the Shenan'
doah Valley Railroad went into effect
last Sunday. The morning express
south. No. 3, is two minutes earlier
than formerly, arriving here at S.0t
a. IN. No. 2, north, formerly due here
at 3.37 p. M, is now due at g.. IA a. m
These two trains pass at Morgan
Grove, where the switches have been
arranged for that purpose. No. 1,
south, whose former time here was
AS p. H., now arrives at 11.4S p. III.
and No. 4, north, is 10 minutes earlier
reaching here at $50 p. m. Trains
8 and carry sleepers between New
York and Memphis, and 1 and 2 car
ry a Pullman sleeper between New
Orleans and Philadelphia. The
trains are scheduled for much faster
time than formerly-faster, it is
thought by many, than they can
make. This, and the long line OF
Southern connections, will prob
ABLY cause the north bound trains to
be generally late. Indeed, No.
train on Monday started the run by
being nearly three hours late, and No.
a was also behind time. Train No. l
is scheduled for only five or six stops
between Hagerstown and Roanoke,
but it will stop at most stations when
tagged. 1t is known as the Shenan-
doah Limited, and is one of the fastest
trains between the North and South.
Its scheduled time between New York
and New Orleans is forty-five hours
The new schedule is made without
the slightest consideration for local
travel, and could hardly be more in
convenient in this respect than
it now is. The officials should
put on a train for the local traffic
least between Luray and Hagerstown.
1t would doubtless pay for itself, but
even if it should not prove profitable
the company is under some obliga-
tons to accommodate the public
though it seldom does it.
Options have been given during
the past few days on about 500 acres
of land near Berlin, Frederick
county, Md, to representatives, it il
understood, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The price agreed
upon ranges from $25 to S35 per acre.
1t is not known positively for what
purpose the land is wanted, but the
Baltimore and Ohio Company are
making arrangements for the estab-
lishment of freight yards at a point
some fifty or sixty miles west of Bal
timore to relieve Locust Point. The
supposition is that this negotiation
for land near Berlin is in that con-
nection.
An engineer corps, with headquar-
tiers at Luray, Va, is now engaged in
making preliminary surveys across
the Blue Ridge for the proposed rail
road to run from Luray to Washing
ton city. 1t is believed that capital
lists connected with the Norfolk and
Western Railroad are having the
surveys made, and that the new road
will be built at an early day. Super
intendent Flickwir, of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, has also been
over portion of the ground with the
surveying party.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
has done away with its system of
running its coal trains on schedule
time. Every train now leaves
Mauch Chunk extra" and the train
despatchers have orders to rush them
through as fast as they can, after they
are made up, in the intervals between
passenger trains. The empty trains
also go back as extras" and in this
way the company handles many more
trains day than formerly.