Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-28
THROUGH FREIGHTTRAINS
A new System to be Inaugurated
on the c., r. I.&P.
Aservice from Rock Island 20 Chico
70 without Change anu Vice Versa
---some Unfounded Rumor-, and the
Facts.

A new system of freight train servic G
is soon to be inaugurated on the Illinois
division OF the c., r. l. & p. tetwee n
Rock Island and Chicago. Supt. Royce
has had under consideration for some
time plan which will combine faster
time on freight trains, and at the same
time lessen the expenses of the compar y
on this division, and a new arrangeme 1t
has been practically decided upon which,
while necessitating the crews running
out OF Rock Island cast being away from
home longer at a time. will give the m
more time here when they are home, per-
haps. and will also bring few me
crews at least into Rock Island.
or late these changes have been the
subject OF talk among railroad men here,
and several wild rumors have been given
wings concerning the effect of the chan ge
on Rock Island, one of them being that
the round house here was to be abandoned
entirely aud the division terminus moved
east to Geneseo.
There does not appear to be mt oh
danger of such a change as this, but i o is
conceded fact that at very early ate
all freight trains each way on the Illinois
division of the c., r. l. & p. will run
through without change between Rock
Island and Chicago. Exceptions there
will be of course in trains to Peors, which
will switch off at Bureau, out the great
majority of the trains will be through.
This means the abandonment Of the
round house at Peru which will lessen the
expense considerably and all crews either
way instead of stopping there for change
of crews, will run clear through from the
lakes to tie Mississippi as the passer ger
trains do now. Train men living in Rock
Island who have been in the habit of
turning back at Peru will under the new
order of things be away from home longer
on trip of course. and few more
crews will come IN from the east and stop
here, than there are now. Thus the
change will work benefit to Rock ISL
and instead of being detriment as the
impression has been created.
The rumor which has caused the most
uneasness was that the round houses at
Rock Island and at Peru were 10 be
n 10 nd hot .ff Ia
terminal point for the freight runs; that
the divisions were TO be resrrangel so
that the east one would extend from Chi
cago to Geneseo and the west one from
that point TO Brooklyn. Iowa. Such a
scheme would of course take away from
Rock Island not only the crews going
east from here, but those running west
now. There is no foundation. in fact,
for this report, as Geneseo. being wi bout
water or yard accommodations. would
not be practicable il all else were !ree>
able.
Division Master Mechanic Mirteld was
seen this morning and asked as to the
truth of the various rumors. He dill not
really affirm any Of them, but be dill not
deny the plan said TO be consider ID Of
running the trains from Rock Island
through to Chicago without change He
simply said that nothing definite o. au-
thentic had yet been heard by him.
When the idea of removing the round
house TO Geneseo was mentioned, he
simply smiled