The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

between Cincinnati and Chicago and
utilize it's older passenger equipment In
picnic service.
The officers of the New York, Hartford
take the White" train OF the New York 81
New England. a fact which is creating
some speculation. General Manager Tut
tie. of the n. Y. N. III. 81 H.. denies abso-
lutely the report that the New York. New
Haven & Hartford and the Old Colony
roads are to be consolidated under the title
New Haven d Old Colony.
n. X. Elliott, uperintendent of trans
portation of the Vapdalia. and Trainma ster
Raedy are in the city working on the new
time schedule. Mr.. Elliott states that the
passenger engines which the
company received six weeks ago are doing
good service. 1t is no tronble ct all. with
ten cars. for the Vsndalia's fastest trains
to make up twenty TO thirty minutes be.
tween st. Louis and Terre Haute-
The heavy six-wheel passenger eDgin"
designed by William Stephens. of the Penn.
sylvaDia shops at Fort Wayne. is proving
the best passenger locomotive yet built 10y
that company. Last week one of these en-
glDes hauled ten passen ger cars well loaded
around the horseshoe bend. and main
tanned q full steam pressure. while q COM
pound engine buiit at Altoona. which was
expected TO revolutioniZe locomotive build
ing. under the same test lost time and
sixty POUNDS OF steam.
The members of the Western Passeng ger
Association finished their meeting at Chi
a Yesterday and left several small
points of difference to be adjusted by the
general managers. who meet to-day to
settle on the worlds fair rates. This meet
ing will probably be of great Importance.
as many of the transmissouri lines will be
represented. and IN attempt Will be made
80 settle all the points of difference which
game mp between the Atchison x Santa Fe
and the other members of the Western
Passenger Association at the meeting held
last week.
O. III. jackson. formerly master mechanic
of the Big -Four at Brightw God, now with
the WnerDel Switch and Signal Company.
at st. Louis. IL spending a day or two in the
city. These works have Just turned out u
new steam derrick cor. which is a self pro-
peller guaranteed to run thirty miles an
hour. and to lift, at the end of a twenty
eight-foot jib. seventy thousand pounds.
The car Is equipped with an electric head
light and steam brake. and hauls a tender,
In which is carried the tools needed to
place wrecked trains on the track. The
company has already a contract to build
eight of these steam derrick cars for the
Pennsylvania and the baltimore az Ohio.
III. +. Baldwin. chief engineer of the Chi
cago d Eastern Illinois. has issued notice
that the Office of assistant roadmaster is
abolished. John W.. Tyner ia appointed
roadmaster, with headquarters at Mo-
mence: Ill. In charge of Sections o to Is
and of Section 1 of the Brazil divisions:
James Ryan 10 appointed roadmaster of
main line Sections IA to 25. inclusive. and of
Ciena branch, with headquarters at Dam
Vile. ILL.,; ID. p. Beatty is applnted road
master of Terre. Haute and st. Louis di-
visions and of Brazil branch. with head
quarters at DaDville. H.; j. J. Hughes Is
appointed roadmaster of all Brazil divis-
ion and Lacrosse branch sections, except
Section ], with headquarters at Atticn. Ind.