Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-27
BETTER SERVICE
To be Given During Coming
Summer Season
Over the Great Maine Central---The
White Mountain Branch.
..Eerld's Fair Special 10 be the Popular
Route for Chicago.


Importance to the people AMI the frequency
and ease Of transportation are always sub
jeeis of deep interest TO the public.
The management Of the Maine Central
Railroad believe in giving each year to the
pablie, facilities better than those of the
previous year. They also believe that as
soon as railroad has sufficiently matured
its plans they should be made public; that
is, that the public are entitled to such in
formation. The arrangements for train
service on the Mountain Division for the
next summers season have been carefully
considered for some time, and are now suf-
ficiently settled to be made public. In an
interview with the Maine Central officials
it was ascertained that these train arrange
ments will be practically as follows; A
through express train for Montreal
will leave Portland every day but
Sunday at s.45 A. NJ. This train will have
a Canadian Pacific parlor car attached and
will run through from Portland to Montreal
arriving at $40 Z. NJ. This train will also
connect at Quebec junction with the train
which reaches Lancaster at SO L. NJ.
This will be the favorite train for
those who desire the famous daylight
ride through the grand scenery of the
White Mountains. Returning, through
train will leave Montreal every day but
Sunday at 100 A. NJ. for Portland. This
train will have Canadian Pacific parlor
car attached and will run through without
change from Montreal to Portland, arriving
at Portland at 80 =. NJ. Next, a train
will leave Portland at .05 Z. NJ, every
day but Sunday for Lancaster. This train
will have Pullman parlor car attached
and will run through to Lancaster
without change, arriving at Lancaster at
5.i5 7. NJ. This train will also have con-
nections at Quebec junction with through
train for st. Johnsbury which reaches there
at $50 +. NJ. This train will be the favor
ite one for people living along the line of
the Maine Central between Portland and
Rockand, Portland and Bangor, and Bar
Harbor, Portland Skowhegan and Farm
ingt0n who may desire TO go through the
mountains by daylight and spend the night
At some one of the many charming hotels
scattered along the line of the Maine Cen
trail Returning this train will leave Ian
caster at I .12 A. NJ. every day but Sunday
and run through To Portland without
change arriving at Portland at l2.l5
+. NJ. This train will have a
Pullman psror car attached. Passengers
may also leave st. .Johnsbury at
\. NJ. every day but Sunday, and make
close connections with this train at Quebec
Junction. 4 train will leave Lancaster at
1855 T.. NJ every day but Sunday and run
through to Portland, arriving there at i.1J
l.. NJ. This is new train and is intended
tn serve those patrons of the Maine Central
l. -.
Rockland. Portland and Watcrville by
way of Augusta, and Portland and Water
vile by way of Lewiston. Residents of
any of these places can take the early morn
ing train for Portland arriving there in ample
time to connect with the SO A. NJ. train
for Montreal and 20 up through the noun
ains, as far as Fahyans. At Fahyans they
can have a rest of an Lour, and at | ~ Z.
NJ take the train for Portland which arrives
there in ample time 10 connect with the early
evening trains for Brunswick, Bath. Rock
land, Gardiner, Iiallowcll, Augusta, Water
Vile Auburn. Lewiston and intermediate
stations.
Last, and most important of the through
express trains comes the Worlds Fair
Special This train will leave Portland
every evening. including Sunday at s 10 7.
VI Hls Tram W ia run tAIiNss iibhi Wv
land to Bartlett. TN this train will he two
sleeping cars. The arrangement for run
niug them is as follows: A Canadian Pa
cifc sleeping car will leave Old Orchard
every evening about 30 T. NJ. and arrive
in Portland at : T. NJ. This car will be at
tached to the SIS Z. NJ. train and will run
through to Chicago without change, via
Montreal. over the Canadian Pacific and
~ l., tr,,I 1sr,lt ..t
Montteal Mt :. 30 A. NJ the next morning
cdgo at SO a. NJ. the sec
ear will be one of Waguer's best, and will
run through from Portland to Chicago it'll
ont charge by the Niagara Falls route, over
the Central Vermont. Rome, Waiertown
and Oglensburg. anil Michigan Central
Railroads, arriving at the Michigan Central
station. in Chicago at $50 A. NJ. the second
morning This car will run directly by
Niagara Falls. the worlds greatest cataract,
aud Americas best known natural wonder.
The wonderful majesty and beauty of Mag
ara must be seen. No patriotic American
can claim TO know his country until he has
visited Niagara. A stop of over an hour at
midday will be made at Niagara which will
dis natures marvel. The Michigan Cen
tral is the onle railroad which runs directly
by Niagara, and patrons of this route can
obtain perfect view of the falls without
leaving the car.
The time at which this through train for
Chicago leaves Portland at IL 7. NJ. is.
Furthermore well calculated to serve every
one in Maine who has any intention of vis-
Ting the Worlds Fair. People living along
the line of the Maine Central between Port
land and Bangor and Bar iiarbor and
vancehoro. and between Portland and Lew
iston, Pennington and SkowhcgaD. can
come to Portland on the Flying Yankee.
reaching Portland at $40 Z. NJ. and have
ample time for supper before taking the
t,rrugh train fo- Chicago. This will un-
doubte,lly be the popular train for the great
est exposition the world has ever seen. Re
turning, this train will he made up of two
| sections which will run as follows: Ca
ralian Pacific sleeping car will leave the
| Wabash Rsilroai station in Chicago every
day IN the week. Sunday included. at 3 90
Z. NJ This car will run through from Chi
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