The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-06
ozNrRAL,s NEW SCHEDULE.
The Fast Train Service Co Go Int
Effect Next unday.


Effect Next unday.
An important change in the schedule Of
the Central railroad goes into effect Sun
day. The time of the Nancy Hanks" be-
tween Savannah and Atlanta will be re-
duced and an extra train will be put on to
accommodate the local travel along the line
The new passenger service will be the
best Savannah hes ever b ed by the Central
railroad and the tiEne OF she Nancy Hanks
between Savannah and Atlanta will be the
ern road fo' that distance.
The Nancy Hanks will leave Savannah
at the same hour as at present, Z o'clock in
the morning, arriving in Macon at IL
O'Clock. Only fifk en minutes will be spent
at Macon and Att tnta will be reached at
Las o. lock in the fternooD.
This is q total til be OF only four hours 10
Macon and six hou - and forty-fivs minutes
to Atlanta. A pas Benger can take break
fast in Savannah a. nd dinner In Atlanta.
Coming south the, Nancy Hanks will leave
Atlanta at 80 o'cl ock In the afternoon, ar
irving in Macon a o'clock p. IN. and in
Savannah at Sis O'Clock, making exactly
the same time as the north-bound train. six
hours aud fOrty-tiye minutes.
From Savannah to Macon, 1911 miles in
four hours, including eighteen stops, Is
pretty good rum ing.
This schedule will require an actual run
Mug time of fully so miles an hour and the
speed OF mile a nnbRute will be frequently
made on the bess poi 'tions of the line The
Central has three new compound engines
which will be used In making this schedule,
The extra train that will be put on be-
tween Savannah and Atlanta will be known
as No. 8 going north and No, o coming
south. No. will lsave Savannah at 9:I0
o'clock in the morning. arrive in Macon at
4:10 IN shs afternoon and at Atlanta at 8: O5
In the afternoon. Ma. will leave Atlanta
at 7:20 In the morning, arrive at Macon at
AS. and reaching Savannah at AS In the
afternoon. Tnis maxi y schedule OF a little
less than eleven hours between Savannah
and Atlanta. This t'sin will stop at all
local points. The Nan oy Hanks win only
mako eleven stops bet ween Savannah and
Macon, including railroad crossings and
seven stops between Macon and Atlanta.
making eightseu ia ell.
Including the nights trains this gives a
triple daily service by the Central between
Savannah and Atlanta The Nancy Ha Ks
makes close connections for Chat anooga
at both Griffin and Atlanta. By this
schedule the time froi q sla vannah to Chatta-
nooga by Griffin is les1 than by Atlanta
Travellers can leave Savannah at O'Clock
In the morning and arrive at Chattanooga
by way of Griffin, at s: ~ O'Clock at night.
making a schedule of Is hours and 40 min
utes between Savannah aud Chattanooga.
The Nancy Hanks also offers The
quickest time from Savannah to
New Orleans Passengers can leave
Savannah for New Orlsans at O'Clock In
the morning. arrive at Atlanta at AS
O'Clock, spend two hours ard a half there
and leave for New Orleans at AIS O'Clock,
arriving there in time far breakfast the
next morning.
Atlanta will hereafter receive her New
York and Washington maths via Savannah.
SUpt, Terrell Of the railway mail service
has informed the Central officials that the
New York and Washington mails now
brought south by the Richmond and Dan
vile will be transferred to tbs Coast Liue,
which will bring them to Savannah, from
which point they will be taken TO Atlanta
by the Nancy Hanks reaching Atlanta two
| hours and half earlier than by the vesti-
bule limited Of the Richmond and Denville
railroad. This is big card for the Nancy
| Hanks.
General Passenger Agent Halle and
| Trainmaster Epperson are determined to
give the Central the BEST passenger service
| it has ever known.