Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-04
TIME CARD CHANGES.


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The new time card which goes into
effect on the Rock Island tomorrow
contains some radical alterations in
the running Of trains. aud some that
are not likely to be received with IA
vor BY the local travelling public.
For instance. the Washington express
and the Rock Island and Stuart ex-
press. both accommodation trains,
are abolished entirely. A remarka-
BILE feature Of the new arrangement.
however. is that there is not train
going east between 9 O'Clock Sunday
morning and Sis the following
morning.
The Council Bluffs and Minueapo-
lis train heretofore arriving here
from the west Mt l:05 a. M. will
hereafter arrive ll:i5 p. m, and
proceed to Chicago combined with
the train from the southwest. arriv-
ing at lO:i5 p. M, from which time
the last mentioned train will lay
here. Going west the same train
formerly arriving at 4:45 .. m, will
now be due to leave at 5:5S .. NJ. ar
irving. however. at 5:i5 with the
Kansas City train, the trains being
split up here and the latter departing
at 6:l6 a. m. Tie Washington cx-
press arriving from the west at 1920
2. m, and from the east at S:l2 p. M,
is abolished. The Omaha express
will go east at 9 =. m. instead of 7:l5
a. m, arriving from the east
at $50 p. M. and leave 10 minutes
later instead Of 7:45 p. m. The
Omaha and Denver vestibule going
east at 3:45 a. m. and west at $500 3
m. is not disturbed. The Fort
Worth. Denver and Kansas City leaves
for the east at 4:45 .. m. instead Of
4:5O and goes west at ll:2O p. m. in
stead of 11:l5. The Stuart and Rock
Island express is discontinued. The
st. Paul and Minneapolis express
will arrive from the northwest At
6:SS =. m. instead Of 6:17 and depart
for the northwest at 8:55 instead Of
sos. The Des Moines, Omaha and
Lincoln express is taken Oh. The
Kansas City aud St. Joe. heretofore
leavingsfor the east ut GAO q. m, will
arrive at GIG and leave at 6:45 COM
bined with the northwest train. Co
ing southwest it will leave at p. m.
instead of S:S5.
A new time card takes effect on
the Rock Island & St. Louis
division OF the c., b. &
Q. tomorrow, and hereafter the
BeardstOwn passenger will leave
at 8 p. m. instead of ESQ. and ar
rive At 1880 M. or 10 minutes
earlier than now.
a Contemplate Joiat Purchase.
President Roberts of the Pennsyl-
vania system. and President Perkins
Of the Burlington accom- panied
by other officials Of their respective
lines, have been thoroughly inspect
ing the property Of the Toledo. Peo-
ria & Western road. This gives adj
ditional ground for the rumor that
these two giant systems, one reach
ing all the important points in the
east and the other stretching away
toward the sc ting sun--intend to
jointly operate the Toledo. Peoria &
Western, either under = lease or by
purchase. 1t hasjong been known
tht the two big systems were
very closely connected, and there
was even . rumor ahoat at one time
that they were to be consolidated in
To one. Such . contamination is not
at all probable. but they do exchange
business ut Chicago on . close traffic
agreement. mutually satisfactory
and apparently mutually beneficial.
Anees the Cars.
Engine 451, of the Rock Island,
Russ Scott engineer, is out Of the
shops at Blue island.
The sol. Of the c.. Il. I. & p, Will
Hawthorne engineer. is in the shops
ut Blue Island for repairs.
Swith engine, Is. is out of the
shops, after y general overhauling,
and Clarence Norton is again in the
cab.
The 47S. George Hinckley's en-
CINE, is out Of the shops at Blue ISL
and, where it has been undergoing q
general Overhauling.
The las. Engineer Stone, which
has been on the Washington run, has
been sent to Trenton, Mo-, and the 1863,
on the Southwest. is in its place.
George Nissen. the east-end fire.
man on the Rock Island. who has
been sick since last June with ty-
Phoid fever. has reported for work
again.
Rumor hath it that new time card
is contemplated on the c.. N. & st.
p. which will involve some extreme
changes. and possibly the restoration
Of the night trains.
Trainmaster J. c. Stanton, of
the O.. is in the city to-
day winding up the work Of
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