Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-30
RAILROAD NOTES.

The summer arrangement of railroad
trains went into effect Sunday, and the
only difficulty with it is in getting used to
the increased train service which it affords
For once, at least, Brattleboro has no rea-
son to complain that it hasn't trains
enough. The new Sunday morning train
due at 9:4j, was here promptly on time
1t brought only two passengers, but the
patronage will doubtless grow as the public
become used to the innovation 1t is not
clear why the return train, at l 80 p. NJ,
was put on at so early an hour. 1t gives
a chance, to be sure, for Brattleboro people
to spend several hours i'm Greenfield or
Springfield and return the same evening
but If ii left three hours later il would give
a good connection with the regular train to
New York, and would oblige many bust
ness people in this way. The greatest CON
venience of all is the s: - train i'm the
morning which brings the Springfield pa
pers, and has started in with good fares of
passengers both into and out of Brattle-
boro. The general impression is that the
train will be so well patronized that the
Boston ~ Maine company will make it
permanent We hope so. The White
Mountain train has only a small through
business as yet, but this is always the case
at the beginning of the season. Travellers
will be interested to know that the IL :07
up train in the morning takes parlor car
from Springfield to White River junction.
which returns at 1888 p. NJ. The through
fare is only % cents, or % cents between
Springfield and Brattleboro, and 80 cents
between Brattleboro and White River
Junction.
While not of especial interest to the trav-
cling public it may be of interest to note
that there has been a change in time of the
through freight trains. The train from the
north, which used TO arrive at 9:40 A. NJ,
is now due at : 40 and the one due at
=. VI. is now due at ,. Going south the
leaving time which used to be ll:15 is now
$3.50, and that which was 7:O5 is now 3 rs.
The conductor and brakemen of the
"woodchuck' train feel properly set up
over the introduction, by the Boston IL
Maine company, of some of their comforta-
BILE 'buggies' for use on the train in place
of the old Connecticut River cabooses.
The "buggies' are neatly finished inside
with sheathng, painted, lighted and the
hunks or benches have comfortable leather
cushions. With this convenience the
'woodchuck' isn't the worst train i'm the
world by which to come from Bellows Falls
down to Brattleboro.-We are sorry to have
To add to this item that the utility of the
familiar "Woodchuck" has been Knocked
out by change of time, by which the train
does not leave Bellows Falls until $50 in
the evening, and the schedule time of ar
rival in Brattleboro is IL 30
Work has been begun on fine new
freight yard at st. Adams, which will have
ID storage tracks, cover % acres, and be
one of the finest in New England. St.
Adams undoubtedly needs this increased
convenience, but it is doubtful if she needs
it more than BrattlebOro needs complete
reconstruction of its freight facilities. With
the additional passenger trains which have
now been put on, it requires the head of a
mathematician and the skill of an army
general to make up the trains and get them
out of the yard, to say nothing of doing it
on time.
Hon. Frank Jones of Portsmouth, n. H.,
was unanimously chosen president of the
Boston Il Maine railroad company at a
meeting of the directors held Tuesday.
Mr.. Jones stated that he would be unable
to hold the office beyond the present term,
and a committee was chosen to select and
negotiate with some suitable person to fill
the office.
Conductor J. L. Spofford, who has been
in the employ of the New London North
ern road for about 20 years, will have the
run between Palmer and New London for
the summer, and Conductor Denning will
be transferred from the narrow gauge line
to the long run from Brattleboro to New
London.
The celebrated mare, Martha Wilkes,
which trotted in 2:14i at White River
JunctionIWe dnesday, went down this morn
ing, in a special car attached to the 9:22
train.