The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-16
RAILROAD NEWS.

G. s. Sipp, Esq, car service agent OF ING
chesaneake. and Ohio railway returned
last night from a trip to Old POINT.
A carload OF different species or ocean
fish left Morehead City. n. e, yesteruay
morning over the Atlantic Coast Line ior
the Worlds Fair. the car reached 49,. :.
mond last night and was transferred 20
the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks. over
which line. and the Big Four, the car VIII
ba crushed" TO Chicago. The fish are In
charge of officers of the United STATES
Fish Commission. This is said to De the
first time salt water fish have ever peen
transported by rail such distance ana
some apprehension is felt as to the
freight reaching destination alive Inc
fish en- route are kept I'm salt water ana
numps in the car keep the water In con-
slant motion. s
three locomotives left the Richmond
locomotive Works last week-one Tor
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway and TWO
for the Big Four" road
General Manager Stevens, or the Chesa-
neake and Ohio. will reach Richmond to-
dav from Chicago.
The transportation and passenger OF
| fcers of the Chesapeake and Ohio antici-
nate n busy time this week from the
| exnected movement over that line TO the
naval rendezvous. After their experience
| with the Grand Army movement TO wash
selves. they say, in prime condition FOR
hard work both day and night for the
next week or two.
| His friends say that hard work ana
| plenty of IL day and night agrees win
! Chief Clerk w. w. Conley OF the super
intendents Office. Chesapeake ana ONO
railway 1t Is alleged that he gained sew
| eral pounds last fall during the rush TO
| Washington by Grand Army people, ana
that II the rush TO the rendezvous Is any
thing like Ii is expected IL will be- he
will by the same process have chance
| TO gain more flesh.
| on April 10Th the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad will change
| IFS schedule so that the train leaving
at SOf A. NJ will leave at 7:45 A. NJ. the
1850 A. NJ. train will leave at l20i L. M.
and will stop only AT Ashland, boswell.
| Milford Fredericksburg, Brooke ana
Whitewater. The train now reaching here
at 3:05 F. NJ. will arrive at 3:l5. There
are slight changes I'm the Fredericksburg
and Ashland accommodation trains. The
New York ard Florida special vestibule
| train will be discontinued after that date.
When tho Worlds Fair opens. person
in New York can step on board train
Of the New York Central railroad at the
Forty-second street station at o'clock In
the afternoon, and at 10 o'clock the next
nineteen hours apparent and twenty
| morning ma himself In tnlcaBo, ndEhs
been whirled over the Intervening $50 miles
in the hitherto unprecedented time OF
hours actral time. To accomplish this
the train must average forty-nine miles
an hour. including stops, and. OF course
for much OF the distance the actual run
ming time will be at the yate OK sixt,
miles an hour and even higher.
Mr. Il. ]. Lennon has been appointed
commercial agent OF the Richmond AM
Danville railroad at st. Louis, Mo-, II
place OF Mr.. S. A. T. Garland, resigned.
| The officers OF the order OF Railwa.
Conductors are making preparations 70
n big annual convention at Toledo. Ohio
1t is said that $50 divisions will be rep
resented.