Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-12
GOOD THING
Pushing it Along in Train Ser
vice.
THE "TRILBY" ON THE R. I. & P

Some Important Innovations to be Made
Two New Trains Between Rock Island
and the Southeast Dany-A Strictly
First-Class Service Provided for.
The Rock Island & Peoria is about
to inaugurate q new train service
that will prove a very good thing
and worth pushing along. as they
say in the passing show. AllusiOn
has been made to the prospective in
novation in The ARGUS. but the ar
rangements are now all complete for
its establishment Sunday, April 21.
one week from next Sunday. After
that date two trains will be
added to the daily passenger service.
One will leave Rock Island at 4:10 q.
m, reaching Peoria at 1925 in time
to breakfast, and the returning train
will leave Peoria at 1880 p. m, reach
ing Rock Island at 1O:43. The ad-
vantage of this innovation will be
that people may leave Rock Island
in the morning. and be in Peoria in
time to begin business, when bust
ness begins, but more particularly it
offers the opportunity for people
leaving here in the morning to reach
indianapolis, Evansville, Cincinnati
and other points east, southeast and
south in time for supper the same
day. In other words, it affords a di-
rect continuous run from the Mis-
sissippi at Rock Island to the
Ohio river in q single day.
inn hn cd 4 n
are offered as between the Ohio and
the Mississippi, but beyond these i'm.
prOvements, is one, which, perhaps.
may he more appreciated by the local
public, and that is that one may
leave Rock Island on the train at
4:lO a. m. and reach the state capt.
tai, Springfield. at 10:30 a. m. and
also Jacksonville, Decatur, etc..
about the same hour. or he may
leave any of these points as late as
O'Clock in the afternoon and be back
here by bed time-at 1O:43 at night.
Another Change.
Another important change will be
made in the afternoon train leaving
Peoria now at $3.50 and reaching
Rock Island at $50. With the inuo-
walton spoken Of, this train will leave
Peoria at $500 and arrive in Rock ISL
and at GAO p. m. thereby bringing
passengers leaving st. Louis in the
morning at 8 o'clock into Rock ISL
and by through coach in time for
supper the same day. The morning
train leaving here at sos will not be
changed in schedule time, but will
carry the through coach for st.
Louis, landing passengers there at
$50 the same day.
The Improvements will give the
Il. l. & p. as complete service in the
way of passenger accommodations as
is afforded by any road in the coun-
try. 1t amounts to six regular pas
senger trains over 80 miles of road
daily, besides four accommodation
trains, which really means 10 pas
senger trains altogether in addition
to the freight business. In local
way, as far as stations between Rock
Island Peoria are concerned, it will
be something unsurpassed in railroad
accommodations, and Rock Island
in particular. which it may be seen
at glance, is to gain directly by
the changes, should appreciate the
enterprising spirit evinced by General
Superintendent Sudlow. General Pas
senger Agent Stockhouse, and Train
master Gfeenough, who have brought
it about after long consideration. 1t
is plan the permanency of which
will depend, of course. entirely upon
the patronage. and it is to be hoped
the public will show that it is indeed
good thing and worth pushing
along.
"The Trilby.''
Gen. Passenger Agent Stockhcuse
stated this morning that he believed
he would christen the new train
The Trilby," a name that would be
up with the times like the train itself.
with the first break of day. 1.-The
Trilby" will be composed entirely of
brand new coaches and the equip
ment will be first-class and equal to
the best in the land in all respects.