The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
TWO POPULAR TRAINS
BIG FOUR's kNIcKERBOCKER AND
AND THE sPENNsY's. LIMITED.
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General Railway News.

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General Railway News.
Nothing has transpired in railroad circles
Of late which has attracted more atten-
ton in train service than the Big Four
putting on its Knickerbocker fast train out
Of St. Louis for New York, leaving the
former city at noon, and the Pennsylvania
few weeks later putting a similar fast
train. The Big Four putting on its train
first gave 1t the prestige. as such a train
had long been demanded by citizens of st.
Louis, and with each week the train has
been carrying more business Since the
Pennsylvania put on its fast train a feel
ing has existed that 1t was not put on
much to accommodate the business of St.
Louis as in the hope that the Big Four
might be induced to take off it's Kncker-
booker on the ground of economy, IL moth
ing else but the train, to the surprise Of
its friends. has become one OF the best
paying trains on the Big Four lines, which
means that both the Big Four and the
Pennsylvania will continue them in service,
ana that II any retrenchment IN train serv-
off either of these fast trains. 1t is stated
that there is an understanding between
pie that dinerential of thirty minutes is
allowed the Pennsylvania on account of the
IN the Of New Sors Me he Psn
sylvania Company delivers its passengers
In Jersey City. and they must cross to New
that this state of affairs will long exist. hui
that. the Big Four WILL with the putting
same time that II the vandalia and Pennsyi WI
vAnia lines do. One thing Is very certain:
both trains will be continued, as in each
case the business they are doing is very
satisfactory, and ii is stated is not cutting
into the business of their other fast trains.
feeling says President ingalls, could not we'll
nave hit upon more popular thing 10 in
bound to the Big Four lines than he ia
when he inaugurated the knickerbocker
train service.
New Southern Association
The committee appointed by the mass
meeting of the passenger traffic men of the
South, at Atlanta, to examine into the con-
dition of the dying Southern Passenger AS
ISOLATION reported, advising that the general
passenger agents present be a committee
to examine into the agreement of the pres
ent association, with view of concluding
what new features could be introduced intos
a new association. The consensus of the
new and indenenaent association 70 WITH rUrh ;ts
own commissioner This association will
be based on an agreement the result Of the
seneer agents The result of it's labors will
doubtless be the recommendation of a new
passenger departments. Then the present
Southern Passenger Association will become
defunct by wholesale Withdrawals and the
new union will be formed.
Unable to Increase Wages.
At the conference in Washington last
evening between Third Vice President Bald
win, of the Southern railway, and commit
tee of employees, the former presented
pamphlet showing why the company is I'M
h1A
crease in wages desired. and another con-
tanning schedule removing inequalities now
existing in wages ETC., by reason of the
roads having been operated under separate
nle. Mr.. Baldwin says, will be to increase the
expenses Of operating the system. The rail-
employees become familiar with the &C con ui
ton OF affairs as they are shown by the
pamphlet to exist an amicable termination
of the disagreement will be arrived at.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
On March the Findlay Fort Wayne &
Western will put on regular mail service
A. c. Dunn has been appointed travelling
freight agent of the Union Pacific, with
headquarters at Sioux City.
The local passenger association at Kan
sas City has gone to pieces, the Missouri
Pacific refusing to become member.
The st. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute has
contracted with the Mount Vernon, ILL.,,
car works for two hundred freight cars
Inc Inen III the V dIQ1lla SlOpS on MOI
day commenced to work nine instead Of
eight hours day, as had been the rule
since Nov. 5.
1t is practically settled that the Chicago
q Erie will remove its division yards from
Gallon to Marion, making the third division
105 miles in length.
Feb 10 is the date now fixed for the
stockholders of the Lake Erie & Western
to vote on the purchase of the Indianapolis,
Decatur & Western.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
of L~~l>v os,,rf
$o5,24412 I'm the corresponding week of 1894,
an increase this year of s2,9lS49
r.. b. f. Peirce. receiver of the Toledo.
st Louis & Kansas City. returned from
of the roadbed and it's equipments.
The Big Four company has under consider
alton the making OF its lake. terminal Mus
northern terminal for it's Michigan division.
The New England roads have abolished
the differential rates west bound and have
made an arrangement by which the weak
lines can secure fair share of the bust
ness
The New York, New Haven & Hartford
With an extensive gold watch for notfyins
the company of a washout which threatened
TO do great damage.
r. J. Pearson is announced as the superin-
tendent of the Yellowstone & Missouri River
divisions OF the Northern Pacific road, to
succeed the late John Dorsey. whose funeral
took place at Detroit Tuesday.
The Chesapeake & Ohio is using the
Webb Thomson train staff apparatus at
each end of a two-mile section of single
track where there is tunnel or other OBJ
staeles to laying a second track.
H. NJ. Bell, superintendent OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paufs Lake Superior di-
vision, will retire tomorrow and be succeed
cd by II. r. Minturn, of the Wisconsin di-
vision; j. II. Foster succeeds Mr.. Minturn
on the Wisconsin division.
The rate clerks OF Central Traffic Asso-
citation lines will meet in Chicago to-day
consider the revision and reissue of the
basing sheet. r. NJ Case of the Lake
Erie & Western lines, will represent the
Indianapolis association.
President Drake, OF the Indiana, Illinois
& Iowa, states that only $4,000 is in dis
pute between the company and the
tractors, who sued for $780, 900. The contrac-
tors claim a large amount for extra work
done which President Drake thinks they
are not entitled to.
The Vandalia equipment which was in the
Coatesville wreck has been taken to the
shops. the two Pullman sleeping being
sent to Chicago and the parlor car to the
Terre Haute shops. President McKeen's
private car Is not worth rebuilding, and he
will have a new one built
Z. A Peck, general superintendent of the
st. Louis & Iron Mountain, is doing much
TO develop this road passenger line.
On Feb. IL he will put on a solid train to
run daily between St. Louis and Hot
Springs, the business to that health resort
jristifying such enterprise.