The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-08
Personal. Local and General Notes.

There is a very heavy movement of steel
rails west bound at the present time.
The Columbus, sandusky & Hooking has
again become a member or the Columbus
Car Service Association.
The Panhandle has over four hundred
men employed in widening tunnels be-
tween Skelleys and Millers.
All passenger engines, on the Fall Brook
road are to be equipped with an automatic
bell ringer, recently patented.
For the first time in four years the en-
pioycs in the shops of the Wabash are
now working nine hours a day.
coo miles without going into the shops, is
now to undergo general repairs.
The local Railway Superintendents' AS
ISOLATION will hold its monthly meeting
on Saturday at the Union Station.
The Panhandle people expect to have five
Southwestern points to Atlantic City.
c. C. Waite, president of the Columbus
& Hooking Valley, Is spending his vaca-
ton at Chautauqua. He Will be there one
month.
A number of G. A. r. posts in the north
ern part of the State have selected the
Monon as their official route to go to
Louisville.
West Shore fast freight line, will. on Sat-
eral weeks.
The terminal facilities recently secured
by the Baltimore & Ohio at Cleveland, II
progressive road.
Quite a number of passenger officials
from Cincinnati last night went TO Chicago
to attend the meeting of general passenger
agents called for to-day.
Neither of the three engines which haul
the Empire State express over the New
york Central have been in the shops dur
The Lake Erie & Western yesterday aft
ornnnn rnuc a., fuonu-fun ooforf1fc a.
route to Georgia, turning them over TO
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton.
a. c. Toltz, who for fifteen years has
been agent of the Adams Express Com,
and be succeeded by J. W. Hutchinson.
The CHARTERS branch of the Pennsyiva-
mia Company is one OF the best-paying
pieces of road in the system. and is to be
laid with heavy steel rails and placed In
the best condition.
Travelling Passenger Agents E. D. spen-
Ger and F. w. Huntington, of the North
ern Pacific Steamship Company, are to ex-
adelphia and Mr.. Spencer to New York.
W.. l.. Doyle. late SECRETARY OF the Ohio
Southern, has been appointed general pas
s toMn & A Erie. Mr. Mr.. Doyle ! ws as at she one sam aime
emp Dyed on the Indianapolis. Peru & Chi
cago.
Frederic Moschell, one Of the oldest pas
senger conductors in the employ of the
Sunday, aged sixty-three. He entered the
service OF this company when quite a
young man.
Harry Miller, superintendent OF the VAN
dalis gain line. states that the new plan
of the Vandalia and the Pennsylvania lines
operating their W dining cars is proving
highly satisfactory and is really an Geo.
nomical measure.
L.ogansport has become one OF the Van
dallas most important stations. Under
late changes the pay roll OF the Vandalia
and there has been great Improvement in
passenger and freight business.
The new Pintsch gas plant has begun
operations and is furnishing the Big -Four
lighted by Pintsch gas on the Pennsylvania
lines. The meters are charged when stand
ing on tracks in the Union Station.
Charles F. Francisco. who has been con-
ductor on the Empire State express on
on, has been appointed trainmaster of the
New York & Putnam road. j. w. stevens,
station master of the New York Central
at Grand Central Station, takes Mr.. Fran
cisco's train.
Articles nave been filed with the Illinois
Secretary of State for incorporation OF the
Danville & northwestern Electric RAILWAY
Company. to construct a railroad from Dan
vile, Ill. 10 Gilman. Ill. w. w. Hatch. of
New York. is one of the incorporators. The
others are citizens OF Danville ard other
points on the line.
The seventeen-year-old son of r. M. Fras-
err. general freight agent OF the Baltimore
4 Ohio Southwestern, died at Shelbyyi.le
on Tuesday. where he had gone on a visit
A number OF railroad people went to Shell
eyville yesterday 10 attend the funeral
services preceding the taking OF the re-
mains TO Dayton for burial.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will
on the 18th open its new ticket office ar
81. Louis. one OF the finest in that city.
the company paying g nee@ a year rent
with having at ST. Louis. Kansas City and
Chicago three Of the handsomest and most
elegantly fitted up ticket Offices in the
country.
The Wheeling & Cleveland Railroad Com
pany of Cleveland was Incorporated yester-
day. The company proposes TO build a
road With its southern terminus at Mar
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