The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-19
The SUMNER SCHEDULE.
MANY CHANCES IN EFFECT TOMOR-
ROW ON CONSOLIDATED ROAD.
Summer Resort Psssessers VIII be Especially
Beneiitted- New Trains.

A change OF railroad time tables invaria-
bly, occasions complaint from those who
have become accustomed TO the standing
order of things, but the march of progress
10 onward, and those who would keep up
with the procession must suffer the incon-
venience of renewed application until they
have mastered the new routine.
The changes made by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which
60 into operation one minute after noon
on Sunday the 20th instant, are chiefly on
the Worcester and 6tonington branches of
the system, and they serve to connect up
these with the Old Colony arrangements
made about one year ago with 20 much
satisfaction. Not only does the arrange
ment furnish . big installment of new
trains, but 1t serves TO connect these to-
gether 70 that all parts OF the system, one
upon the other, are brought into line, af-
fording through service from any one
point on either branch to any other point
on another branch. Such . plan was
bound to be the ultimate fruit of the con-
solidation Of the different roads that are
now simply branches of one system, and
will surely be appreciated.
The summer resort passengers will be es-
pecislly accommodated, albeit at the out
set there may be some fretting because
time-honored and familiar short distance
schedules have necessarily been rearranged
to bring them into harmony with the plan
designed for the whole. But the extra
trains available to the summer population
out Of town, on both week days and Sun
days, would seem to be of themselves a
sufficient compensation, IL any solace
seems necessary pending getting accus-
toned to the new and broad plan.
Trains will leave the various stations on
the divisions on regular time, placing
them on par with the electric street rail-
ways. For instance, train leaves Provi-
dence for Worcester at 7:45 o'clock in the
morning. 1t is followed by similar trains
at 9:45, IL AS, :45, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45 and GAS,
they all leaving this city II minutes later,
as meter of course. And this is true in
all directions.
Another advantage of the new time table
Is that trains will run express from Provi-
dence to Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Black
stone junction and Worcester. Passenger
for intermediate stations will board these
trains and get OF at the express station be-
fore their destination is reached. A local
train will come along right behind the ex-
press and take them to their station.
This rule works the other way, too. A
person living at q station which Is not
stopped at by express trains may travel on
local train to the next express station and
Is sure that an express will come along
very soon after he gets there to take him to
the city that he wants to reach.
People living down the river and resid-
ing in this city or north of here will be
greatly pleased at one thing which is
changed. All trains on the East Provi-
dence division will connect at Valley Falls
with trains to or from Worcester, so that
1t will be an easy matter to make quick
connections for Fall River and Newport.
The trains from Valley Falls to Fox Point
will all stop at Darlington, in this city,
and will connect at Fox Point with trains
for Newport, so that person desiring to
60 down the river, will no longer have to
go to Providence and cross the city, but
may either take train to Valley Falls and
board the Fall River train there, or take an
electric to Burlington and there board the
train which will run to stations down the
river without delay.
The timetables and folders obtainable at
the local ticket offices will show remark
ably acceptable schedule of the different
branches, and one that on becoming ia
miliar with will be found to have greatly
facilitated public convenience.