The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-25
RAILROAD NEWS.

Denver run
Ed Paxton came down from the
Springs Sunday.
] Roadmaster Bogart was down from
Roswell Tuesday.
Roadmaster Lane vas up from Phil
Iipsburz Monday.
Engine 946 is doing double duty on
the east end 9 and 10 runs.
Engineer Sam Crooks has been on
the Pueblo run the past week.
Horace HogeboOm has gone to work
in the shops helping the painters.
George Cowan is a new man in the
water service. He is from Topeka
More new engines will be brought
here to be used in passenger service.
Fifteen box cars per month are be-
ing turned out Of the shops at Horton.
/ Engine $40 will be brought here from
the east to be used on 9 and 10 on the
west end.
Brakeman Clark returned last week
after an absence Of several weeks spent
in the east.
/ Trains 9 and 10 we're both double
headed Tuesday on account Of the
heavy wind.
John Hollingshead is a new man in
the car repairers' department on the
night shift.
Phil Wiachel Of the station force is
working nights now as the express
work is greatly increased.
Engine Alb came out Of the shops
Saturday and -Skat'm" Patrick broke
her in on 81 Saturday night. She is
now on her regular run on and 10 on
the west end.
a. F. Taper returned from OnsRs,
Kan, Sunday morning, where he &C
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens with
the remains OF their little daughter,
Ethel. The funeral was held Friday.
Go away from home to find the news
item In Horton Commercial: WORD
comes from Goodland that Fireman
Frank Breyman is the proud father of
handsome baby boy that looks just
like pa"
1t is rumOred that the engine crews
on and 10 on the west end will only
go to LimOn and turn. If it is decided
to run them this way, Engineer Jim
Boyle will run them between GOodlsnd
and LimOn and Engineer. Patrick will
skat'm over the rails between Limon
and the Springs.
No. 9 arrived in GOodland an hour
late Tuesday morning on account OF
the wind. A double-header took Der
out and made up the hour between |
here and Limon, and beat the Union |
Pacific into Denver 20 minutes. The
train left Kansas City five minutes
behind the Union Pacific train, which !
makes . minutes the Rock Island
train gained over its competitor. This
rivalry calls for some fast running.
No. 10, under the new time card, ar
rived on time to the dot 800 Sunday
evening. Engineer Jim Boyle with the
527 brought her in and Engineer Ames
with engine 946 took her to the burg
and arrived on time. The train left
Denver at 2:45 p. ID. and made the run
Of nearly 200 miles in five hours and |
twenty minutes. Twenty minutes was
consumed at LimOn Junction and ten !
minutes for other stops. The train con-
sisted Of baggage, smoker, chair car
and Pullman and was well filed with |
passengers considering it being a Sun
day train.
il. Hooper was over from Robin
son Tuesday. Mr.. Hooper ran an en-
CINE on the Rock Island system nearly !
half a century ago, when the extent OF |
the road was from Chicago to Rock
Island. He is one of the old timers,
and said he ran. q passenger engine
when Luke Lee was firing and Dan |
Hill was a barefoot boy playing marbles |
about the round house. He remembers
once when the Rock Island was unable |
to pay the boys for three months with !
out going into bankruptcy. Mr.. Hooper |
is now spending his declining years at
ease on a farm.-HortOn Commercial.
Assistant General Manager ". L
Allen Of the Rock Island road, was
in Topeka the first Of the week and
gave it out that the new Rock Island
train from Chicago to Denver, which
was talked Of some time ago, will be
inaugurated on May 1. He says it will
be the handsOmest train ever run west
Of Chicago. The new train will comp
pete with the Chicago Denver trains Of
the Union Pacific and Burlington roads.
The Pullman company is now building
20 cars for the new trains, and Mr.
Allen says they viii be the hsndsomest
turned out Of the Pullman shops. Com
POsite cars, with buffet. library and
parlOr smoking apartments, similar to
the cars now run east Of Chicago, will
be introduced for the first time west
Of Chicago.
The Sisters Surprise.