The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-14

of the Big Four, and in 1880 was appointed
superintendent of the Big Four. At one
time Mr. Sherwood WAS credited with being
telegraphic instrument than any operator
in the West and he is still an expert
The Big Four has asked for bids for four
passenger engines of much the same type
as engines 200 and POI. the largest passen-
ger engine in service west of the mountains.
The new engines will differ only in size
OF drivers they being seventy-eight inches
IN diameter instead of seVenty-two inches.
and the cylinders being 19X26 instead of
19x24 inches.
President T. Blackstone and Vice Presi-
dent &. c. Chappell. of the Alton road left
chicago yesterday for Kansas City, where
they go TO attend a conference of the roads
occupying the union depot at Kansas City.
modelling the depot in such a way as will
materially increase the accommodations
and facilities for doing business
5. X. Galloway. who is to be at the head
OF the Vanderbilt lines. spent Monday in
Buffalo looking over the property OF the
New YORK Central and the Lake Shore at
mat point Although questioned by re-
Dorters he declined to divulge any plans
further than to say that the Lake Shore
and New York Central would be operated
as TWO dlfferent and separate organizations.
the R5am ssS G TsT
Senger agent were in Buffalo on Tuesday.
Mr. Ramsey stated that it was the inten-
ton to put on another fast passenger train
each way between St. Louis and Buffalo
with the taking effect of. the summer time
table me Wabash now has two through
trains daily in both directions between Buff
faIo and st. Louis.
When the Pennsylvania began experi-
mentlng with oil to overcome dust created
along certain portions of its system by it's
iast trains much skepticism was manifested
by railroad men who We're not familiar with
the et1ects such treatmenr of the roadbed
would nave, but in lesssfhan a years time
the success of the experiment has been
AMPLY proven and the'utilty of oil for this
purpose generally admitted.
. The spring inspection of the Panhandle
lines is now in progress. In this inspection
a. car equipped at the shope in Columbus
IS used. which carries a tank of whitewash;
the oscillation of the car due to uneven
track causes a stream of -Whitewash to be
thrown against the rail in such manner
that the section men can at a glance see
Where the defect is and repair 1t. Although
a simple device it is said to be very use
Iul Tor the purpose intended.
The transportation department of the
Panhandle lines has issued the following or
DER: In all cases where an emergency
train BY the use of the conductors brake
waive instead of depending on the air signal.
CONDUCTORS must strictly comply with that
part or Rule 500 which requires orders to be
men, and passenger conductors in addition
must, show their orders to baggage mas
ters."
The following freight officials of foreign
lines arrived in the city last evening and
Will call on Indianapolis shippers to-day:
St. Paul; r. B. Jones, Of the Chicago 4,
Rock Island: G. w. Bemus and w. H. Con-
ner, or the Queen q Crescent; Paul Gruber
and r. j.. Martin, of the Missouri, Kansas &
deXasi y: H. Sarrackson, OF the Louisville
d Nashville, and George H. Anthony, of the
Wisconsin Central. sFW b.