Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-16
TINE SCHEDULES CHANGED
General Alteration in Arrival and Departure
Of Passenger Trains,
FAST TRAINS TO COAST NAUGURATeD
Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific Adopt New Time
scheduIes-Principa Gain
West of Ogden.

Passengers who occupied the sumptuous
travelling palace train that easily and grace
fully swept out from the union depot sun
day morning at $40, destined for the Pacihc
coast will arrive in San Francisco Tuesday
evening at Sis instead of $3.50 as formerly.
This Is made possible by the change of
schedule and the shortening Of the time be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco, inaugur-
ated by the Northwestern, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads.
The Northwestern train which left Chicago
at $50 Saturday evening rolled into the
union depot at o'clock
After the usual hustle and hustle incident
to the arrival of a transcontinental train,
the Union Pacific overland Limited" was
ready to start on it's initial journey under
a new time schedule, and in few minutes
Ii was on its way westward.
Many of the smaller, unpretentious towns
along the Union Pacific, where the Over
land Limited formerly stopped, will be
passed by now, in order to gain time. The
principal gain, however, Is made by the
Southern Pacific between Ogden and the
Pacific coast. Its shortened time, however
now does not compare with the schedule
made by the Union Pacific through territory
corresponding in typographical situation.
The Fast Mail.
There was but brief respite for the
truckmen who handle the mail and baggage
and express at the union depot after the
Overland Limited left the station Sunday
morning, and, of course, the same condition
OF affairs will apply hereafter Very soon
another train came to stop on the Union
Pacific tracks. 1t lacked the trim, stylish
appearance Of the Limited, for there were
no eleepers or chair cars. But the activity
it aroused was interesting to observe Great
trucks, heaped high with sacks of mail,
were hurriedly dragged from the depot to
the train and the mail matter transferred
to the four mail cars which were immedi-
ately in the rear of the engine. Baggage
and express cars following were loaded to
their full capacity. At the rear was one
single coach. The train was the Fast Mail"
which runs between Omaha and Ogden 1t
will do the local work between these two
cities, stopping at all stations. However,
this fact need not detract from it's import
ance for, in truth, it will make faster time
than the Overland Limited which left but
a few minutes before It. Having a greater
number of stops it needs must make bet
ter time, for it is scheduled to overtake
the Overland Limited at Ogden Tuesday
morning.
The third transcontinental train, the Pa
cifc Express, left Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock-and will continue to do so in the
future-instead Of 4:25 as formerly. This
train reaches San Francisco at GAS on the
morning of the third day after its departure.
In order to make connections with the
Overland Limited on the Union Pacific the
Milwaukee from the east will reach Omaha
at 7:55 a. m, instead of 500 a. m.
Eastbound from San Francisco train No.
2, the Overland Limited, will leave at a.
m, arriving in Omaha the second evening
at 7:15, thus making the journey cover only
two nights. This train will reach Chicago
at $3.50 a. m. No. s, the Chicago Special,
from Portland and San Francisco, wifi leave
the latter city at p. m. and arrive in
Omaha the third afternoon at 4:35 No. 4,
the Atlantic express will leave San Fran
| cisco at 8 a. m. and arrive in Omaha the
| third morning at $50.
While 1t is generally recognized that the
| Union Pacific and Northwestern will reap
| the major share Of the business both east
| bound and westbound as the result of this
shortened schedule, by reason of the fact
| that the trains are through trains on these
| three lines, without any change whatsoever
| still there are other roads that will get a
! slice OF the business, as they have hereto
| fore, particularly on eastbound traffic. The
shortened time of the Southern Pacific east
| bound has resulted in the Denver & Ric
| Grande putting a new train eastbound
| to connect with the Southern Pacific al
Ogden. This has necessitated a change in
| the Burlington's eastbound schedule whereby
its Chicago Daylight Special leaves Denver
an hour and ten minutes later than formerly
IL VIII leave Omaha at 7:45 a. m, instead
of 6:40 a. m, which is considered an ad-
| nfap oh
convenience to the patrons Of the road This
train will reach Chicago at 9:25 p. M, and
while it's arriving time there Is an hour
| and ten minutes later than formerly, il
| does not interfere with eastern connections
and deposits the traveller in Chicago Just al
the hour when he is ready to retire