Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-08
WESTERN TRAINS NOT SLOW
Schedules for New Fast Trains Ready to Be
Placed in Operation,
NEW FAST MAIL ON UNION PACIFIC
Three Trains Daily Between Chicago
and San Francisco VIII Make
Better Time by Three Hours
Than Formerly.

1t is conceded on all sides that the best
passenger service and the fastest time ever
inaugurated in the west will be that to be
placed in operation on Sunday, October 10,
by the Northwestern, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads For several
DAYS time card experts and officials Of the
three roads have been in consultation at
Salt Lake City, and the schedule is now
completed. The time between San Fran
cisco Is shortened three hours and fifteen
minutes and the time to Los Angeles ls
shorter by four hours and fifteen minutes
than formerly. The entire time to be con-
sumed in the trip between the city on the
banks of the Great Lakes and the metropo-
lis OF the Pacific will be but seventy hours
and forty five minutes
According to the new schedule the over
land Limited will leave Chicago at $3.50 p.
m.. arriving in Omaha at s a. m. Leaving
Omaha twenty minutes later this
train will arrive in San Francisco at 5:15
y. m. on the second evening, instead OF
$3.50. as at present. Train No. 3, the Pa
cific express will leave Omaha at p. m.
instead Of 4:25, as at present and arrive
in San Francisco at 9:45 a. m. on the third
day.
The additional train which will be put
on will operate only over the Union Pacific
lines. 1t will leave Omaha at S:45 a. m.
and will consist of four mail cars, baggage
and passenger coaches sufficient to meet
the demand This train will be known as
the Fast Mail. and is scheduled to make e1>
ceedingly fast time. 1t will do the local
work between Omaha and Ogden and at
Ogden will overtake train No. l. the Over
land Limited, which leaves here at S:20
a. m.
Eastbound from San Francisco train No
s1,E
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. 6, the Chicago Special
from Portland and San Francisco, will 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 a. m. and arrive in Omaha the
third morning at $50.
The equipment of all these trains will be
superb and many marked improvements
have been made over the former service
All these trains, except the Fast Mail, run
ming between Omaha and Ogden, will have
double drawing room palace sleepers diners
and free reclining chair cars. Every effort
will be made to serve the wishes of the
travelling public in the best manner posi-.
BILE
Other Roads in the Field.
Fast train service to the west is not alone
confined to the Union Pacific, Northwestern
and Southern Pacific. The Santa Fe roaC
has arranged to run this winter four linn
tied trains each way between Chicago ant
Los Angeles, instead of two, as heretofore
This increase Is believed to be due to tht
fact that the Pacific Coast Limited, hereto
fore run between Chicago and San Francisco
over the Alton, st. Louis Iron Mountain 6
Southern, Texas Pacific and Southern Pa
cihc, will be discontinued this winter be
cause OF the fact that the Texas Pacific Il
laying new track and it's roadbed Is not II
condition for fast trains. AS a matter O
fact 1t is asserted that the shortening II
time and improved service inaugurated b.
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific i
in order to compete with the Santa Fe wit
dts four limited trains and get share O
the big traffic which always goes westwar
during the winter months in search of tn
Eunny cline of California.
The Burlington and Rock Island have ais
arranged new schedules to connect with tn
Rio Grande Western at Denver, which i
turn makes connection with the Souther
Pacific at Ogden. The westbound time
SO arranged now as to connect with tn
Southern Pacific at Ogden. Eastbound, til
Veo Grande will put on new train betwee
Ogden and Denver arriving at the latte
city at 2:25 p. m. the second day, there con
meeting with the Rock Island and Burline
ton trains, which will be placed on the ne
schedules in order to conform to tt
changes The Burlington will leave Denvt
at 2:50 p. IN. instead of lao p. m, as
present.
KATY MUST RENDER AN ACCOM-