The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-20

The Monon will to-day commence running
trains between the Union Station and state
fair grounds every twenty minutes.
Horace A. Tulloch, agent and operator of
the Big Four at Guilford, Ind, was buried
at Delhi Oh Monday, he dying of typhoid
fever.
A. S. Johnson. after an absence of a year,
has resumed his position as train dispatcher
and car accountant on the Findlay. Fort
Wayne & Western.
In the month of August there arrived and
departed at the Union Station 4,106 trains,
hauling 34,OS5 cars. There was an increase
of one hundred trains over August, 1888.
The Wabash yesterday commenced to use
its new track at Logansport, which does
curves. There were 1000 feet of new track
constructed. and in some places the grade
reduced twelve feet.
The Croker Wheeler electric automatic
signals, manufactured at Ampere, n. j.,
have been adopted by the Panhandle and
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne * Chicago roads.
They are operated by a track circuit sup
piled by stationary batteries at frequent
Intervals.
Charles Hogan. who was elected first vice
president of the Travelling Engineers AS
New York Central He made himself IA
nous by running the Empire State express
on its first trip, and after by running miles
in thirty-five and forty seconds.
The report that F. A. Hustead, superin-
tendent of the third, fourth and fifth di-
visions of the Baltimore & Ohio, had broken
QOWn from ndTu WOEk anu ndQ gone W oOS-
ton for treatment is without foundation.
Mr.. Hustead was formerly connected with
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis.
On the Vandalia a class of engineers and
firemen numbering l2 are taking the Chi
cago correspondence school of instruction,
which consists of a series of lessons, fifty
two in number. which are mailed each week
to each member, and consist of questions
and answers on the different parts of the
locomotive, combustion, air brakes, me-
chanics. etc. and at the end OF the course
a nina fiOnG are given and dinl0maS
awarded.
On Monday the Illinois Central received
its first large locomotive, which is creating
so much Omment The engine proper
weigh go coo pounds with tank, and in
working order weighs 5000 pounds. The
boiler is six feet ten inches in diameter, con-
tains 4@ two-inch ffues and carries 30
pounds of steam pressure. The engine is
guaranteed to haul a train weighing 2,00
tons, which is LOCO tons more than any en-
CINE they now have in service hauls.
The San Francisco Evening Bulletin pub
fishes a story TO the effect that the entire
Croker interests, $4,000 shares. of the stock
of the Southern and Central Pacific Rail-
ways has been sold to Morris Speyer, Of
New York. who Is supposed to be acting for
the Vanderbilts. When seen George Croker
said regarding the reported sale: Don't
you know? Get IL from Speyer." Certain
railroad officers profess TO take great stock
In the story OF the reported sale, which. il
contaminated, must have involved at least
l 3.00e.O COO.
The Queen & Crescent route service TO
Florida and Cuba is 10 be advertised this
fall and winter in Cincinnati and Northern
cities in a novel way. The management has
secured an immense collection of about two
hundred original photographs OF Cuban
views made by an attache of the United
States department at Havana. These are
to be used in stereopticon outdoor enter
tainments. Nothing of the kind has ever
before been empted The Queen q Cres-
cent route was the first line in the coun-
try to advertise a Havana limited" This
service stands unexcelled anywhere. Fifty
four hours Cincinnati TO Havana is the
daily schedule.