The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-21
new SUNDAY TRAIN
Rock Island Makes Importan
Improvements
IN PASSENGER SERVICE
Through Trains From Fort
Worth to Wichita and Omaha


District Passenger Agent Drake Of the
Rock Island las announced that after May
II Wichita will D: given a Rock Island
passenger train service both ways
on Sunday morning, which is some
thing Wichita and all southern and
western Oklahoma has been clamoring for
eral time card also becomes effective at
the same time.
The Kans as City. Wichita and Fort
Worth night express No. 3, which a pres
ent leaves Kansas City at 9 p. m, will
leave Kansas City ABOUT 10 p. M. and al
rive in Wichita at 1905 a. m, instead of
$40 q. n. as l. does now. Th= change is
made in order to connect with the fast
mail of the Wabash from Buffalo md 81
Louis.
This arrangement will enable passengers
leaving ST. LcUis as late as 10 n the
afternoon to arrive a. Wichita the next
morning and at Fl. Worth the next even
ing at about p. m (Which, it is claimed,
viii be the fastest tina between st. Louis
and Fl. Worth and Intermediate points.
It will also open up new route from st.
Louis and the east to FL Paso. Tex. Mexi-
co and southern California points by way
Of Kansas City, Topeka. Wichita and TT.
Woc.A
Through daily service will be established
from Omaha to all points south Of Wichita
in the Indian and Oklahoma territories and
Texas by a train leaving Omaha at about
6 p m. daily and making about the same
time as from Kansas City, arriving at FIT.
Worth at about p. m. the nex- evening.
This arrangement makes a new and short
line between northern Iowa, northern Ne
braska and Minnesota and the south.
This new service is effected by putting
on fast train be-ween Beuevi!Ie and
Mcfarland which will connect at McFar-
land with north-bound trains from the
south and put passengers in Omaha at
about m. Through cars will be Iun
over this route from Omaha 70 FIT. Worth,
and possibly between Galveston, Houston
and Omaha. Heretofore passengers from
northern territory going south and south
west have been comneIe1 to so by way
of Kansas City, recurring an additional
night or days travel. Hereafter they car
go from Omaha to Fl. Worth IN about
twenty-four hours, which will be nearly
eight hours less time cnan is necessary
now to make the tip.
The change will put the Sunday Eagle
to all points south on the Rock Island and
on the Chickasha branch ten hours ear
lier than heretofore, allowing readers to
have the worlds news for late breakfs st
instead of supper.
There is also to be a new Sunday train
from Harrington 20 Hutchinson. \ slight
change will also be made in the time Ct
the departure of train No. !. The Chicago
train which now leaves at 10 oclocl. a. m.
Hereafter it will leave twenty minutes
earlier.
The changes will be a great improvement
in the passenger service of the road and
the line will hereafter b a strong competi-
tor for traffic between all points in the
south and west to and from Omaha, K an
sas City and Chicago. On account of con-
nection in Kansas City it'll the new fast
mail Of the Wabash syst4n and conpec-
lions with the Southern Pacific in Texas
the Rock Island will also become a lively
bidder for traffic from 81. Louis and the
east TO southern California points.