El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
The THROUGH
FAST TRAINS
Pacific Coast Limited May
Be Put On Again.
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC
Trying to Arrange SChedule-Other
Winter Time Tables Being Made.

1t has been widely aaG
definitely announced in dis
patches from Chicago that there would
be no through limited service over the
Texas 81 Pacific and Southern Pacific
via e. Paso this season. The fast
Limited" which, during the last two
winters, have been running between
Chicago and San Francisco over the
Chicago & Alton, St. Louis, Iron
mountain, & Southern. and the T. p.
and S. F., would not be put on this sea-
son, it was said.
The reason given for abandoning
THE fast service is that the Texas &
Pacific was laying new tracks and other
wise improving its physical condition,
making the running of fast trains over
it impossible.
81 do not think" said J. A. Ward,
superintendent OF the Rio Grande divi-
son OF the T. P, shat the limited
trains are to be abandoned. AS mat
ter of fact. our trainmasters are now
busy making up a schedule, and the
answers from cooperating roads with
which we are in telegraphic communi-
cation.
''There is no extensive track re-
pairing on the T. & P, at present, and
our road-bed is in excellent shape for
fast service for no less than $500, 600
has been expended the past year in
making it so. w. J. Harris alone has
done 800, 600 worth of trade-work for
the road.
These through trains, If put on will
begin RAINING about Nov. ]. There
will probably be, as usual, two a week,
and they will make approximately the
saline time as toe limiteds of the last
two seasons, the east bound leaving at
12:45 p. m. and the west bound at
1:4O p. M
The great objection to these trains
in railrord circles is the delay they
the line.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SERVICE.
The Southern Pacific. announces q
new fast train between San Francisco
and Chicago in connection with the |
Rio GranGe and Burlington roads.
East bound, this train leaves San
Francisco at q. m, arriving at Den
yer at 2:25 p. M, on the second day |
oonn Getting with the Burlington's fast
afternoon train reaching Chicago at
BIS p. M, the next day. This is q
saving of IL hours east bound, and
three and half hours west bound, ira
vellers reaching San Francisco at 5:15
p. M. the fourth day. This train will
SANTA FEE WINTER TIME.
As now decided on, the new winter
lime card of the Santa Fee will go into
effect on Sunday, Nov. 5. The time
,ut of Ell Paso will probably remain
unchanged as the effort to have the
sast bound leave here in the evening
Ifter the arrival of the Mexican Cen
raj has evidently been abandoned.
Probably due to the re-
,orted discoDtinuauce of the
Pacific Coast Limited, and also
~ reason of the prospect of large /.
business during the coming winter to
California, the Santa Fee has arranged
o ruu this year four limited trains a
seek each way between Chicago and
LOS Angeles, instead of two, as former
J. This new fast service will be inau-
urated on November 7, and trains will
hereafter leave Chicago on Tuesday, ,
Wednesday, Thursda y and Saturday Of
sch week.
Although the winter time card is not
ct here, City Ticket Agent Morrison {
I the Santa Fee ia of opinion that the ,
ast-bound train leaving Ell Paso in the :
,orning, will connect with these +,
trough trains at Albuquerque. Last :
ear this connection was not made, the {
4 Paso train reaching Albuquerque at :
:55 p. M, while the east bound limit ,,
went through at $3.50 p. a., and the :
est bound at l2:15 p. N. .