Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-18
CHANGE OF Time.
Summer Schedule Of the
Maine Central Trains.
But Little Variation From That Of Last
Year.
The Railroad Bows 10 the Charms Of The New
Hotel at Belgrade.

l.. NJ, Sunday, June "A, shows but little
variation from the table as issued a
year ago. But when that standard Of
excellence is attained the people have
not the slightest cause for complaint
as the service is almost faultless.
There il one change that will De of
general interest even though it was pre-
dicted some time ago. 1t is that the fast
train between Boston and Bar Harbor
will stop at Belgrade That is brought
about through the erection Of the Hotel
Belgrade. The train will not make
regular stops there for everybody and
anybody but only for those who hold
tickets from Boston. That train will
make the usual fast time from Boston
ana will prove fully as popular as
usual
Through Tie change in the table
people living between Waterville and
Portland On the lower road will have
one advantage. Sundays. that they do
not have at any other time. 1t is Of
the local train which now reaches this
city week days AT 80 r. NJ. During
the winter that train is rot run sun
days, but during the summer it is on
duty as usual and makes a most con-
venient way to get to Portland in the
afternoon.
The usual summer trains will be
added. That is a night express fol
lowing the local which leaves Port
land shortly after midnight will be run
as usual but runs express for the
greater part of the way. This Will
prove of great value to the Journal
subscribers in the eastern part Of the
State as the first edition can then go to
press late enough to make it more lik.
the second edition. since over an hour
more will be allowed for composition.
The fast train. commonly called the
Bar Harbor train, will run over the
upper route going East. but returning
will run over the lower road. this being
similar to the arrangement of last
year.
Concerning the change in the time
the road says:
Figures for the summer schedule Of
the Maine Central Railroad have now
been issued, 50 that We can give more
definite information than that con
tanned in our editorial on the same
subject in the April issue.
Briefly stated. the service Will be
about the same as last year. which was
quite generally acceptable, with new
features as follows:
There will be a night Pullman train
with sleeping ears to ana from Rock
land. through parlor cars to st. An
drews. on the express train leaving
Boston at 500 a. NJ, Portland, HOO A.
NJ. the Flying Yankee SO called, CON
Meeting at McAdam junction with
through sleeprrs to Halifax. The train
will also stop at Danville Junction for
Poland Spring passengers, ana at Bel
grade for Boston passengers en- route
to The Belgrade" at Belgrade Mills,
where is one Of the finest hotels in
Maine, in one of the best fishing
regions Of the State.
Through parlor ears Will run be
tween Boston ana Greenville on the
shores Of Moosehead lake. ana on the
Bar Harbor ana Rockland. through
day trains. ana sleepers on the night
trains.
Express train service 10 ana from
Montreal on the Mountain Division as
detailed in April is now definitely de-
cidtd on, as well as the early morning
train on the main line leaving Portland
at 100 A. NJ. running local to Water
willie Via Augusta ana returning from
Waterville via Winthrop 10 leave
Lewiston in season to connect with the
800 f. NJ train out Of Portland for
Boston.
1T was at first proposed to have the
train leaving Boston 40 Z. NJ. Port
land $40 +. NJ, which has heretofore
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through to Watervile and Skowhegan
via Winthrop ana Belgrade every
night. but it is now decided to run it
beyond Lewiston. Saturday nights only.
returning Monday morning. This will
accommodate people who want to
spend Sunday at Winthrop. Belgrade.
Wateryille and Skowhcgan. enabling
them. as the Saturday half holiday is
quite universal, to leave Boston after
business hours, and return Monday i'll
season for business after the Monday
| noon lunch hour.
Through parlor car service between
Portland and Quebec, which was talked
| Of and announced in our May issue.
| has been changed to run between
| Fabyans and Quebec only as last year
| The reason of this is that it has now
| been decided to run this through sleep
| er between Chicago and Portland via
| the Chicago. Niagara Falls. White
Mountains and New England Coast line
| on the train which was to haul the
| Quebec parlor car between Portland
and Fabyans, and on account of the
steep grades through the Crawford
Notch it was not deemed advisable to
attempt to add the Quebec sleepers.
| Through parlor cars are now run
ming between Portland and Farming
| ton and will continue through the sea-
son on schedule as follows: Leave Bos-
ton, 900 A. NJ, arrive at Portland. 1905
p. NJ: leave Portland 10 p. NJ. arrive
at Pennington 4.45 p. NJ Leave Farm
| ington 225 p. NJ, arrive Portland 5.45
p NJ: leave Portland 500 z. NJ. arrive
| Boston 9O5 =. NJ. Commencing June
18th. the arrival at Pennington will be
at APO p. NJ. instead of AS p. NJ.
For trains going east, the trains will
leave the Augusta station as follows:
Train Il for Bangor, Bar Ifarbor, st.
Stephns. Calais. St. John. Halifax and
Aroostook county will leave at 1.35 A.
NJ.
Train 127, the night express for Ban
What Shall Ne Have for Dessert,