The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20

from the Pittsburg locomotive works. and
next week will receive two new switching
engines Four of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
d Dayton engines are being rebuilt IN the
Indiana, Decatur & Western shops at In
dianapolis.
Nothing has tended TO popularize the use
OF the automobile in Washington more than
the stroke of enterprise on the part of the
officials of the reorganized Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company. A splendid sys-
tenn of automobile cabs controlled by that
company is now in operation in that city at
regular rates. Arriving and departing pas
sengers by that road are transported from
and TO the depot in the cabs. This system
is to be extended by the company in the
near future to New York. Philadelphia,
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago, st. Louis
and other prominent cities on the line Of
the road
panies are drawing the lines closely in the
matter of free transportation 10 railroad
men during the Paris exposition. There is
every indication that the capacity OF all
the lines will be tested, and requests from
railroad men are met with this as an ex-
PLANTATION and the statement that the issu-
ance of the transportation would be Just
so much loss to the company. Executives
of great trunk lines have asked for trans
portation favors for officers OF their roads.
and have not only failed to get IL, but re-
quests for half-rate tickets have been met
with refusal
William r. McKeen. jr.. now located at
Platte City. Neb.. in the employ of the
Union Pacific Railroad, was one of a party
which enjoyed the unusually fast ride over
the Union Pacific Railroad one day last
week. The train made a run of 13S miles in
13S minutes, with two stops. The Union
Pacific Company will receive during the
months of July and August sixty new COM
pound engines for its system, which is the
these engines. The compound engine is a
favorite with Mr.. McKeen, and il was
through his influence they were first in
troduced on the Vandalia.
J. q. Riley, master mechanic of the west
division of the Michigan Central. has been
relieved. and Daniel f. McBain, travelling
engineer for the same road between Chi
cago and Detroit. named to succeed Mr..
Riley. Mr.. Riley held the position of mas
ter mechanic, with headquarters in Chi
cago. for about twenty-five years, and pre-
vious to that was master mechanic for the
Michigan Central on the Bay City division.
He began his railroad career with the
Michigan Central nearly half a century
ago. Mr.. Riley is nearly seventy years of
age. Mr.. McBain was an engineer on the
Michigan Central for several years before
being promoted to travelling engineer.
Nashville gossips are authority for the
statement that there will be no absorption
of the Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
on July 5 by the Louisville & Nashville.
and one of the latest kilograms on the sub
ject is to the effect that President Thomas,
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is no foundation for the original story on
this subject, further than that some Of the
minority stockholders of his company had
urged objection to the lease of the Ten
nessee Midland by the Louisville & Nash
Vile to his road, on the ground that the
property is not a revenue producer. This
Is nov the Memphis & Paducah division of
the Nashville. Chattanooga & ST Louis.
Instead of a traffic decrease of any conse-
quence, as has been reported of various
railroads. the Baltimore & Ohio is now ex-
periencing a substantial movement that is
keeping all its motive power and train
forces moving constantly. A heavier move
ment on the Pittsburg. Wheeling & Con-
nellsville divisions could not be handled
with facility. Last week six heavy COM
pound freight locomotives were received
from the main line, and this week ten ad-
| ditional large freight engines will be re-
ceived, which are just out of the Baldwin
locomotive works. About ten days ago
| nineteen of the Pittsburg division engineers
were sent to the Connellsville division to
help handle the traffic that is being cre-
ated along that section of the road. Neces-
STATED by the new additional motive power
that is being added, a number of the fire.
| men of the road have just been graduated
as engiremen and given runs.