Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
NEW RAILWAY SERVICE.
Finest Railway Facilities Ever inaugural
ed in the West Went lato Effect
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Monday, April 80, the new train OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, known
as the North Coast Limited, left st.
Paul on It's journey to the coast. The
first Of these trains to reach st. Paul
from the manufacturers was placed
on exhibition in the Northern Pacific
yards at st. Paul one evening last
week, and II is reported that between
four and five thousand people went
through the train and admired it's
beauties within a space OF two hours.
Six of these trains will be necessary
to cover the distance, three moving
eastward and three westward. The
cars are entirely new and the finest
v e placed on a western road.
The west-hound North Coast Lin
tied will leave st. Paul daily at S:55
n. m. and reach Portland, Ore, the
third day at { a. m. The east-bound
train will leave Portland daily at
1l:30 n. IN. and reach st. Paul the
third day at 3 p. M. These will be
extra trains, he former trains, now
known as Nos. 3 and 4, will leave St.
Paul and Portland as heretofore, the
west-bound departing from st. Paul
at 1875 p. m. and the e~ast-bound
leaving Portland at 1870 p. m. The
latter train will reach st. Paul at
7:45 a. m, making connections with
early trains for Chicago.
On the am date, April 80, a new
service was also inaugurated on the
Burlington system which is superior
in every way to that of the past two
or three years. The new trains on
sist each OF a baggage car, mail car,
standard sleeping car, tourist sleep
ing car, dining car, reclining chair
cars and a combination first and sec
ond coach. Instead OF stopping at
Billings this train will continue on
from Billings over the Northern Pa
cifc tracks via Helena to- Portland,
Ore, and its counterpart will reach
Billings from Portland, via Helena,
and at Billings change to the Bur-
lington tracks, proceeding to Lin
coin. Omaha, Kansas City and st.
Louis. This will afford a most d.
rect route from western and Montana
points to the south and from all
southern points to Montana and the
northwest without change Of cars
Heretofore a passenger from Kansas
City, for instance, has been compelled
to change cars at Billings, and, If
coming to Martinsdale, make a sec
ond change at Logan and anothera at
Lombard. Under the new arrange
ment the only change necessary will
be from the Burlington to the Mon
tana railroad at Lombard. The an
aOyance OF having to go to meals at
certain times will be done away with
by the new service, for the trains will
carry a diner and the eating houses
along the road will be practically
abandoned. This service will prove
a great accommodation to people OF
this section, many of whom go to or
come frcm the south or prefer the
Nebraska route to Chicago and east
ern points.
The new time card also went into
effect on the Montana railroad Mon
day, In order that close connections
might be made with the Northern
Pacific and burlington trains. This
schedule will continue in force until
the road Is completed to Merino,
hen, OF course, another change will
be announced.
For the benefit of travellers we ap-
pend the following time table Of the
trains on the Northern Pacific, Bur-
lington and Montana systems, SO
that the advantages of these routes
may be more plainly seen:
MONTANA RAILROAD.
Lv Martinsdale daily except Sunday u As p. m.
Ar Lombard " $3.50 p. m.
Lv Lombard $3.50 a. IN.
Ar Martinsdale F" 11:45 a. n.
NopTUFRN PACIFIC n