The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-31

The Chicago e. Southwestern (Midland)
line expects to have its trains running into
Brazil by Nov. IL.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul an
nounces the opening OF new station at
Platt, S. D., 100 miles north of Yankton.
The Big Four and the Chicago & South
western are jointly putting in an interlock-
ing plant at Carbon, Ind, the crossing of
the two roads.
The new Pullman sleeping car coupon
tickets have been introduced on a number
OF important lines. They are said TO be
more convenient than the old style ticket
The recently organized branch OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen at Fort
Wayne has already on it's rolls 12s mem
bers. and several have applied for
membership.
The Wabash shops at Fort Wayne are
so crowded with work that on Monday
eighteen machinists and helpers. in addi-
ton to their present large force, were
given employment.
Freight traffic over the Bee-line division
of the Big Four has not been as heavy in
years at present. On Monday twelve
through trains were sent out of Bright
wood. East. hauling s4S loaded cars.
John Trindle. the veteran passenger con-
ductor on the Vandalia. who has been
confined at his home for three months
with sciatic rheumatism. is much bet
ter that he has taken his train again.
The Peoria & Eastern. since July /, has
earned s67S.539. which is Sl,S72 less than
was earned In the corresponding period
of 1899, but as the road has now struck its
best season the next few months will show
decided increases in earnings.
Indications are that the present will he
record-breakiIg week with the Indiana.
decatur & Western in number of loaded
cars delivered and forwarded at Indian
apolis, the movement of grain, live stock
and refrigerator car business being very
heavy.
The annual report OF the Union Pacific
just published. shows that the company
now operates 1865 miles of road The
company has ST miles of yard tracks anu
siding. The inventory OF equipment shows
the company owns $40 locomotives, S9S pas
senger cars and 1857 freight cars
The interchange of traffic between the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Big Four has
not perceptibly decreased since the Chesa-
peake & Ohio came under joint control
of the Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt in
terests. and the interchange of passengers
has increased this year handsomely over
any previous year.
One OF the four locomotives built at the
Schenectady works for the Vandalia was
placed In service March %, and before
being taken into the shop for classified
perintendent OF motive power. says he
thinks the engine would have ran 2O0.00C
miles but for accident
A. b. Caswell. who, a few weeks ago
was appointed commercial agent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul. at Cleve-
land, tomorrow goes 10 Des Moines la
as division freight and passenger agent
and @. w. Blair. who has been chief clerk
of c. l.. Rising. in Chicago. succeeds Mr.
Caswell as commercial agent at Cleve-
land.
From fifty to seventy-five carloads OF
coal are daily transferred over the Belt
road mined In West Virginia consigned
20 the Great Northern or the Northern
Pacific lines. liz IL turned over TO the
Big Four at Cincinnati by the Chesapeake
& Ohio. and the traffic would be ever
heavier, says one OF the Chesapeake s