The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-12
ALL CHANGE SCHEDULES.
Not "A Road Entering Savannah Fails
to Make Alterations.

All the railroads entering Savannah will
The changes on the sesboard Air Line
and the Central become effective to-mor-
row, and those on the Plant System and
on the Southern become effective on
Tuesday.
Important changes will be made in the
schedules OF the seaboard Air Line.
Trains now known as Nos. 81 and A will
be called the Florida and Metropolitan
Limited and will be composed of vestl-
bule, baggage, dining, compartment,
sleeping and observation cars. This train
will leave New York az 1:55 p. m, pass
Savannah at 1890 p. m, and arrive at
Jacksonville at $3.50 p. m. Northbound il
wiz leave Jacksonville at 1920 "a. m, pass
Savannah at :3S p. m. and arrive at New
York at 300 p. m. The time between Sa-
vannah and Jacksonville will be greatly
reduced on this schedule train No 81
making che run in three hours and twenty
minutes, and train No. A in three hours
and eleven minutes. These trains also re-
duce the time between Savannah and Co
Iumbia to a minimum. A few years ago
it required almost the entire day to make
the journey between these cities, while
now the time is being gradually reduced
and it is a journey Of only few hours.
Trains Nos. SO and a. now being OPP
Grated between Savannah and Denmark,
Will De extended to Columbia, leaving Sa-
vannah at 1855 p. m. and arriving a Co
lumbia at $50 p. m, and leaving Columbia
al 500 a. m. and arriving at Savannah at
1920 a. m. These trains will continue to
make close connections at Denmark to
and from Augusta and will make all local
stops.
Trains Nos. q and 66, known as the
Florida Mail and Express will continue
to run on the same schedule. There will
be no changes on the Savannah and Mont
gomery division
The only change affecting the arrival
or departure Of trains at Savannah to be
inaugurated by the Central tomorrow
will be in making No 2 arrive he1e at
$40 instead of at p. M, as at present
Connections at Macon to and from all
points reached by the Central will be
quickened. and a greatly improved service
will be afforded
The Plant System and the Southern
| Railway changes become effective Tues
| day. On that day and thereafter the
| Plant System will have seven passenger
trains each way a day pass Savannah,
while it will handle nine into and out Of
| Jacksonville each day. The especially
| heavy Jacksonville business will be due
| not only to the putting on of the New
| York and Florida vestibules by the Plant
| System and the Southern, but to the os-
Enlistment of two altogether new routes
| between Chicago and Florida
Trains Nos. 81 and 80 Will be the New
| York and Florida special, southbound and
rorthbound, respectively. They will run
| in connection with the Atlantic Coast
| Line. No. 81 will arrive at Savannah at
| 1850 and depart at 1855 a. m. No. SO will
arrive at 5:21 and depart at 5:31 p. m.
Trains Nos. 81 and 80 will be the New
| York and Florida Limited. They will be
run in connection with the Southern. No.
81 will be southbound and No. 30 will be
northbound. No. 81 will arrive at 1920,
and depart at 0:25 a. m. No. 80 will ar
| rive at 4:36 and depart at 4:H p. m. Both
| Nos. 81 and 81 will leave New York on
Monday for the first time this season.
Nos. 80 and SO will leave st, Augustine
on Wednesday for the first time, to return
| north
The Chicago and Florida Special is a
brand new train that will be operated by
| the Plant System and the Southern be-
| tween Chicago and st. Augustine. Il will
be pulled out of Chicago by all the south
| bound Chicago lines, which will alternate
in handling the business. Never before
has there been even a sleeping car line
over this route. The train will be inau-
| gurated on Tuesday.
| never been tried before will be via Mont
| gomery, where the trains will be turned
over by the Louisville and Nashville.
| This service will be the Louisville and
| Nashville and the Plant System between
| Chicago and ST. Augustine. 1t will be in
| augurated on Tuesday also.
| BY putting on of so many Vestbuled
trains it may be seen that the railroad
men are expecting a heavy travel of
tourists Never before has there been
| such q service as this season will see.
The Meldrim Guidon of this week ex-
| tending its congratulations to the citizens
| of Statesboro upon the advent of the
welcome "Shoo Fly train into the town,
as well as paying a merited tribute to
the management Of the Central of Georgia
| Railway, has this to say:
THE acquisition of the Dover and
| Statesboro Railroad by the Central of
| Georgia and the operation of the Shoe
| Fly direct between Savannah and States
boro every day will be hailed with delight
by everybody affected by this new order
| of things. Our dispatches from States
boro say that the people up there are so
enthused with the idea that they are ar
ranging for a mammoth barbecue in
honor of the welcome advent of the old
| reliable Central into the town of States
boro There is nothing like it, Let the
| good work go on. You need not fear any
thing, boys, so long as President John
| NJ. Egan is at the helm. He thoroughly
| aDnreciates Vour proeress and OSneritv