The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04

Mr.. Frey is interested in the transalaskan
road and will devote his time TO its IN
terests.
In October there were loaded and UNI
loaded at the indianapolis city frelght
depots Of the Big Four 1854 cars, against
l,544 cars in October. 1900, this year break
ing all previous records in number OF cars
loaded and unlOaded.
Pittsburg paper says that the Union
Steel Company has been antagonized py
the Pennsylvania road and will bridge the
Monongahela with four-traGk structure
TO get connection with the Pfttsburg q
Lake Erie, Vanderbilt line.
Under the New York Central schedule
which became effective yesterday hfty-four
through passenger trains arrive and de-
part over the New York Central tracks
from the Grand Central depot, New YORK
city, all high standard fast trains.
The Southern Pacific gives notice that
the Sunset limited has resumed service.
The train will leave New Orleans tri-
to Los Angeles in fifty-six hours and to
San Francisco in seventy-one hours.
The New York Central will materially
advance the pay of its trainmen on the
engineers and firemen will have their time
computed on a scale allowing ten hours a
day instead of twelve and be paid for over
time.
1t is stated that the report that the posi-
ton of general Western passenger agent
of the West Shore at Chicago, which was
made vacant by the death of jeremiah Nc
Carthy, will be abolished is not correct, but
man Will be appointed for the position
Jan. l.
The Panhandle on Nov / opened for
trafnc Its new passenger yards at Pitts
burg, said to be the finest and largest in
the world and perfect in switches and sig
nails. Experts say that il is one of the
most complete passenger yards in the coun-
try and the most extensive of all of the di
visions of the Pennsylvania line
ha
Lake Erie & Western 1t has been prepar-
ing plans for new depots on its line, and
within the next twelve months a good deal
will be done in that direction plans for
new buildings having already been prepared
ana accepted, and construction work will
soon begin on a model station at Findlay.
President Ramsey, of the Wabash, on
Friday awarded the contract for the new
bridge across the Monongahela river at
Plttsburg The American Bridge COMPANY
was the successful bidder. The contract
Tor superstructure alone called for an ex-
port contracts bring the sum up TO ex-
coed s1,0O0O0O.
The Monon last week put In service its
two new Chautauqua type passenger loco
motives in hauling freghts and this week
Will put them In service hauling the fast
express trains between Indianapolis and
chicago. IT is expected, if necessary to
make up time, these locomotives will haul
their trains seventy-five or eighty miles
an hour.
C n: Yeamans, for many years presi-
dent or the old New Haven & Northamp-
ton Railroad, died last week at his home
In Westvllle, Mass, sixty-seven years OF
age also DR.. W. NJ. Hudson, auditor of the
stockholders OF the Consolidated Railroad
which now includes the New Haven q
Northampton. Mr.. Hudson died at his
home In Hartford and was sixty-eight years
of age.
An expert on railroad matters recently
arranged TO make a trip by daylight from
Indianapolis to New York over the Penn
sylvania, taking the S:25 a. m train from
indianapolis, spending a night at Pittsbure
and taking the day train east from there
and he arranged to be most of the distance
on the rear of the sleeping car, which af-
1orded an excellent opportunity to note
the improvements in progress on the line
Work is being pushed on the second track
| between indianapolis and Pittsburg, and
all along the line the entire distance armies
or men working with picks, shovels ana
drills, scores of steam shovels and hun
dreds OF dump cars are seen moving earth
and rock. The improvements now in prog
ress will cost millions of dollars