Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
DOUBLE TRACK TO VALLEY
Union Pacific will Make Improvement in
the Near Future.
ENGINE OFF TRACK At UNION STATION
OmciaIs of New York, New Haven and
Hartford visit Omaha TO Investi-
gate Railroad situation
at This Point.

IT was stated at Union Pacific headquar-
ters Friday morning that the double track
ing Of the Union Pacific system between
Council Bluffs and Valley was to be com
pleted In the near future. This portion Of
the main line Is now double-tracked as far
ss Gilmore, thirteen miles from Council
Blufs. From Valley TO Council Bluffs is
thirty eight miles, and this will be the long
est continuous stretch OF double track on
the Union Pacific line.
This move means that the concentration
Of tranlc on this part OF the line has be.
come 80 pronounced as 10 demand a double
track. Those thirty eight miles constitute
the peripheral center OF the main line, as
practically all trains that move anywhere
save short locals from intermediate termi-
mails run over this piece OF track. That
short piece OF track, therefore, receives
during the day the trahic and train accre-
tons Of every portion Of the system.
This centralizlng OF all this business in
both freight and passenger sides on the
main line from Valley in makes the line
nguratively solid with trains during the
buster hours OF the day. 1t also compels
many arrangements OF schedule and run
ming time which are inconvenient, but nee
essary because Of the limited track facili-
ties. Thirty-two regular trains run across
that stretch Of track every day, and then
there IL the usual quota OF specials, es-
pecially in freight trafic, which is always
moving.
Engine Jumps the Track.
Arpeculiar accident happened to Illinois
Central engine No. 2s2 at the Union sta
ton yards Thursday night, delaying in
departure for forty.nve minutes the Illinois
Central Cannon Ball, No. 2, which is
scheduled to leave for Chicago at 1850 p.
NJ. Engine No. 232 was Just backing the
train into the station when at a point just
west of the east switch tower the tender
Of the engine climbed a rail with seemingly
no cause at all, and the next minute the
tender and engine were both of the track.
That particular point in the track is passed
over hundreds Of times a day and has
never caused any trouble before. None
of the cars was disturbed and q switch en-
CINE was quickly on hand from Council
Bluffs to pull them away from the derailed
engine. The pony pulled the train out
across the river. when It was finally learned
that No. 232 could not be put back on
and used that night. Meanwhile another
OF the hugo locomotives was being fred
at the Bluffs, SO when the train arrived 1t
was all ready to take hold and pull out
Tor the east. A crew of men with 4 wrecker
continued to work with the derailed engine,
but the wrecker broke down and 1t was
near midnight when the 10 tons OF steel
and iron were finally replaced and run back
to the engine house in Council BLUFFS.
Eastern Railroad Men Here.
Three prominent trafnc Representatives
Of a rich and powerful eastern railroad were
In Omaha Friday looking after the estah-
lishment OF some business relations with
the many railroads CHARTERED at this center. |
They were Percy r. Todd OF New Haven,
Conn.,, second vice president of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford railroad;
George L. Common Of New Haven, passenger
lrafhc manager Of the same line, and G. e.
Hustis. its representative at Chicago as
general western agent. The New York,
New Haven & Hartford road .interlaces New
York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, with
more than 1000 miles OF track and has In
operation 1000 locomotives and 16, 900 cars.
It 10 one of the CONDENSED, roads OF the
EAST coast which are such money makers.
Mr.. Todd and Mr.. Conner had never visited
Omaha before this time. They were greatly
pleased with the railroad aspect here and
returned eastward Friday night convinced
That there was an enormous trafac business
fadiating from here. They vent to Chicago
on the Chicago q Northwestern Overland
Flyer.
Railway Notes and PersOnals.
II. N. Butterheid. travelling agent OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna q Western railroad
at Chicago, Is In Omaha.
J. G.. Thomson travelling passenger agent
of the Minneapolis, St. Paul g.. Sault Ste.
Marie railway at Chicago. is In Omaha.
H. =: Pierce, general freight agent of
Omaha railroad at ST. Paul. is in Omaha.
= H. NJ. Lewis, general travelling agent of
the Minneapolis, 81. Paul and Sault Ste,
Marie railway at Minneapolis, is In Omaha.
I. J Burgee, general western agent of
the Cleveland. Chicago, Cincinnati q st.
Louis railroad at Kansas City. is in
Omaha. aa.t
A party of Burlington civil engineers
with a force OF workmen from the en-
cheering department of the Great North
ali d ssH TSyrr Sss and an f Friday 'iS pSsssiR.t Ia;
for the location Of a route for a proposed
extension of the double track from Red
with the announced Intention of his raiIs
road 20 run It's double track out to a point
very near the Missouri river during 1OO2. II
IL thought that work win commence from
Red Oak west soon.
Walter s. Anderson has been appointed
chief clerk in the ONCE of General Super
~lntendent r. r. Calvin OF the Oregon Short
Line railroad at Salt Lake City, succeeding
A. f. Brewer, promoted to be car ac-
%countant there. Mr.. Anderson Is a son OF
Richmond Anderson OF Omaha, auditor OF
disbursements OF the Union Pacific Rail-
road company, and was educated in Omaha
schools. He was employed as stenographer
In the office OF r. L. Lomax OF the Union
Pactnc during 1891 and 1892 and since then
has been private secretary for w. II. BAN
croft. vice president and genera manager
OF the Oregon Short Line al Salt Lake CITY.
Fred Knickerbocker succeeds MI. Ander-
son as private secretary TO Mr.. Bancroft.
Mortality Statistics.
The following births had been reported
TO the Board OF Health at noon Friday
for the twenty-four hours preceding: