Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-10
BURLINGTON WILL Be FASTER
Arrangements Being Made to Meet New
Time Of Overland Route.
DETAILS OF THE PLAN NOT READY YET
First Trains of New Fast Northwest
ern-Union Pacific Service Pass
Through Omaha Early
Monday Morning.

The Burlington road will shortly inaugur-
ate faster service between Chicago and
Denver to meet the new record service of the
Chicago & Northwestern and Union Pacific
railways. begun Sunday. Since It was first
learned that the Overland route would put
on these trains the railroad world in the
middle west has been eagerly watching to
see what move this would call forth from
the other four trunk lines to Omaha, and
especially from the Burlington and Rock
Island as extending all the way from Chi
cago to Denver. These interested ones may
now rest in assurance that the Burlington
will come to the front with the expected
counter, and very soon. Oficials debating the
policy Of the system have decided that the
time shall be met, IL not beaten, and It now
remains only for the general passenger
agents to confer with operating officials re-
garding the details Of the faster service.
This meeting has not yet occurred, but
will be held June 16. 1t is planned at pres
emit to put on the new service about June
p. Since the officials in immediate charge
OF time cards and operation have not yet
met, what this service will be cannot be
said, whether new trains entire or a change
of the schedule on old ones. 1t is thought,
however, that any lightning train via the
Burlington will not come through Omaha,
as some little time can be saved by running
from Pacific Junction to Plattsmouth, and
thence by the old main line to Ashland.
In that event stub trains would be run
down from Omaha to connect with the flyer
both ways. 1t is also admitted that II the
Burlington wished to add fuel 70 the speed
war 1t could probably mak the journey
in twenty-four hours fiat, thus cutting un,
40, a.. Nyarthvr,gNorn Trn{on DoniAo Ntno~
two hours or more. That the Burlington
time already set by its rivals 1t not as
sured.
Northwestern Flyers Pass.
The first trains Of the new fast North
western-Union Pacific service passed
through Omaha yesterday. No. II left Chi
cago at $3.50 Sunday night. and reached here
on time at Z o'clock Monday morning. l.
carried into Omaha an Omaha sleeper, a
Denver sleeper and a Colorado Springs
sleeper, together with a buffet car and bag
gage equipment. The train was filled. Here
the Omaha sleeper was dropped, and the
Union Pacific put on the train a dining car
and two chair cars for the daylight run
to Denver,
No. IL was filled to overlooking when It
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Denver at / p. m. Sunday, a popular time
OF day, and all reservations were taken
three days ahead. The equipment is similar
to that of No. II. There is a sleeper from
Colorado Springs, one from Denver, both
for Chicago, and one for Omaha from Den
yer. Then there is a buffet car. The Omaha
sleeper is dropped here, and the North
western puts on two chair cars for the day
light run into Chicago. The train leaves
here at $40 a. m. and reaches Chicago at
4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Transfer of Railroads.
1t was learned yesterday that July 1 has
been set as the date on which the actual
management and control OF the st. Joseph
& Grand Island railroad by the Union Pacific
railway and of the Kansas City & Omaha
and the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City
roads by the Burlington will begin. The
assumption Of these respective properties
by the two big lines has been for some
weeks an admitted fact, but not till now
have the final arrangements for taking them
over in all details been completed.