The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-20
NEW ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
1t viii Leave Topeka West
bound at 1880 p. nj.

The Rock Island railroad has an
nounced the schedule for the passenger
service on the new Ell Paso Rock Island
line that is to begin Sunday, March 2.
The Ell Paso trains will be made up at
Kansas City, and in accordance with
the present proposed schedule, the west
bound trains will leave Kansas City at
$50 each evening. The train will pass
through Topeka at 1920; leave Dodge
City at about $50 the next morning and
will arrive at Ell Paso at 7:30 the fol-
lowing morning, making it 50 hour
trip from Kansas City and a SO hour
trip from Topeka. 1t is probable that
the leaving time at Kansas City will
be changed soon to enable passengers
from st. Louis on the Wabash in the
afternoon to make connection with this
train. In event the time card is changed
the train viii leave Kansas City at $50
instead of $50 p. m. and will pass
through Topeka at 11:30.
The passenger equipment of this train
will be of the latest design and will
consist of two Pullman cars, a chair
car, a dining car and a smoking car.
The train will be vestibuled throughout,
and meals on the dining car will be
served la. carte.
A standard first class Pullman car
will be run between Chicago and Ell
Paso, and a Pullman tourist car will be
Il
cisco, via Ell Paso and Los Angeles. The
service will be daily in both directions,
and passengers en- route to or from San
Francisco will have opportunity to
spend several hours at Los Angeles in
viewing the city.
The weStbound train makes direct
connection at Ell Paso with the Sunset
Limited of the Southern Pacific. Leav-
ing there in the morning it reaches Los
Angeles the following morning at Il
o'clock.
Returning the schedule calls for the
train to leave Ell Paso at p. M, and
leaving Dodge City at about 6 p. m.
the following evening, and Hutchinson
IL p. M, arrives in Topeka at $50 the
following morning and Kansas City at
7:3c. The eastbound train also makes
connection at Ell PaSo with the east
bound Sunset Limited.
The new train will be known as No.
20 weStbound and No 80 eastbound. Be
ginning with the Inauguration of the
new Ell Paso train, trains No. % and "a
southwest of Harrington will be discon-
tinued.
Beginning with the Inauguration of
the new service the Rock Island has
taken independent action in making a
fare of $25 from Missouri river points to
California common points.
The Milwaukee, Rock Island, Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific originally
made the agreement to put into effect
the low rates to California, and the
other roads handling transcontinentaI
passenger business will undoubtedly
follow in announcing a $25 rate.
The plan of Offering the reduced rate
to California was introduced at a meet
ing of the Western Passenger associa-
ton by the Rock Island but was voted
down. The Rock Island then took in
dependent action in announcing the re-
duced rates. The rates as at present
announced are applicable every day
during the months of March and April
Homeseekers' excursion rates will be
on he Teio 70 II
Paso on the first and third Tuesdays in
each month. This action of the Rock
Island shows that it is out for Pacific
coast business. Since the construction
of the Ell Paso line, it has the short
line to Southern California and Mexico
points.