Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-08
NEW TINE TO NORTHWEST
Hill Lines Make Extended Changes in the
Passenger Schedule.
SEVERAL BURLINGTON TRAINS AFFECTED
No. IL VIII Run Through Omaha In
stead Of PIsttsmouth and No. 2
VIII Take Eastbound
Passengers.

On May 4 extensive passenger schedule
changes, affecting Omaha and the middle
west generally, will be made on the Bur-
lington and Northern Pacific railways.
General Passenger Agent John Francis OF
the 3. G. NJ. yesterday announced the prin-
cipal alterations. The new time card has
not yet been adopted, put on next Friday
or Saturday a meeting of the officials of the
passenger and operating departments OF the
different lines concerned will be held either
here or in Chicago for the final considera-
tion and adoption of the changes.
An increased convenience for passengers
at two terminals on the Northern Pacific
and one important connection on the Bur-
lington is mainly responsible for the re-
modelling Of the time card. and the easier
handling Of the westbound business out OF
st. Paul by the Northern Pacific also figures
largely, that road being given under the
new figures more time to get away and to
Billings.
Time TO West shortened.
The chief import Of the changes as far
as Omaha is concerned is probably the
facts that another through C~hicago-Denver
train will pass through Omaha and that
time TO Portland and Seattle will be
shortened two hours. The next biggest fac
tor at this end will be that the through
Burlington train for the northwest will
be changed to leave Kansas City more
than two hours later, thus waiting for all
the late afternoon trains into that point.
which 1t misses under the present schedule.
I'VE have not adopted this matter yet. -
said Mr.. Francis, but I feel safe in stating
Just about what the changes will be. In
the first place the Northern Pacific had
asked for two hours later leaving time at
Billings, Mont. where we Join them. That
time has been 1856 a. m. II will be changed
to AIS a. m. That gives us two hours
and twenty minutes more at this end, so we
will take UP the slack. as follows.
No. Al, our through train. will be changed
to leave Kansas City at $50 D. m. instead
? OF 4:10 p. m, as now. That lets us in on all
those late afternoon connections there.
From 11:1O, the present leaving time at
Lincoln, the hour will be advanced to 1870
q. m. We will then arrive at Billings at
S:45 a. m. the next day instead of 1:45 a.
m, and will leave at Ais a. m. instead OF
1:55 a. m. The time of arrival at Port
land will not be changed.
One More Train for Omaha.
This will give Omaha one more through
Burlington train from Chicago to Lin
coin and Denver. No. 10, which has been
leaving Chicago at 9:05 a. m. and reachins
Lincoln at 1880 p. m, to make this con-
nection with the Portland train, has gone by
way Of Plattsmouth heretofore, a stub
being run down from Omaha as No. 13
leaving here at 0 o'clock and joining the
main train at Ashland.
"This stub will now be discontinued, as
the main train will come through here
The leaving time here will no longer be
p. M, but about II p. M. reaching Lin
coin between II: 80 and 1 a. m, connecting
with No. Al as before. That will take No
10 out OF Chicago an hour and a half Of
two hours later in the morning.
E~astbOund Changes.
"The changes in. time Of the eastbount
train, No. AZ, will be far more extensive
This now leaves Portland at 1880 p. n.
which will be changed to 7:3O a. M, a jumJ
OF eight hours. So, instead of leaving Seat.
tie at 7:45 a. M, it will be changed t.
leave at 1880 p. m. 1t now arrives at Bill,
lings at 1880 p. m. a day later. and leaves
at 1850. This will become $3.50 a. M. 70
arrival and z a. m. for departure. That will
bring the train into Lincoln at 1:10 p. m.
instead OF 4:45 a. M, as now.
This means a new connection at Lincoln
Passengers from the northwest who hav,
been catching No. s, the Colorado special
for Chicago, leaving Lincoln at $50 a. m.
will now catch No. 2, another Denver train
leaving at 1;4O p. m. This will get then
into Chicago at 1870 in the morning. instea,
of at $50 at night. Minor changes in loca
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