The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
What the Flood Is Doing to
Kansas City Railroads.
Only Four Lines Still Attempt
Regular Service.
BRIDGE MAY GO OUT.
Missouri Pacific Bridge at X. C.
Is in Danger.
Wabash Runs Trains Through
Deep Water.

Kansas City, Mo, June LIN the
matter of handling passenger ana
freight traffic the railroads entering
Kansas City have never had to con-
tend against such difficulties as have
resulted from the flood conditions.
There are only four railroads entering
the union depot that are making any
pretense of running their trains on
schedule. These lines are the Chicago
& Alton, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
the Wabash and the St. Louis & San
Francisco. The Missouri Pacific is run
ming fairly close to its schedules ex-
cept on the Kansas &. Colorado line and
its north line. The lines west Of the
Missouri river are the railroads that
are suffering most.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad was one of the first to be Wis
tied with disaster from floods. When
the Kaw river started on its rampage
it repeated the performance of a year
ago and damaged the santa Fe tracks
at Lake View, fishing resort between
Lawrence and Topeka, TO such an ex-
tent that traffic on the main line of the
Santa Fe between Kansas City and To-
peka was abandoned The trains ran
over the EmpOria cutoff for a day OF
two with side trips to Lawrence and
Topeka, the first named by way OF OF
tawa, and Topeka was reached by
cireuitous run by way of Quenemo on
the cutoff and Usage City on the main
line But when the current of the kaW
reached Holiday it spread out over the
tracks and put an end to the outlet
from Kansas City by way of the En-
poria cutoff. But the Santa F'e OIL
Gals are versatile and a route was ar
ranged by which the Santa Fe trains
reach the Emporia cutoff by run
over the St. Louis & san Francisco
tracks to Olathe, where the transfer IS
made to the Santa Fe tracks The san
ia Fe has also suffered severely from
floods at Emporia, Florence ana other
points west of Topeka
At the same time that the Kaw river
was ravagfng the Santa Fe tracks near
Lawrence the stream reached out on
IFS other bank and promptly and efIec-
faalIv nut the Union Pacific tracks out
of commission. This was a double as
aster in that it not only affected the
Union Pacific railroad, but 1t also put
the Chicago. Rock Island & racine
railroad where it could operate 40
trains The Rock Island uses the Union
Pacific tracks between Kansas City anu
Topeka. But then the Union Paclnc
had other troubles. The track was
practically useless all the way between
Kansas City and Manhattan, has.,
within "A hours after the Kaw river had
started on its prematurely perennial
rampage. The Rock Island is operating
its trains between Chicago and Kansas
Csty. but for the last three days the
treins west of the river have all been
practically abandoned.
The Rock Island road IS feeding It's
passengers at Topeka and other points.
They have trains at Topeka, McFar-
land and Beileville.
The Union Pacific bridge across the
KaW river at Kansas City is still sew
eraI feet above the water. and is not
regarded as in danger of going out.
BURLINGTON WASHED OUT
The Burlington system was doing
fairly well until the washout at Muir
rays yesterday put the Council Bluffs
line to the bad. With the exception of
its Omaha and Denver trains there was
but little deviation from the time card.
But disaster at Murrays compelled the
routing Of the St Joseph trains by way
of Cameron, tendious detCur but
good one unless there is damage to the
Hannibal & St. Joseph tracks when the
inevitable occurs to the Council Bluffs
tracks. With the embankment that
holds the Council Bluffs tracks swept
away the river current win then have
full play against the Hannibal tracks,
it may be with disastrous results.
The Missouri Pacific has been operat-
ing its trains well on the Kansas City
st. Louis line, but nearly all OF the
trains on the Colorado line and the
north and south lines have been run
ming with but slight regard for the time
card
Because the Kansas river IS 1mpaSsa-
BILE at the crossing OF the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, all northbound trains on
that road began leaving Kansas City
last night on the Chicago Great West
ern road.
They viii be run over this road to Leav-
enworth Kan, until the flood subsidies.
As result Of the change the nOrthbOund
trains will stop IN Kansas City at the
Grand Central depot and at Second end
Wvandotte streets instead Of the Union
depot. All passenger. baggage and the
United States mail arriving at the Union
depot wifi be transferred to the Grand
Central depot by the railroad company.
MISSOURI PACIFIC BRIDGE MAY GO.
The Kaw river is rising fast and IS
already up to the stringers on the Mis-
souri, Pacific bridge. The waters are pour
ing through the understructure of the
bridge making a deafening roar as they
strike the -~--4 Of the bridge. The COM