The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
RESUME TRAFFIC.
Topeka Train Service Has Been
Greatly Improved.
Santa Fe Kansas Lines Open
Except to LeavenWOrth.
q. P. MAIN LINE OUT
Track Between st. George and
Manhattan Gone.
Rock Islands Salina Line Will
Open Next Week.

The train service of the three prin-
cipal railroads running in and out of
Topeka is rapidly improving. The Santa
F'e has opened all of its lines with the
exception of the Leavenworth line and
the main line between Kansas City ana
Lexington Junction. The Rock Island
can run trains now on all of its lines
with the one exception of that between
Enterprise and Salina.
The Union Pacific has at last opened
the Kansas City line. The Union Pa
cifc's line between Topeka and Kansas
City was opened Friday afternoon, ana
the first train was run over that line
Saturday morning. The train was an
extra passenger, and was started from
St. George, about six miles west or
Wamego, at an early hour and passed
through Topeka at IL o'clock Saturday.
Only short trains will be run over this
line for the present, however, as 1t IS
impossible to use the main line west OF
St. George. There is a break in the line
between St. George and Manhattan, ana
another at Eureka Lake, which pre-
vents trains being run between Man
haitian and Junction City It was stated
this morning that it would be several
days before all these breaks are re-
paired. Meanwhile train service be-
tween the two points already mentioned
The opening of the Union Pacific's
main line to Kansas City is of great i'm,
portance to the Rock Island. During
the blockade that road has been using
the Santa Fe's tracks into Kansas
City, but it is stated that they will be
taken off of the Santa FTe Immediately
and run over the Union Pacific tracks
between mere and Kansas City as was
done before. Union Pacific through
trains are still going into Kansas City
over the Santa FEES Emporia cut-ofr,
and this system of det0uring trains will
probably be continued by the Union
Pacific until the breaks ia the line west
of St George are repaired.
Rock Island officials said this morning
that their Salina line would not be
opened for traffic before the middle Of
next week, although men are now hard
at work repairing the breaks and the
work is being rushed. The trouble lies
between Enterprise and Salina. Trains
are now running over that line as far
as Enterprise. As soon as the breaks
are repaired all the Rock Islands lines
VIII be open and the regular train serv~
ice will ba resumed
The approach to the Santa E'e bridge
at Wilder will be repaired soon, ana
then ira ms will be started over the
LeaVenworth line from Holiday to
Leavenworth. The approach to the
bridge at Wilder was washed out dur
ing the food and there has been no
Santa Fe trains over that line since
then. The officials, however. have not
been giving the Wilder washout as
much attention as they have those on
the main line and the break is still un-
repaired A gang of men is now work
ing at that point. however. and it is
thought that it will be but a matter OF
a few days before this line is opened
and the break in the Kansas City.
Lexington line will be all that the off,
Gals will have to contend with It is
stated that the line east of Kansas CftW
VIII be opened by next Tuesday