Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
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RAILROAD NOTES

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ton.
Fireman Burnstone has resigned
with the Santa Re and will leave for
the east.
Rudolph Quinazer, recently of the
local shops, Is marked up as extra on
the hreman's boara.
c. G. MINUS, round house and shop
watchman, Is enjoying a visit from
his daughter, Mrs -. W. Noble. and
granddaughter, Miss Nellie, of Tenn
pie, Texas.
Engineer and Mrs. j. NJ Reed, pop.
ular railroad people of Las Vegas,
W.,o were here during the past week,
Meadow city.
Conductor and Mrs. j. h. Wiser
passed through the city last Sunday
night for the City of Mexico, where
Mr.. Wiser takes position on the
Mexican Central.
The glass on the east side of the
main shop building. broken by the
heat of the recent fire, was replaced
yesterday Nearly sixty panes were
required TO do the job
Allie Bundburg, foreman of the re-
pair shops, has returned to work after
having been laid up week with an
injured toe. The injured member is
only slightly disflgured
The electrical engine and steel
lathe from the shops displayed at the
fair grounds during the fair was re.
turned yesterday and are again in
their customary position.
superintendent r. J. Shepard of the
Santa Fe coast lines, who has been
east several weeks, passed through
the city last evening en- route to his
headquarters at LOS Angeles.
J. J. Taylor, tor several years ma
chinist at the local shops. has resign.
ed and VIII leave for California. Mr..
laylor seeks lower altitude where
he expects to find better health.
The California limited train of the
Santa Re system will go into service
on November 30 The officials are al
so discussing the matter OF putting on
another train to RON from Kansas City
to the west
The heating plant that keeps the
boys warm at the shops is being en-
largei materially The former .nch
and n half pipes are being replaced
by three mch pipes ana placed con
veniently along the passage ways.
A. ". Reeves, travelling freight
agent for the Southern Pacific, has re
turned to his headquarters at FL Paso.
after a short visit in the city He
enjoyed the fair and had big lot of
literature regarding the Sunset route
distributed while mere.
Jose Gonzales. car whacker, who
was accidentally struck on the head
Saturday by an eight-pound sledge
hammer, which flew on the handle,
and who was unconscious some time
afterwards, is reported in an improv-
ed condition and that his chances for
recovery are very good
Paul Morton of the Atchison, Tope-
ka & Santa Fe railroad. knows moth
ing of q plan for the lease of the San
ia Fe to the Union Pacific railroad ON
a four per cent basis, as rumored in
Wall street He says that such a
lease is hardly feasible. as the Union
Pacific and Santa Fe are competing
systems.
The local railway machine shops
and round mouse are having a heating
apparatus installed, which will pro-
vide warmth tor the employees during
,-.e winter, Heretofore the shops
have had no heat, ana the improve
ment will be greatly appreciated oy
the shop men. The radiators are be-
ing put in place and the work will be
finished next week
The Santa Fe will operate a weekly
Pullman tourist sleeper line this fail
between Galveston and Los Angeles
by way of Newton and Albuquerque.
II is for the especial benefit of pas.
sengers who wish to take advantage
of the low colonist rate from Texas
to California. A similar weekly car is
also regularly run over Santa Fe llnes
between Chicago and Galveston by
way of Kansas City.
The state Journal says: report
has reached Topeka to the effect that
Edward forsythe, who left Topeka
a short time ago to go to Albuquerque
to work as a clerk In the Office of the
Santa Fe storekeeper there, has re.
signed his position at that place and
will shortly leave for Needles, Cal,
where he has secured the position OF
chief clerk in the storehouse office.
Wrecked on Grade and Eight Men
killed.-A log train OF the Alamogor-
do and Sacramento Mountain railway
got beyond control on a steep grade
MONDAY afternoon. and plunged over
q decllvity, totally wrecking the loco
motive and cars and killing eight la
borers. This is the first accident that
ever occurred on the Cloud climbing
route. The railway is one OF the most
peculiar in the country, being 5000
feet up and constructed with switch
backs. The scene OF the accident is
100 miles north nf El paso