The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
ST. PAUL CHICAGO
LINES TO HAVE
40 TRAINS
Passenger Service Between
Twin Cities and Lake
Michigan Metropolis May
Be Augmented by Burling-
ton Adding One More Train
to Its Schedule.

1t is possible that before the present
year is over there will be forty passen-
ger trains running daily back and forth
between ST. Paul and Chicago. There
are already thirty eight trains between
this city and Chicago, besides several
regular exclusive mail and express
trains.
1t Is supposed that the Burlington
will add another train within year
to it's st. Paul Chicago service. The
Burlington has already two daily trains
leaving each city, and it is thought
that on account of the heavy passen-
ger traffic between the Twin Cities and
Chicago and intermediate points, one
more train will be added. No an
nouncenient has been made, nor have
there been any arrangements made,
but there is a rumor to the effect that
some time within the present year an
| other train will be added.
With forty daily trains, twenty from
each city, daily connecting the Lake
Michigan metropolis and the gateway
of the Northwest, the large volume Of
passenger travel that flows between the
two points will be well accommodated.
Passenger Service Excellent.
"The general public does not, 1t
seems TO me, appreciate the extent and
excellence of the passenger service be-
tween the Twin Cities and Chicago"
said a passenger official of one of the
St. Paul-Chicago lines yesterday. TN
fact, I never stopped to think myself
that there were already as many as
thIrty-efght daily trains between this
city and Chicago. Nineteen leave
each city each day and there are also
exclusive mail trains that carry no pas
sengers.
But though there are so many trains
| they are all run at. a profit, at least
on our line, am sure, and l am certain
| that each line is well satisfied with
| its passenger business.
we do not, of course, depend en-
| tirely upon through traffic, even on the
| limited trains, but the through traffic is
very large. Probably more people
| travel between ST. Paul and Minnea-
| polls and Chicago than between any
| other two points Of equal distance,
| with the exception of Chicago and New
| York, than any two points in the Unit
| ed States. And it may be said that the
service offered by the ST. ul-Chica-
| go lines is a better one in many re-
| spects than any other passenger serv-
| ice between points the same distance
apart than any other in the world.
Millions Are Spent.
'The amount of money spent by the
| st. Paul Chicago lines on their pas
senger service, If placed in an aggre-
| gate sum, would amount to millions
| of dollars Were the cost of the
equipment of the trains, the cost of
| keeping them in condition for service,
| and the cost of operation to be totaled
| the amount would be enormous.
But the travel between the Twin
| Cities and Chicago is so great that 1t
| affords ample remuneration for the
| outlay. There are no available statis-
| tics showing the extent of the passen-
| ger travel between the Twin Cities and
| Chicago, but if there were, they would
| am sure, show that many millions an
| nually ride on the trains between here
| and Chicago"
OF the eight st. Paul Chicago lines
the trains they operate in each direc-
| tion are a follows.