The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
LINE is OPEN.
Santa Fe Now Has Direct Chi
cagO Connection.
The Road Is Used by Way of
AtehisOn.
ROCK ISLAND THROUGH
Their Trains Now Enter from
the East.
Built a Bridge Over New River
Channel.
ROCK ISLAND THROUGH

The Santa Fe line to ST. Joseph has
been opened up at last and that road
can now run trains through to Chicago
over its own track. Ever since the wa
ter fell sufficiently to expose the track
to view gangs of section hands have
been hard at work repairing the many
breaks between Meriden and the north
end of the bridge Last night the men
completed the last part Of their work.
the repairing of the north approach to
the bridge which was washed out dur
ing the time when the water was at its
highest.
Just as soon as the last finishing
touches were put on and the workmen
had announced that the line was ready
those trains which have been tied up
here began TO move towards the north
and are now well on their way TO Chi
cago- The trains were composed of cars
from trains No. 2 and on Saturday
and Nos. md Is on Sunday.
All of these passengers were fed at
the expense Of the Santa Fe during the
time that they We're tied up at this
point. The new Harvey addition TO the
south end of the depot has at last beer
finished after many months of hard
work and was opened up to the public
Sunday morning. The marooned pas
sengers were the first ones to be served
Although the Santa Fe was standing
the expense the feeding of the passen-
gers was done in no slip-shod manner
4 Although it was not necessary it was
done stylishly and a la mode. The
new dining room with its fancy trap
pings is undoubtedly superior to any
in this part of the country. Santa Fe
passengers who are obliged to take one
| of their meals at Topeka Will no longer
have to roost upon stool and gran at
| their food.
The dining room and lunch counter
/ combined was plenty large enough 10
/ accommodate those who were served
/ there yesterday. although the six cars
| which We're sidetracked in front of TIE
DEPOT were all filed with hungry pas
sengers. About fifty people can ne sc-
| commodated at one time in the dining
room and about forty at the luaea
counter. making ninety the capacity Of
the new eating house.
1t is stated that all chicago Trans
! viii now go through by way of Topeka.
as they did in the days before the flood.
1t is not thought however, that the
/ main line to Kansas City viii be opened
up for several weeks.
The Rock Island reports the condi
tiOns on their lines out of here east
| to be good. Like the Santa Fe they
although they had to go to more
trouble to open uo this line than the
Santa Fe did. The new channel cut
4 through the Rock Island tracks ana
made another bridge necessary. This
/ bridge has been finished. however, and
two trains viii be run over the st. Jo-
seph line daily. one in each direction.
4 The Fort Worth line has also been
opened uo. and trains are now moving
4 The train for Fort Worth will leave
/ Topeka at about II o'clock today. and
the train from that point will arrive
here at about o'clock this evening.
! The breaks in the Rock Islands Colo
rado line have not yet been repaired
The Union Pacihc's line to Kansas
/ City has not yet been opened up. but
/ the officials of that road state that
they VIII be able to get western trains
both II and out of here TODAY
The Santa Fe has established the fol-
I lowing temporary service to and from
Topeka The circular was issued to the
newspapers from the general offices
this morning. It will be effective as
long as the road is obliged TO use the
cutoff and the St. Joseph line intsead
cutoff and the st. Joseph line instead
way of Topeka and Lawrence:
! Train will leave Topeka at II 80 a.
connecting at EmpOria with train from
Kansas City for points in Kansas, Colo
radO. Oklahoma and Texas. This train
will also connect at Emporia with No
i 5 which viii be run to Kansas City
over the cut off and viii bring passen-
gers to Topeka and intermediates who
/ reach Emporia on Nos > and s.
A train viii leave Topeka at 12:05 a.
m. connecting at Emporia with through
train from Kansas City for western
/ Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas This
train will also connect at Enpoira with
I No. Is for Kansas City. Returning this
train will bring passengers to Topeka
and intermediates who reach Emporia
on Nos and Is, and who leave kan
sas City on No Il.
Train will leave Topeka at a. m.
connecting at Emporia with No. 1l2 for
! Kansas City, which will be held for the
connection Returning train viii leave
Emporia after arrival of No. Ill from
Kansas City. which is due at Emporia
at $50 D.
In addition to the above the through
Chicago-California trains VIII be run
via St Joseph and Atchison. Trains
Nos / and Westbound Will reach To-
pela in the afternoon. No. 2 eastbOund
( Is due to leave Topeka at 2.50 p. m. and
is due at Chicago at 1850 a. m No
4 is due to leave Topeka at 4:50 a. m and
to reach Chicago at S:47 p M Owing,
4 however. to the increased distance be-
tween Topeka and Chicago via st. Joe,
( trains will probably not reach Chicago
on schedule time Nos. I ind viii af-
ford passengers an opportunity to reach
I Kansas California New Mexico, Arf-
points and Nos. and s viii affaord SER
! vice to Atchison, St. Joe and all points
on the Santa Fe main line east OF Lex
ington junction. including Chicago and
all eastern points
The Santa Fe is thus open for bust
ness from Chicago to California Ari-
zona, New Mexico. Colorado, Oklahoma,
Texas and I<anass for the entire dis
/ tance over its own rails.