The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-24
New Time Card Takes Effect a.
Midnight.
Important Changes in Time of
Through Freights.
NO. 81 DISCONTINUED.
New Train Will Be Made Up at
Newton.
Summary of Both Freight and
Passenger Changes.

At one minute past midnight tonight
a new time card goes into effect on the
Santa Fe and Rock Island railways. the
principal change being in the six hours
additional time given to the through
freight trains between Kansas City and
Chicago. and Chicago and Kansas City.
Some slight changes are also made in
the passenger schedule, but these were
mostly incidental to the freight changes
The movement to lengthen the time
of the through freights is a concerted
one by the management Of all western
railways. It is believed that the pla1,
will effect a great saving in operating
expenses. and in some measure offset
the increased price of railway supplies
and labor. BY reducing the speed OF
the freights by 20 per cent longer trains
can be hauled. and not so many of them
viii be required to take care of the
business. The cost Of transportation
per ton per mile will thus be reduced.
There will be a small saving in wages
because of the reduction in the number
of trains. but this is not one of the
chief objects aimed at by the railway
mana ements.
In carrying out this plan of concen-
trating the freight traffic in longer
/
nounces that through freights Nos. 81
and AZ viii be discontinued, and the
freight which has been hauled on these
trains VIII be taken care of west-bound
on No. SO and east-bound on No. 49, In
case the business is too heavy for Nc.
IS or No. 49, extra sections of those
trains viii be run.
At Newton. Kas., however. a new
train VII be made UP, to be called No.
81, which will take west-bound freight
| through to Denver. It will be called
the Colorado fast freight.
The changes in the two through
! freights, No. SO and 81, are the principal
ones made in the new card
Concerning the change in running
time, it may be stated briefly that while
under the old card, through freight No.
I SO made the distance from Chicago to
/ Kansas City in Is hours and 5 minutes,
under the new card. the same train IS
allowed 81 hours and 80 minutes for the
run, a difference of hours and 25 min
utes.
No 80 is now the only transcontinen-
/ tai freight which the Santa Fe has, and
1t is also the only freight running
I straight through from Chicago to Color
ado Formerly, No. 81 ran through di
rect from Chicago to Denver. Now IT
runs only from Newton to Denver.
The Topeka connection of NO-33, which
/ has heretofore made the run from Kan
sas City to Topeka in 8 hours and so
minutes will under the new card make
it in hours and 25 minutes. Instead of
leaving Kansas City at 10:40 p. m. and
arriving in Topeka at 2:30 a m, it viii
leave Kansas City at 80 a. m and ar
rive in Topeka at 8:15 a m.
CHANGES IN PASSENGER SCHE-
DJLE-
Apparently the Santa Fe officials have
found that the California Limited needs
more time in Kansas City, and it has
been given Is minutes additional stop
there. It will leave Chicago and arrive
at Kansas City at the same time os at
present. Its arriving time in Kansas
City is 8:35. It has formerly left Kan
sas City at 8:45. In the future it will
leave Kansas City at 9 a. M on the now
card, and be due to leave other stations
as follows: Topeka, 10.40 a m; En-
poria. 12:20 p. m; Newton, 2:10 p. m !;
Hutchinson, 2;55 p. M; Dodge City sos
p. m; Syracuse, 7:45 P. m. and arrive
La Junta 1925 .. m beyond which 1t
viii run as at present
Nos. IS and IA between Chicago and
Joliet will be discontinued
No. los will leave ST. Joseph daily at
7:50 a. M: Atchison. $40 a. m, and
arrive Topeka 1890 a. m.
No. III will leave Kansas City at 4:15
p. m. daily except sunday instead OF az
: APO o. m, and will arrive Holiday 4:45
p. m; Olathe, SIP p m; Ottawa, 6: 80
p. M; Quenemo, 1926 ?. m and Emporla.
$50 .. m.
No 113 will leave Kansas City at $40
a. m. daily; Topeka. HOS a. m. EN-
poria. 1:15 p. m Florence. APO p. m.
! Augusta. 5:4S p. M, and arrive Arkansas
2 City 7:20 p
No. rs viii change at intermediate
) points south of Newton The time OF
some points affected is given, viz.
Leave South Winfield 1910 a. m. Ar
kansas City 1880 a. m, Ponca City II 4!
a. m. Perry 1888 .. m, Guthrie 2:2t
D M. Oklahoma City $50 p. m, and
I arrive Purcell 4:45 p. m.
No. 116 will leave Purcell 700 a. m
daily, Oklahoma City $40 a m, Guthriz
I q no
! 11:45 a. m. arrive Arkansas City 1873
+ ! %. M, South Winfield 1:20 p. m, Wichita
. 2.47 p. M, and Newton 3.45 p. m.
No. 142 win leave L4eavenworth daily
: at 7:40 a. m. and arrive Holiday S:5(
o a. m. connecting with Nos. 113 and pol
No. 145 viii leave Holiday daily ex-
y cept Sunday at 4:45 a m. arrive Leav-
enwOrth $40 a m Hawthorne S3 a
m. and Atchison 9:35 a. m.
= No. 153 VIII leave Burlingame daily
! except Sunday at 1901 p m and arrive
Alma 1.45 p. m
No sos will leave Superior daily ex
= cent Sunday at 500 a. M CourtlanC
- S.46 a. m. COncordia 9:35 a. m, Man
/, chester HOO a. m, Abilene 1850 a. m.
. Enterprise 1l.42 a. m, Hope 1914 p. m
: and arrive Strong City IS o. m.
, No 3O7 viii leave Strong City 5:55 a
: m daily except Sunday; arrive Hops
. 1922 g. m; Enterprise 1855 a. m; Abb
: lene S-15 a. m. Manchester s:44 a. m.
: Concordia 1922 a. m; CORTLAND ITO
, a. m, and Superior HAS a. m
No BIT win leave Abilene daily excep
/ Sunday at $40 a. m. and arrive Solomon
l. S:40 a m, and Salina 9.15 a m
= No. 507 will leave Newton daily at 7.2
:. a. m; Halstead TAB a. m: Burton so
y a. M, and arrive Hutchinson $50 a. m
No. 81 will leave Mulvane 8:35 a. m
e daily except Sunday; Clearwater 9:12 a
m: Rago 1870 a m. Sawyer 1910 e
m: Ashland 3:42 p. m, and arrive En-
glewood AIS p. m.
No. SIS will leave Englewood $40 a
It b. daily except Sunday; Sawyer. $50 a
g m. Rago 11:12 a. m. and arrive Null
It vane 100 o. m
e No. 527 viii leave Wellington dali,
= 1910 a. m; Harper 1920 p. m; Attic
l. 1.15 D. m; Kiowa Z.20 p. m. and arriv
s Woodward 500 D. m
d No 543 viii leave Attica 1:20 p n
y daily except Sunday. and arrive Ndedi
a cine Lodge 40 p. m.