The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-14

press cars, making ten or more cars in all
in the train; and that the increase of
business along the line from Richmond
to Selma made it necessary to consume
more time at the various stops. TIE
speed of this train is reported by the At
lantic Coast Line Company to the Com
mission to be between Richmond aad
South Rocky Mount 1858 miles per hour.
Deducting arbitraries at Petersburg, En-
pora, Weldon and Rocky Mount pepper,
the speed is 1922 miles per hour. From
South Rocky Mount to Selma, without
deducting arbitraries, the speed Is 80. 20
miles per hour. Deducting the time lost
by meeting two superior passenger rains,
the speed is 34.16 miles per hour.
Admitting that the connection at Sci
ma with the Southern Railway local ras-
senger train No. 1876 was the PRINCIPAL
outlet from eastern Carolina for Raleigh
and other points on the Southern RAN
way, the Atlantic Coast Line by way Of
exception insists that order of this Gem
mission requiring the Atlantic Coast Line
Company 10 make this connection at Sci
ma is unreasonable because this com
pany is already affording ample and sutti-
Gent accommodation from the easJ to Sci
ma and points On the Southern Railway
by means OF the following trains,
81. Train from Rocky Mount to VIII
mington, leaving Rocky Mount at 30
a. m. and arriving at Goldsboro at 6;3o
a. m, and there connecting with 5Cuta-
ern Railways local passenger tram NO.
107 from Goldsboro to Greensboro, leaV-
ing Goldsboro at $50 a. m, arriving at
Selma at 7:40 a. ~, Raleigh at SAG a. ~.
and at Greensboro at 1853 a. III. Tbs
Atlantic Coast Line train furnishes very
good service to Rocky Mount, Wilson nd
all points between Rocky Mount and
Goldsboro by connecting with one OF the
two local passenger trains operated by
the Southern Railway between Go'dsoofo
and Greensboro, but it does not afford any
facilities for passengers from I<inston,
Greenville, Washington, Plymouth ana
Parmele, unless such passengers would
leave their homes On the early morning
Of the day before in order to reach Rocky
Mount; nor 20 passengers from Norfolk.
Hobgood, Tarboro, Spring Hope and
Nashville, unless they would leave their
homes the evening of the day before to
reach Rocky Mount. In other words this
train does not connect with any one IF
the branches of the Atlantic Coast Line
which center at Rocky Mount.
$50. The trains from Norfolk and Rich
mond make close connection at Coldsbcro
ana Selma with the night train on tae
Southern Railway for Raleigh and all
points West.
ut is true that the Atlantic Coast Line
operates train No. 103 from Norfolk 20
Goldsboro, leaving Norfolk at p. m,
H0bgood at p. ~; Tarboro 81 1927 p.
H., and arriving at South Rocky Mount
at 1853 p. ms; leaving South Rocky Mount
at 500 p. n, and arriving at GoldsboTo
at 9:25 D. ~. This train serves passen-
gers between Norfolk and Goldsboro. 1t
is also true that the Atlantic Coast Line
operates train No. 81 from Richmond TO
Snithfield, leaving Richmond at 4:1O p.
NJ. and arriving at South Rocky Mount
at $40 .. m, and leaving South Rocky
Mount at = p. n1., and arriving at Selma
at 9:45 p. N. This train serves the terri
tory from Weldon to Selma. These trails
make connection with Southern Railway
trains running from Goldshoro to Green's
buro. The train Of the Southern Railway
with which these trains connect is 4
mixed or accommodation train, primarily
a freight train with passenger coach at
tached suited for local service between
GoIosboro and Greensboro by reason 81
its being a night schedule as we'll as it's