The Washington times., 1905-02-25
TAKING CARE Of
SUBURBAN TRAVEL
The Railways Inauguration
Plans More Considerate.
COMMUTERS NOT SATISFIED
Agents Notify Shippers That Re
Freight Will Be Handled for
Washington.
COMMUTERS NOT SATISFIED

The railroads have no sooner COM
pieted their arrangements for handling
the enormous crowds of visitors during
inauguration time than protests are rs-
ceiyed from that class of the population
known as The commuters.
The necessity of the occasion, accord
ing 70 railroad officials. has compelled
them to plan to dump passengers from
local trains on or about March 1 uncere-
TnenioGsly at temporary stations instead
OF bringing them into the cente.. ef tbs
city at the usual terminals.
Nevertheless this is only partly true
this year. Both the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore and Ohio railroads have
made their arrangements for aceommo-
dating the public next week. ara both
lines have shown more consideration for
the suburbanite than heretofore. Not
withstanding the protests are loud and
long.
Pennsylvania's Arrangements.
The Pennsylvania railroad, according
to B. NJ. NewboId, passenger agent for
the southeastern district OF the COM
pany's territory, will make use of its
regular freight station on the corner OF
Ninth and Maryland avenue southwest
for the accommodation OF passengers on
nearly all its local trains. The Sixth
street station, the usual passenger ter
Inina1, will be taxed to handle the travel
on the through express trains
The Baltimore and Ohio has arranged
20 use a temporary station for. all local
trains on the Metropolitan branch. This
waiting room is located at 21S1z Quincy
Local trains on the Washington
branch. however, running 20 and from
Baltimore, viii arrive and depart from
the regular station at New Jersey ave
nue. and 9 street northeast
The Royal Blue trains for Philadelphia
and New York scheduled for 8 a. M, Ii
a. m. p. nl., and p. m will leave The
regular station, and other trains, at 2:3s
a M, g. M. p. M, 5 D. m. and ll:sy
station. This arrangement is only to be
in effect on March 3, 4, and 5.
The New York avenue station viii also
be utilized for all through trains. east
and west
Will Handle Little Freight.
The freight agents of the respective
lines have also completed plans for ham
cling their business at Inauguration
time. The unusual passenger travel at
this season of the year, all centered to-
freight movement considerably. Ship
pers have been notified that for a week
no carload freight viii be received for
shipment or delivered in Washington.
The instructions issued by J. Camp
bell Malcolm, District freight solicitor
of the Pennsylvania lines. and F. L.
Marshall, commercial freight agent Of
the Baltimore and Ohio are almost iden-
ticaI. On the latter line from midnight
on February &. until midnight on March
Z, no freight except perfshable or fast
freight will be handled in the Washing
ton yards, except that such freight as
is In the yard on the night OF Febru-
ary e. viii be dispatched on March 1
ard 2.
This weeks IulI in the freight blsi-
stations as passenger stations during
that time. Seven days are allowed as
a matter OF precautfon. but it is said
that serious stoppage OF freight Is not
expected, except on March and f.
The same dates are IN effect on tia
Pennsylvania lines. which plan TO ham
die only perishable ana fast freight dur
ing the rush Of the inauguration busI-
ness.