Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-01
TEST OF TRAIN MANAGEMENT
Unprecedented Travel 10 Denver Puts
officials on Their Nsttle,
no REST TIME FOR ROLLING STOCK
Extra Engines standing with steam
Up nt Colorado Capital Ready
20 Rush Back the Cars
Needed Here.

The moving the tens Of thousands who
are going to Denver in connection with
the Grand Army OF the Republic celebra-
tion shows to what perfection the handling
Of the business of a great railroad system
has been evolved. Both the Burlington and
the Union Pacific are figuring on hauling
in the neighborhood OF 5000 people each
between the Missouri river and Denver be-
tween Wednesday of this week and next
Monday inclusive. To do this will require
an immense number Of cars. as well as
necessitating the use OF the same cars two
or three times. Engines stand ready at
Denver with steam up to hustle the cars
back to the Missouri river as soon as they
are emptied.
The business will surpass all previous
estimates, and it is daily increasing at an
enormous rate. The Burlington had hve
sections OF the Chicago and St. Louis fast
Denver trains into Denver Wednesday
night. There was also FIVE sections OF
No. 3 west Of oxford into Denver Thurs.
day morning. The Burlington has also two
sections Of the through Chicago-Denver
train enroute today. Two sections loaded
to the guards OF the St. Louis train and
other southern points are also enroute to
Denver. There were two sections OF the
train from the north into Denver Thursday
morning. and two sections OF No. from
Omaha Thursday afternoon, and also two
sections of the St. Joseph train.
Nebraska Contributes Heavily.
The Union Pacific estimates that its busi-
ness from the main line in Nebraska out
side OF Omaha will be 5000 people, and the
special business which will be turned over
to the Union Pacific by the Northwestern,
Chicago Great Western and Milwaukee, will
Tdemand three, four and five sections Of No.
3 Saturday. Sunday and Monday.
The Massachusetts, Grand Army Of the
Republic club special of twelve cars will
ARRIVE over the Northwestern Sunday and
leave over the Union Pacific at p. M.
The Union Pacific will haul from Omaha
west the New York state Grand Army OF
the Republic special of fourteen cars and
$50 people, leaving Omaha at p. m. Sun
day the Massachusetts department of tho
Grand Army of the Republic with twelve
cars and $50 people arrives over the North
western and leaves at p. m. The Ne
braska division of the Grand Army of the
Republic will go west in second sections
at and II Sunday. Another special
Of eleven cars from the Milwaukee will
leave over the Union Pacific at p. m.
/ Sunday.
A special from the Northwestern Of
thirteen cars and go people will leave Sun
| day at 2:3O p. m. A special from the Mil
| waukee Of nineteen cars with the Grand
| Army Of the Republic of Iowa and Min
| nesota will leave over the Union Pacific
| Friday at 2:9O, going via Cheyenne, where
| a stop will be made on account Of the
Frontier day celebration. Colonel Burn
hams party from Syracuse, N Y, will ar
! rive over the Milwaukee and leave over
the Union Pacific Friday at 4IO. The
| New Hampshire delegation in two standard
cars will leave over the Union Pacific Sat
| urday at 410 p. m.
| A coach from Chillicothe, Mo-. will arrive
over the Wabash and leave over the Union
Pacific at 4:1O Saturday. The South Da-
| kota Grand Army Of the Republic special
will arrive in Omaha Monday over the
Northwestern and Milwaukee and leave
at 1890 over the Union Pacific. returning
after the encampment on the Burlington.
Trains in BewnderinE Number.
| Other trains which the Union Pacific will
haul west are the Minnesota Grand Army
of the Republic special OF eight cars al
$50 p. m. Saturday. This delegation is tc
return over the Burlington, the Cincinnati
delegation in four sleepers at p. m. Satur-
day. the Hoo Hoo Toronto delegation ir
one car Saturday morning the Nebraska
.I |
day afternoon, the Des Moines delegation
in two cars Saturday afternoon, a specia
of fifteen cars from Omaha at 1:50 Satur
day night, the Valparaiso delegation Sun
day morning, the Rhode Island delegation
Monday at 7:45 and the Brook, Ind. dele
CATION Monday morning at the same time
All regular trains will run in two and three
sections and a midnight train will run OF
the Union Pacific September 4, consisting
Of twelve cars. The Woman's Relief corp
will leave Omaha at 41O p m. Monday II
three special cars
Department Commander Ilett and staf
with comrades to the number of 1000 will
go to Denver on the speciaI train which
will be run in three sections. The train viii
leave Omaha at 41O Monday afternoon
and will leave Lincoln at 5:55. One tourls
car will start from Grand Island, tw,
from York, one from Seward, one from
Nelson, one from Omaha and one from
Hastings to help make up this officia
| train