The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-13
FIFTY NEW ENGINES
FOR 0. & c. ROUTE
Thirteen Will Come to the Ala
bana Great Southern
GANN GETS PROMOTION
City Passenger Agent of Frisco Goes
to Springfield as City Passenger
and Ticket Agent In
That City.
GAM GETS PROMOTION

The Queen and Crescent route has just
placed an order for so new engines-some
of them passenger and some OF them
freight and switch engines.
Thirteen of this lot will come TO the
Alabama Great Southern and the other 81
will go to the Cincinnati. New Orleans
and Texas Pacific. The delivery Is for
July /.
Two of these engines will be of the
largest type of passenger engines man
ufactured, and will be used on the heavy
trains Nos. / and ,, between birmingham
and Chattanooga, and two others will
be the immense Pacific type of passenger
engines, which will be used ON fast
freight trains on the north end.
Engines Nos. 1SS and 1S9, the immense
passenger locomotives, will be placed on
the south end, between birmingham and
Meridian, on trains Nos. / and ,, relieving
some of the smaller engines, which are
ON that run at present. Engine No. lSS
has been in service for over a year, and
has proved to be the big success that
former General Manager Garrett eX-
pected. No 1879 was ordered several
months ago and is past due now. 1t is
expected at any time.
The freight service to be established
between Birmingham and Chattanooga
will be- it is said. the fastest in the
south. The two big Pacific type engines
will be capable of taking long freight
train and carrying it to Chattanooga on
a passenger schedule, such as is MAIN
tanned by trains Nos. | and ,
On the south end so pound rail has been
laid to take the place of practically all
the light rail, the bridges have been re-
built and the roadbed has been placed
in the best of condition. On the north
end several grades are being reduced,
the only bad curves on the road are be-
ing Strengthened out and in a short time
all these improvements will be completed.
The other engines will be of the large
type of freight engines and switch en-
gines which were received in the last Or
der for the Alabama Great Southern.
Only two of the last order remain to
be delivered. Freight engine No. 1O2 and
passenger engine No 1879, Engine No. 10l
arrived two or three days ago and is al
ready in service
J. w. Gam, city passenger agent OF
the Frisco system. has been promoted TO
city passenger and ticket agent at SPRING
announced.
The new position is an important one,
as the Frisco runs out of Springfield in
four directions and Mr.. Cams friends
were congratulating him yesterday on the
promotion. He has been with the Frisco
about two years and was formerly IN
the ticket office at the union passenger
station.
J. w. Sawrie, travelling passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific. at Chattanooga, was in Birming-
ham yesterday.
I N Cornatzer assistant general pas
senger agent of the Frisco system in
Memphis, was in Birmingham yesterday.
He announced the appointment of Mr..
Gam to the city passenger and ticket
agents position in Springfield.
Jack W. DAILY, travelling passenger agent
of the Missouri Kansas and Texas in At
lanta. was in the city yesterday.
d J. Weisiger, general agent of the
Old Dominion line, with headquarters in
Atlanta, was in Birmingham yesterday.
The Queen and Crescent Route has is
sued its annual calanders for next year,
and they are being distributed from the
office of H. F. Latimer, travelling pas
senger agent, in the Woodward build
ing.
Warren l.. Rohr. western passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Western in
Chattanooga, will be in Birmingham to-
day.
J. II. Harper. travelling freight and pas
senger agent of the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake railroad, with head
quarters in Chicago. is in Birmingham.
The road is a new one and has only
been opened within the past two years.
1t is direct route from Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles.