Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01

Omana Is the center OF an extensive net
work OF railroads. Located almost midway
between the Atlantic and Pacific, Omaha
enjoys unsurpassed facilities for railway
traffic. Twenty-one railroads radiate from
Omaha to all points of the compass. Six
of these lines connect Omaha directly with
Chicago, namely, the Chicago & Northwest
ern, the Burlington, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, the Chicago Milwaukee
e. st. Paul. the Illinois Central and the
Chicago Great Western. Three railroads
connect Omaha with st. Louis, viz, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Wabash and Burlington.
Three connect the city with st. Paul and
Minneapolis, viz, the Chicago, st. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha, the Sioux City &
st. Paul and the Chicago Great Western.
Three railroads connect Omaha with Dem
YER, viz, the Union Pacific, the Burlington
and the Rock Island Two connect Omaha
with the Black Hills, namely, the North
western and the Burlington. The Omaha
& Republican Valley and the Omaha &
North Platte railways afford Omaha con-
nection with central Nebraska, while the
Burlington gives 1t direct transit to Denver
and to Seattle by connection with the Great
Northern at Billings. The pioneer Over
land railway, the Union Pacific, affords
Omaha direct connection with Denver, Salt
Lake City, Portland. San Francisco and
Los Angeles and other points on the Pa
cific coast.
The Union Pacific railway embraces a
system aggregating 1894 miles, operated
from its headquarters in Omaha. under Gen.
eral Manager A. l.. Mohler. 1t has prac-
teal control of the railway terminals con-
Meeting with the Missouri river bridge,
which is owned and operated by that COM
pany as a connecting link for the Trans
mississippi system of railroads that con-
verge at this point. Within the last month
II has begun the construction of a cutoff
between Omaha and Fremont, which will
shorten the distance by ten miles between
Omaha and its stations west of Fremont
The Union Pacific has eight passenger
trains daily each way at Omaha. Its pas
senger traffic increased 10 per cent over
that OF 1904. Local passenger traffic reached
its maxium for the year during Ak-Sar-
Ben and for this period showed 81 per
cont gain over 1904 The Union Pacific
freight business for the year showed an
increase of 2h per cent in locomotive
mileage. The entire tonnage increase was
1872 per cent which the company regards
as an excellent showing.
The Burlington route has trains into
Omaha from all direction except the north
1--WE passenger dTTlNe ITOHl lie cas-
and five depart each day for the east in ad
dtion to the four exclusive fast mail trains
Three passenger trains arrive daily from
the south and three depart in that direc
ton. On western business the Burlington
sends out six trains daily and six arrive
The calendar year has shown a remark
able increase in the volume of passenger
business and the records show that tn,
increase has about equalled the grea
passenger business Incidental to tn,
Worlds fair at st. Louis. The freight bust
ness Of this road has also shown a splendid
increase. BY the enlargement Of its freigh
houses at Omaha and South Omaha tn,
burlington has vastly increased its loca
facilities for handling the steadily increas
ing volume OF business.
The Chicago & Northwestern. including
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, has sixteen passenger trains in anC
out of Omaha each day. The passenge
traffic. as we'll as the freight. have mad
heavy gains.
The Rock Island has five passenge
trains in and out from the east each da!
and three in and out from the west, thu
showing a big increase in the volume o
It's passenger service and business. Stead!
developments have made 1t necessary 70
The Illinois Central has three daily pas
senger trains east and three west. Tn
trains now enter and pass out of the cit,
over the companys own bridge. which /
a magnificent structure, spanning the Mis-
souri, river
The Milwaukee's actual Increase of pas
senger was Is per cent over the bushes
of 1904. The passenger service Of the Nil
waukee has four daily trains each way
The Missouri Pacific has give
some indication of its increase 1
business in this, territory and its plans O
enlargement for the future by removin
from Atchison. Kan. its divisional head
quarters in charge OF Superintendent
Russell. who brought to Omaha larg
quota of assistants, including an en-
cheering stan as well as clerical. Thre
passenger trains pass daily back and fort
between Omaha and Kansas City. TIL
Wabash has three passenger trains da
also, each way. Its passenger and freigh
business had shown appreciable gains.
The chicago Great Western, the las
road to enter Omaha, has two passenge
trains to and from Minneapolis and 8
Paul and two to and from Chicago.