The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
Time of Practically Every Train
Entering Birmingham viii
Be Changed Jan, 6
EFFORT TO OPERATE
ALL TRAINS ON TIME
Great Deal of Interest In Birmingham
On Account of the Changes, Which
Are the Most Sweeping
On Record.

schedules OF the Southern railway were
announced yesterday. Nearly all the
changes effect the Birmingham division
and are, therefore, considered of great
Importance here
The changes are in all directions, north,
south, east and west, and practically
every passenger train that enters Biz
mingham over the Southern is effected
The changes go into effect Sunday, Jam
uary 6. The object of the changes is to
increase the running time of the trains
thereby making it possible to operate
nearer to the schedule time, decrease the
risk of accident and make it practical
to move a greater amount of freight ton
mage
Following is a complete list of the
changes that effect Birmingham, either
directly or indirectly:
Train No. 81, which arrives at $50 D. NJ,
will arrive at 12:15 a. IN. 1t will leave
Atlanta at $40 p. IN. instead of AIS p. M,
as at present. The train will leave Biz
mingham at 1890 a. m. for Columbus.
Miss, and will arrive there at a. m,
This train at present leaves Birmingham
$40 a. IN.
Train No. SO will leave Columbus at
12;01 p. m, arrive at Birmingham at $50
p. m, leave Birmingham at 545 D. m.
and reach Atlanta at II 80 D. m. This
train at present leaves Columbus at 12:O5
p. m. and reaches Birmingham at D. M,
leaves Birmingham at $3.50 p. m. and
reaches Atlanta at II: AS p. m.
Train No 50 will leave Atlanta at go
a. m. and reach Birmingham at 1915 p, nl
AT present it leaves Atlanta at a. m.
and reaches Birmingham at 1905 p. m.
Train No. SS will leave Columbus at
12:05 a. M, arrive in Birmingham at $50
a. M, leave for Atlanta at 6:15 a. M and
reach Atlanta at 11:5O a. m. At present
this train leaves Columbus at II 80 a. M,
reaches Birmingham at $40 a. M, leaves
Atlanta at II 40 a. M
Train No. 81 will be changed to train
No. II. 1t will leave Atlanta at 1O:45 D. IN.
and arrive In Birmingham at SIS a. M.
leave Birmingham at $50 a. M and arrive
In Columbus at 1915 a. m. This train will
connect at Parrish with the Northern Ala
bama train for Florence, Sheffield and
Tuscumbia. 1t is the train that was es-
tablished several weeks ago at the in
stance of The Age-Herald and is known
as The Age-Heralds Northern Alabama
Flyer A change in schedule will be made
on the Northern Alabama to suit the
change in schedule of this train. and this
will put the Northern Alabama train into
the Tri-Cities about half an hour earlier
than at present.
The Northern Alabama schedule will
also be changed so that the trains from
Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia will
connect with Southern train No SO, which
will arrive in Birmingham at $50 p. m.
instead of $50 p. m. as at present. The
train which leaves the Tr-Cltes early
in the morning will connect with the
Southern train No. 49, which arrives IN
Birmingham at 1915 a. m, as at present.
The Northern Alabama train will also
connect with Southern train No. is, which
leaves Birmingham at $40 p M, as at
present.
Train No II, which is at present No.
IS, will leave Birmingham at u 80 a. m.
instead of 80 p. M, and will arrive
in Atlanta at Z a. M, instead of at
6 a. m.
Trains Nos. % and "a will operate only
between Birmingham and Hefiin, instead
of between Birmingham and Atlanta. No
"A will leave Birmingham at 345 p. n.,
and arrive at Heflin at 7:15 p. M, and
train No. % will leave Hefin at a. M,
and reach Birmingham at 1O:15 a. m.
This train at present leaves Birming-
ham at 4:O5 p m. for Atlanta, and ar
rives at Atlanta at 1925 p m. It will
not operate past Hefiin after the change.
Train No. q will leave Hefiin at p.
M and reach Birmingham at 7:3O p M.
instead of reaching Birmingham at 1885
D. M Train No. 90 will leave Birmingham
at a. M, and reach Helm at 1890 a. M,
instead of leaving Birmingham at 5:45 a.
M, and reaching Hefin at $50 m.
On the Selma division between Birming-
ham and Mobile, train No q will leave
Birmingham at 1890 a. m, instead of
1926 D. M, and train No. % will arrive
from Mobile at 80 a. m. at present.
Train No. 10 will leave Birmingham for
Selma and Meridian at $50 a. m, instead
of a. m, and No. 30 will arrive in Bir-
mingham at II p. m, instead of 1915
p. m.
There will be a number of changes be-
tween Washington and Atlanta which
are interesting to Birmingham people.
Train No. 80 will leave Atlanta at 11J
p. M, eastern time, and arrive in Wash
ington at 9:05, the following morn
ing Train No. 81 will leave Washington
at IL p. m. and reach Atlanta at 7:15
ham time.
No. SO will leave Atlanta at lis a. M,
eastern time, and reach Washington at
IL 80 p. m. No. 30 will leave Washington
at o a. m, and reach Atlanta at 6 a. M.
eastern time, or a. m Birmingham
time.
No 40 will leave Atlanta at $3.50 D. M,
eastern time, and arrive in Washington
at 2:3O p. m. No. 80 will leave Washing
ton at $3.50 D. m, and reach Atlanta at
8 p. M, eastern time, or p. m, Bir-
mingham time.
Trains Nos. AZ and A will replace Nos.
81 and IS. the fast mail trains, which are
to be abolished. No. AZ will leave Wash
ington at a. m, and reach Atlanta at
$50 a. m, esatern time. Train No. A
Will leave Atlanta at p. m. eastern
time, and reach Washington at S:15 p. m.
New Canceling Machine.
A new electrical canceling machine has
iilsf heen installed In the Birmingham