Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
TRAINS FROM EAST LATE
All Traffic !, Delayed by Heavy SHOWS,
Chiefly in Iowa.
IN THE WEST ALL is CLEAR NOW
Except for Related Arrivals west
ward. No Inconvenience or
Harm Is Reported as RE-
suit of storm.

great contrast was noticed Thursday
morning as the trains from the east and
those from the west pulled into the Union
station The trains from the east were
covered with a blanket Of sleet and snow
and looked as if they had just come in
from the north pole. while the trains from
the west were sleek and bright. without
-'sible sign of the storm. All trains from
the east were about four hours late and the
western trains were practically all on time
The Northwestern train encountered
about the hardest part OF the storm, the
mow at Boone, Ia, being reported eighteer
inches deep and most of the wires down.
The evening trains were much nearer on
time. the storm having abatcd and the
tracks being cleared of the snow.
Repairs for Locomotives
The annual reports OF some of the larger
western roads show an interesting table on
the cost OF repairs of locomotives, showing
that the cost of repairs both running and
in shop. is closely proportional to the trac-
tive power and therefore to the weight on
the drivers
on the Union Pacific in 1894 there were
S54 engines with an average weight on the
drivers Of fifty-eight tons. The cost of
locomotive repairs and renewals per en-
CINE mile was 1884 cents; per 10O-ton miles
1874 cents and per locomotive. $3,j65. The
cost OF repairs per engine on the Northern
Pacific was Son, and on the Southern
Pacific, S,473 The highest cost for repairs
per engine was on the Santa Fe, which
reached s4165 per engine, These lines all
use the heaviest locomotives constructed
and a comparison with the figures of the
other middle-west lines which do not have
to cross the mountains and which there
fore, use lighter engines, shows the cost
less. The Milwaukee has l.O1i engines
which cost for repairs and renewals but
H,igS. and the Northwestern owned last
year 1907 engines. which cost per engine
for renewals and repairs, 81, 5sS 40.
Union Pacific Equipment
New equipment is daily rolling into the
station for the Union Pacific. and during
the next few weeks all of the present order
will be received, which will go d long ways
toward helping out in the present rush of
business. Twelve of the new engines are
here and the whole consignment. consisting
of twenty-five freight engines. fifteen pas
senger engines and ten switch engines is
all expected shortly. II also is expected
that l.5Oo new box cars will be received
before the month is out, as we'll as 80 coal
cars.
Railway Notes and Personals.
j. A. Kuhn, assistant general freight and
passenger agent of the Northwestern. is
in Kansas City.
r. w. Hopper, travelling passenger agent
OF the Grand Trunk, with headquarters at
Kansas City IS In Omaha.
General Manager Bidwell Of the North
western lines west of the Missouri has re-
turned from trip to Cheyenne
President Hearne, Vice President j. f.
Wilborn and party of officials of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company arrived in
Omaha Wednesday night in the private
car Sunrise of the Colorado & Wyoming
Railroad company and were visitors al the
Union Pacific headquarters Thursday
morning. Nothing was announced as to
the nature of their visit, but they were
closeted with General Manager Mohler of
the Union Pacific for some time.
The Milwaukee has put on a new line of
sleepers on the Overland Limited which are
the finest ever turned out by this company
which owns its own sleepers and operates
the same. These new cars contain the reg
ulation ten sections and besides have u
drawing room and two state rooms which
are models. They comprise whole section
and separate wash room and toilet for
each, so a party can travel in seclusion
the same as in the finest compartment cars