The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
SCHEDULE CHANGE
ON D. & {. ROUTE
New Time Table viii Go Into
Effect on January6
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
Seaboard Will Also Make Change In
Schedule on That Date-Motlve
Power of the A. G. S. In
Better Shape.
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS


ger schedule effective Sunday January
g. These changes are made in connec-
ton with those on the Southern railway,
where the connections are made.
While all the changes are practically
complete, they are subject to change be-
fore January g. The changes in Birming-
ham are as follows
Train No. l will arrive in Birmingham
at 1910 a. m. insetad of 1920 p. m, and
will leave for Meridian and New Orleans
at 1920 a. m. This train will leave Chat
tanooga at sos p. m. instead Of $50 p.
M, and it will arrive in Meridian at 40
a. m.
No. 2 will arrive in Birmingham at $40
a. m. as at present, and leave five minutes
later for Chattanooga and Cincinnati. 1t
will arrive in Chattanooga at $50 a. M.
instead of $40 a. m.
No. will arrive in Birmingham at 10 50
a. m. instead of 1915 a. IN. and will leave
at 1O4O a. m. This train will leave Chat
tanooga at $50 a. m. instead of GAO a. m.
Train No. will arrive In Birmingham
at $40 p. m. instead of $40 p. M, and
will leave at 8:15 p. m. instead of 6i5
p. m. This train will arrive in Chatta-
nooga at 1915 a. m. instead of 1870 p. III.
Train No. will arrive from Chatta-
nooga at 1910 p. m. and it will leave for
Meridian at 4:10 p. m. instead of 4:3O p
m. It arrives in Meridian at the same
time as at present.
Train No. will arrive in Birmingham
at 1890 p. m. instead of 1925 p. m. and
will leave for Chattanooga at 4 p. m,
arriving there at $50 p. m. instead of
$40 p. m.
Trains No. Z and No. will be changed
to trains No. II and No. u. No. Il will
leave Birmingham at $40 a. m. and
arrive In Meridian at the same time as
at present. No. IL will arrive from Me
ridian at 1905 a. m. instead of at 11:25
p. m. 1t will leave Meridian at 6:10 p. m.
instead OF $3.50 p. m.
Train No. 3 will arrive in Meridian
daily at 2:5O p. m.
The Seaboard has announced a change
in its passenger schedule effective on
January 6. Train No. 80 will leave for
Atlanta at sos a. m. instead of 6:35 a.
M, and it will arrive in Atlanta at Us
a. m. There will be no change in the
time OF train No. 80, which leaves Biz
mingham at 2:25 p. m. Train No. Al,
which arrives at ITO p. m. now will ar
rive considerably earlier, probably about
1910 p. m, although the figures are not
out on this. 1t will probably connect
with the Frisco, which leaves Birming-
ham at 1920 D. m. The time of No. 80,
which reaches Birmingham at 1910 p. IN.
will not be changed.
j. c. Conn, division passenger agent of
the Queen and Crescent route in Chat
tanooga, was in Birmingham yesterday
He said that the Christmas travel III
Chattanooga was unusually learge this
year, an increase of about one-third over
last year.
1t is stated that the office of assistant
general freight agent of the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific at Chat
| tanooga will be abolished. E. Shryver,
who holds that office. has been appointed
general freight agent of the Alabama
Great Southern, effective January !.
| Engine $780, the enormous passenger
| locomotive that is a duplicate of 1SS ON
the Alabama Great Southern, will prob
ably be in Birmingham by next Tuesday,
| and will be placed in commission at
once. The engine was reported in Gin
cinnau early this week and is EN- route
to Birmingham now. 1t will be placed
on Trains 3 and A. the fast passenger
trains. between Birmingham and Chatta~
nooga.
The Alabama Great Southern Us receive
| ing some new passenger equipment, con-
slsting of new coaches. Its passenger
motive power is now in better condition
than it has been for some time By next
week the road will have 1885, 1879, the later
a new engine. ISL, which is Just out of
the shops and practically new, 1855 and
1856, which have just been completely over
hauled and also $50, which has been III
the shops.
| Supt. A. f. Westfall of the Atlanta
division OF the Southern railway. was in
Birmingham yesterday in conference with
| General Superintendent Foreacre of the
western district.
When the general shakeup of divisions
of the Southern takes place on January
I. Mr. Westfall will take over the line
| from Weems to Atlanta to operate II I'M
der the Atlanta division. The portion of
the line between Birmingham and Aus
tell now belongs to the Birmingham d.
| vision but in the reorganization all from
| the EASTERN yard limits in Birmingham
will be attached to the Atlanta division.
Mr.. Foreacre and w. n. Deuel. SUI
perintendent of the Birmingham divis-
| ion were going over the line with Mr..
Westfall yesterday in order that he might
become acquainted with it, as it is en-
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