The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-31
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
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CAlale Ia NAetsls October l.

Extension ot service into Calves
ton. inauguration ~ through double
dails passenger and sleeper service
and reduction of the running time
between Fort Worth and Houston
over two hours. will BE the principle
improvements established by the
Trinity and Bya1os VALLEY railway
Oct |
Decided hettarmeuts in the condi-
ton Of the roadbed will permit these
adyancements. states Colonel w e
Green, vice presiden, and general
manager of the system.
Santa re tracks are 10 be used be-
tween Houston and Galveston, and
passenger trains will enter the union
depot In the Island City by October
/. the new freight terminals OF the
Valley route In Galveston will be In
sufficient stage of completion to
allow their use,
Simultaneous with the putting on
of through Fort Worth -Houston-Gal-
weston double daily service. double
daily service will also be operated
on the Dallas division, connecting at
league for Houston and Galveston,
SAYS the Fort Worth Record
Under the new schedule to be
adopted. the day train will leave Fort
Worth at about s a. m. arriving at
Houston at about 1885 p. m, and
reaching Galveston about one hour
and thirty minutes later. The day
run to Houston is therefore to be re-
duced from 1914 hours to IL hours
and so minutes.
The night train will leave Fort
Worth at about 8 p, m, arriving at
Houston at about 7:i5 a. m, and
reaching Galveston at about 9:l5 a.
m. The night train to Houston will
be reduced from 13 Y hours to II
hours and 20 minutes The fastest
time now made between Fort Worth
and Houston is by the Katy Flyer, in
II hours and ) minutes, and the
Trinity and Brazos Valley making
the run in only fifteen minutes lon
ger after so short period of opera
ton Is considered a splendid record.
| 1t is further assured that within
the Nal1ay reute-will further reduce
the Fort Worth Houston running
time and thereafter will make the
shortest trip between the two GEN.
ters
Through Fort Worth-Galveston
sleeper service will be inaugurated
on the night train, but it remains to
be announced whether or not
through Galveston-Denver sleeper
service will be operated in connection
with the Denver road and the Colo
RADIO and Southern.
Preliminary ballasting of the Val
ley route has been in active and Wig
Oct. i the greatest part of the road
bed will have received its first layer
of ballast sand. Up to the present
about forty miles of the roadbed
south of league has been laid with
sand together with about twelve
miles north OF league. BY October l
the entire Dallas division will have
received similar treatment
The ballast work is to be prosecu-
ted unremittingly for next several
years the end to be reached only
when the Valley route has been
made decidedly one of the best sys-
tens in the south II has already be-
come apparent that Colonel Green
practical efforts are accomplishing
great results and under his direction
10 ls foyeaceu that the hopes of max
ing the road "a leading factor iu Tex
as railway circles will be- realized
much sooner than was expected
lu the ueN equipment Tine Colonel
Green reports the receipt % seven
Hew locomotives five of Jha oonsol.
idatlou type wciehiu9 lbs.o"u
pounds ou drivers the other two
heinE switch yuEiu.a fIyv pBssru.
ger engines are nov ga route and
ten more consolidation frvlstts Hrr
1yf to ho shipped Fifteen passenger
eu elu t- delivered Iurire neat
ueaiH rfom an order of i5u"
f5aElf ,an. .Ho have already harH
received aud tte remainder wii
taut Juflue NaEasf and September
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