Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-12
TURNER GIVEN
PASSENGER run
THREE ENGINE CREWS ARE AID.
DED TO HANDLE VANISHED
CARS
SPUR IS COMPLETED
Milwaukee Completes improvements
at the junction to Handle Passen-
ger Business on Limited
Trains - Other Notes.

The replacing of the two trains, Nos.
Is and 16, by the Burlington in the
new time card becoming effective Sun
day, will make it necessary to pro
mote some of the engine men to pas
senger service and increase the pass
enger pool of engineers. 1t Is officially
stated at the local Office Of the
mechanical department of the roa1
that three additional engine crews
will be placed in the passenger pool.
The distribution of the preferred
runs will be according to the employ
ees rights system, in operation on the
Burlington, whereby the oldest man
of service, with good record, can
claim his right according to the pro,
portion his division Is entitled to re-
ceive of promotion. In the present
instance the men selected are to be
from the East Ottumwa and the West
Ottumwa divisions, the forraer being
engaged between Ottumwa and Gales
burg and the latter between mere and
Creston.
Engineers Assigned.
The engineers that have been as,
signed are: Charles Turner, of the
West Ottumwa division, j. H. Gala
CHER or John Poolbaugh, of the East OF
tumwa division. just which of these
two men will be the accepted one Is
not as yet determined. R. S. Finley,
of the East Ottumwa division, who is
at present engaged as freight engin-
eer between here and Galesburg, NIL
be assigned to the Chicago passenger
pool running between Chicago and
Burlington.
Turner from the West division, is
an old Ottumwa engineer AMI has been
engaged in extra passenger service
considerably for some time past.
Charley" rs he is Familiarity called
by the boys on the road, Is a we'll
! known engine man and his many
friends will be glad to learn of his
selection among the new passenger
crews. He will run between Burling-
ton and Creston, but 1t Is not known
| as yet just which run ne will pull
A change in the dining car service
o nthe Burlington will be inaugurated
wnen the new card goes into effect to-
morrow. The cafe car carried by No.
l., will be cut out at Ottumwa and lay
ing over here through the night will
be picked up in the morning. by No.
and carried West.
r. !. Changes Time.
| The new schedule 1sHeud by the
Rock Island road, which will become
effective tomorrow when the Burling-
ton and the Milwaukee new cards GO
into effect, will make difference In
| the time Of but two trains through
here.
Trains No. 470, going north that
passes through nere at a. M, has
been made twenty minutes earlier by
the new caro- and will arrive here at
$40 o'clock. No. 470 going south, ar.
irving here now at 9:25 a. M, will be
made fifteen minutes earlier, arriving
here at $40. Nos. All, 472, 473 and
! 474 will remain unchanged.
Complete Spur.
The spur of track that has been in
course of construction by the Milwau
lee of the east approach of the Des
Moines river bridge was completed
last night and open for operation to
4 day. This additional trackage was
found necessary to accommodate the
handling of the passenger traffic at thu
Junction when the new time card be
comes effective on Sunday,
Division Agent Meet.
The division passenger agents OF
the Burlington road will assemble IL
Chicago next Monday and Tuesday fol
a conference Of Importance. They will
listen to some interesting talks by the
head of the department, P. S. Eust1s
and will exchange pointers with each
other
Representatives of the Burlington
from Europe and both coasts will be
present, and as far as possible all o.
the travelling passenger agents of the
road In the country