Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-19
NEED MORE STATION TRACKS
Trains Entering Union Station Con-
gest Space in Early Morning.
FOURTEEN IN HOUR AND A HALF
Adoption of New Passenger sched-
ules increases Crowded Condi-
tion and Emphasizes Need
of Additional Tracks.

The busiest spot in Omaha during the
early morning hours is Union station since
the new passenger train schedule has gone
into effect. Between Z and 7:0 fourteen
trains are scheduled to enter the station.
and where to place them is the problem. II
the. present schedules are maintained there
will be immediate need of more station
tracks. These have been planned for some
time. And what is worse, more trains will
be run in after next Sunday, when some
more changes will be made.
This rush of trains within such a short
period of time not only makes a shortage
Of tracks. but also fills the station with
people and besides piles up work on the
baggage agents, which makes II almost i'm
possible for them to handle all the trunks
which come in and out.
Rock islands New Train.
The Rock Islands new Colorado train
the Rocky Mountain Limited-will be put
in service June 6, when numerous changes
are made in the time card. II will make
the third daily train on the Rock Island
between Chicago and Denver. TIE train
will leave Chicago at 1:25 p. m. and east
bound will arrive at Omaha at 1885 a. m.
and leave at 7:45. 1t will arrive at Chicago
at 9:5 D. m, making a daylight run be-
tween Omaha and Chicago.
Trains Nos. 10 and IA, which now stop at
Omaha, will be extended to Lincoln. The
train to Lincoln will leave Omaha at $50
a. m. and arrive at Lincoln at 1890. The
return train will leave Lincoln at 4;10 and
arrive at Omaha at $50 and leave at sos
for Chicago.
On June Is an Omaha Denver sleeper will
be added to the night train which leaves
Omaha at 1918 p. m. The sleeper will be
open at $3.50 at the Union station.
These changes in the Rock Island will
add to the crowded condition at Union sta
ton. Fourteen trains now arrive at that
station between I and 7:So a. m. and the
Rock Island will have another heavy train
from the west during that crowded period
Land Rush Comes.
The expected rush Of laadseekers for the
northwest arrived in Omaha Tuesday on
scheduled time and the stations were
crowded all day with people anxious 20 seek
homes and farms in the west, especially
irrigated lands. The Burlington had two
trains Tuesday afternoon for Denver and
the west, and No. Il, the fast train for the
northwest, went out in two sections A
special train carried land seekers to the
North Platte valley.
irrigated lhnuS are the magnets Which
are drawing these seekers for homes TO
the northwest. The government will throw
open a unit of 1900 acres Of irrigated lands
near Lowell, Wyo., May %, and over 100
prospective buyers left Omaha Tuesday to
secure some of these lands.
General Assembly Trains.
The Rock Island had two special cars
Tuesday afternoon, filled with Presby-
terians from Pittsburg, enroute to the
meeting of the general assembly at Dem
yer. A special car from Minneapolis will
pass through Omaha Wednesday afternoon
enrout to Denver. The New Workers went
through on the Milwaukee last night and
the Cincinnati train Wednesday at / p. III.
over the Northwestern
Lightning burned out the transformer al
the Burlington station Monday afternoon.
The damage was slight and the repairs
were soon made.