The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
ROCK ISLAND Time
New Train Arrangements and
Time Card Completed.
Feature Is the CalifOrnia-Chi-
cagO Service.
WILL START SUNDAY.
Leave Topeka for West at 3:55
i'm Afternoon.
Many Other Changes Have Also
Been Made.

Following a meeting of the division
superintendent of the Rock Island in
the office of General Superintendent J.
B. Smalley, a new time card has been
arranged and will go into effect Sun
day, January 2. 1910.
Among the several changes in the
time card and the installation of new
trains. the Rock Island will give to
Topeka a Business Mems Train to
Kansas City.
This new train will really be the fast
California train between Chicago and
the golden state. However, 1t Will give
to the business men of Topeka chance
to go to Kansas City. leaving at 7:45
on the morning and back at 3:45 in the
afternoon. A diner will be attached on
the morning train and it Will be posi-
BILE to get breakfast en- route.
The new fast California train men
toned in the State Journal some time
ago has been announced officially and
will go through Topeka westbound
Sunday. 1t Will be known as No. and
will arrive in Topeka at 3:45 and leave
at 1855 p. m. Another feature of the
train is that it will do local work all
the way through Kansas from Topeka
west An afternoon train into the
southwestern territory is a new thing
FOR Topekans. 1t will go straight west
to Harrington and then southwest to
Hutchinson, Pratt. Liberal ana all
towns in this part of the state
The corresponding train will be known
as No. SO. 1t will arrive in Topeka at
3:55 and leave at 4:05 in the afternoon
II is planned to have the two California
trains meet in this city. 1t is figuring
railroading pretty close when two lake
to coast trains can be scheduled to meet
half way between the western half OF
the United States.
Train No. the train known as No.
at this time arriving in Topeka 1z:55
a. m.) will be changed to No. 81 and
will be due in Topeka at 1:4O p. M,
leaving at II so. 1t is the fast Califor-
ria mail. No. 2 will be the correspond
ing train to No. 81 and will arrive at
12:45 a. M, leaving at 1850 a. M rms
is practically a new service from the
west, bringing patronage from the west
to Topeka at midnight.
There will be no change in the time
OF No. 3 and No. 4. This train has been
running all summer as the "Cahfornla
Limited" 1t will now be known as the
Golden State Limited and will carry
nothing but standard sleepers and
heavy equipment. The day coaches and
local work done heretofore will be done
away with. The Golden State Limited
is probably the finest train to Cahtor-
ria in the United States. 1t leaves west
at 12:4O o. m. and east at 1920 p. m.
No. %, the Texas special to Oklahoma
and Texas will arrive in Topeka at 11:55
midnight and leave ten minutes later
No. "a, the corresponding train, Will ar
rive at 4:2O in the morning and leave
at 4:30.
The equipment on the new trains
will be the best in the land for a train
that does local work. No. l, the last
California. train, will carry baggage
| car two tourist sleepers, a smoker. a
| chair with smoker apartment and an
| observation coach. No. SO, the fastest
! on the prairies, will carry baggage.
| smoker. chair and sleeper This train
| is hummer for speed. No. 81, the 9TH
| er California train. Will carry the pest
| equipment of the three. 1t will &C
| commodate the passengers with a bag
gage, mail, buffet. library, two stand
ard sleepers, a diner. a chair and a
smoker This will be unusual equip
ment Cor a tram doing local work IN
| Kansas.
| Although it is not known definitely.
| it is thought TT the local offices of the
Rock Island. that the new trains Will
all carry more or less of the new steel
equipment just received from the Sea, car
| builders by the Rock Island. THESE
cars are known as the nonwreckabie
| type and are being installed on al.
the through service of the system
| The new train to Fort Worth from
| Kansas City has been called off. 1T
| died before it was born" said a Rock
Island official this morning 1t was
planned under the old regime and was
ready for installment when the shake
I'D of head officials took place. 1t has
now been abandoned. 1t was to have
been an all-steel fast mail making
| limited stops in Kansas. 1t may be
! put on later in the year
On the Rock Island. Topeka now has
| three trains day to California and
| five trains a day to Chicago. This
gives excellent service at all times and
! will make a great addition to the SER
vice now in use. All of the trains are
as fast as the Rock Island is able to
send over the system and each train
will be provided with the best equip
ment obtainable.
There will be no changes IN the 9TH
er trains going through Topeka and be-
| tween Topeka and other points.