The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-09
ST. PAUL MAY TAKE TRAINS
OF SOUTH SHORE system
Said That Relations are Not as
Cordial Now as They
We're Formerly.
ALLIANCE WITH COPPER RANGE

IL would not surprise people familiar
with railroad affairs I'm this section to
sec the st. Paul trains taken OFF the
South Shore system. says the Negau-
nee Iron Herald. The relations be-
tween the two companies are said To be
less cordial than they once were, and
the ST. Paul's recent traffic arrange
ment with the Copper Range railroad
has not tended to promote any marked
affecionateness with the South Shore.
In consequence II is predicted that IL
will be but short time before the st.
Paul through runs to Calumet and
Marquette are discontinued.
For a number of years past the st.
Paurs through train from Chicago and
Milwaukee, leaving the former place
about 10 p. m. each evening. has been
run from Champion To Calumet over
the South shores track practically SOL
id, only the mail car and the Mar
quette sleeper being cut off at Cham
pion as a rule. What is known as the
st. Paurs day run" leaving Milwau-
kee about a. m. on weekdays, has
ANo VI minus III hdlNutlAfs TIC s'buAii
Shores tracks being used between Re-
public and Marquette. This through
car arrangement to the copper and iron
regions built up considerable traffic
for the ST Paul line. but ii is said To
have its disadvantages as well, one of
these being that the day trains in par
ticular had 10 handle local traffic dur |
ing their run over the South Shore |
tracks, and for this service the ST. /
Paul received no revenue whatever.
The traffic arrangements between |
the st. Paul and Copper Range has had |
q marked effect upon the st. Pauls
Upper country business via Champion.
This, it is presumed. is the basis for the
Hell-defined rumor that the through
rain service via Champion is shortly
20 be discontinued; and, If this is
abandoned the order undoubtedly will
AIRY with ii the through train service
which terminates at Marquette. Such
IN announcement would undoubtedly
)e followed by the addition of some
rains to the South Shore schedule. to
landle the traffic which the st. Paul
rains have been caring for. For in
tance, it has been several years since
he South Shore has maintained any
passenger service of its own for Re-
ublic, all the traffic having been han
He'd by ST. Paul trains. on the main
inc, the St. Paul trains furnished
service in between the
south shores own trains.
A Northwestern Flyer.
Whatever effect of the withdrawal
f st. Paul trains from the South
shore line might have is likely to be
irgely Offset by a through train ar
angement concerning which the North |
Western road is expected to make an !
ouncement shortly. This is said to {
a train leaving Chicago {
4 the evening and being run through {
old over the South Shore line To Cal :
met the same as is now done with the !
Il. Paul train This would be essen
ALLY a through train, practically all I
local. stops being eliminated, and the ;
Upper country at the breakfast hour ,
instead of at noon. on the return trip ,
ne could leave the copper country rea-
onably late in the evening and be i'm
'hicago bright and early the next
norning. According to report the
zach equipment for this service Is all
omplete and only more settled condi-
Ions in the traffic are awaited before
he schedule Is put in force The
quipment is said to be the equal OF #
NY on the entire Northwestern line,
nd the trains speed and elegance are
expected to prove a strong bid for cop
or country patronage.