The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
New York Man Travels 5000
Miles by Trolley Roads.
Shows Remarkable Development
in Interurban Lines.
ST. LOUIS AND RETURN
On Steam Roads Only so Miles
During Whole Journey
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

New York. March BIN the interest
of seven traction companies, compos-
ing the Beebe system of this state and
TO demonstrate the possibilities of long
distance travel by electric railway
routes, A. J. Littlejohn of Syracuse is
engaged in making the longest continu-
Gus journey by trolley ever undertaken,
the total distance he is to travel being
5000 miles. 1t could not have been done
a decade ago and serves to show the
remarkable DEVELOPMENT of interurban
railways in a short space of time in an
effective way.
Starting from Syracuse, the most
eaSternly point that can be reached by
continuous electric lines, Mr. Littlejohn
is to go as far as st. Louis and re-
turn, and he will ride on steam rail-
roads only about so miles altogether
before he gets back. He is already
well on his way west having covered
by this time about one-third of the
novel journey. For the benefit of those
who may wish to emulate his example
and experience his intinerary is here
with appended.
Syracuse to Utica. via the Oneida,
40 miles: Utica to Mohawk, via the
Utica & Mohawk Valley, IA miles; Mo-
hawk to Oneonta. via the Oneonta &
Mohawk Valley. 90 miles; Oneonta to
Syracuse, via the same route, lis miles;
Syracuse to Rochester. via the Roehes-
Rochester to Lockport by way of the
Buffalo, Rochester & Lockport, 50
miles; Lockport to Buffalo via the IN
ternational, 25 miles: Erie to Con-
neaut, O.. via the Erie & Cleveland
traction lines SO miles; Conneaut to
Ohio, IA miles; Ashtabula to Cleveland,
via the Cleveland, gainesville & East
ern 81 miles: Cleveland to Toledo, via
the Lake Shore Electric, 122 miles;
Toledo to Detroit. Mich, via the De-
g. Tn1o oh
miles; Detroit to Jackson, Mich, via
the Detroit united rs miles; Jackson
tc Kalamazoo. via the Michigan UNI
ted SO miles: Kalamazoo to Mics
Mich, via steam line: Niles to South
Bend. Ind. via the Southern Michigan,
q miles, South Bend to Chicago VIA
the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
80 miles, plus IA miles by city lines TO
the center of the city; Chicago to South
Bend via same route. 104 miles; South
Bend to Goshen. Ind. via the Chicago,
South Bend Northern, 80 miles;
Goshen to Peru, Ind, via the W1nona
60 miles; Peru to lndianap-
oils via the Indiana Union traction
system, II miles; Indianapolis to Paris,
I'll, via the Terre- Haute, Indianapolis
& Eastern, SO miles: Paris to Rloge
Farm, ILL.,. via steam line; Ridge Farm
to st. Louis, Mo-, via the 1lllnols trac-
ton system, 236 miles; st. Louis to In
dianapoIis by same route 1923 miles; IN
dianapolis to Richmond, Ind, via Terre
Haute. Indianapolis e. Eastern, 20
miles; Richmond to Columbus. o., via
the Ohio Electric lines, 116 miles; Cot
umbus to Marion. o. via the Column
bus. Delaware & Marion, so miles;
Marion to BucyruS, o., via the COlum-
bus. Marion & Bucyrus, Is miles, Buoy
rus to Cleveland. via the Cleveland,
& Columbus, 1l6 miles;
Cleveland to Syracuse via the same
route as when westbound, 357 miles.
When Mr.. Littlejohn has finished
his trip. information will doubtless be-
come available as to the time con-
sumed. In the first four days he COW
cred IT'S miles.