The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-21
COPPER RANGE INAUCURATFS
A FINE NEW TRAIN SERVICE
Cooper Range Limited" Has a
Diner and Sleeper in and
Out of Here.
FIRST TRIP MADE YESTERDAY

The Copper Range Railroad Co
yesterday inaugurated it's new sleeper
and dining car service. "The Copper
Range Limited" pulling into Calumet
lat l pm. and departing. southbound
at $3.50 o'clock. This splencidly equip
ped and thoroughly up to- date train,
the introduction of which marks an
other step forward i'm the remarkable
progress the Copper Range railroad
has made since il was built decade
ago. runs right through from Calumet
10 Chicago without change or delay
II travels over the Copper Range
tracks as far as McKeever and from
there south proceeds over the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul 1t
leaves here daily at $50 PM. and
northbound. from Chicago. arrives
daily at 1 pm. The diner is on be-
tween Calumet and Claiming. while
the sleeping car runs between here
land Chicago.
on the first trip of the train with
the new diner and sleeper into the
copper country yesterday were seven
u. II.
McKeever, vice president and general
manager of the Copper Range. was
aboard, also T. J.. Colette. general
agent of the Copper Range in Chi |
cago; w. +. Fitzgerald of the firm |
of Fitzgerald and Hubbard. bank !
ers and brokers of Boston; :. |
w. Barron. editor of the Boston News |
Bureau; w. \. Bancroft. treasurer of !
the Mass Mining Co.. J. w. Linnell
of the Mass Mining Co.: Elton Walk
or of Detroit. a mining engineer: VIM.
Green of Ontonagon; w. s. Prickett
IF Sidnaw; Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Miller
Of Houghton, returning from an ex-
tended visit I'm the east, and others.
At McKcever, the junction of the
Copper Range and st. Paul roads, for
merry known as Mass, but recently
given its present name i'm honor of
he general manager of the Copper
Range, party of Copper Range Of
icials and other friends of Mr.. Nc
<eevcr met the train To congratulate
lin upon the Inauguration of the
lew service and ride back to Hough-
on on The Limited" During the ,
few minutes wait at McKeever. the !
Welcoming party inspected with cur
Gus interest the unique new station. ,
proving one of the most novel sights ,
f the journey. Although unpreten-
ious in size the structure is modern :
y equipped with telephone and other !
and the advertising space !
N It's walls is already well taken. OF 5
ocular yet plain, architecture, the !
tation Is a model Of it's kind and i'm
coping with the style of other build {
ngs thereabouts Emblazoned across 8
he front is the name, i'm silver let {
ers on a dark background "McKeev- /
r." which is most conspicuous and i
ttractive. But to get back to "The I
limited" "
The train consists of mail car bag I
age and express car, smoker, day q
oach, sleeper and ooservation-ca /
ar, "Miscowaubik." The sleeper which v
anne in yesterday was the Mako 1
MIS- The engineer i'm charge as far as 1
Ioughton was William Morgan and v
he Conductor william VanNoss both [
f the st. Paul road. At Houghton
Engineer Thomas and Conductor Doyle q
{ the Copper Range went on duty, f
lking the train to Calumet. II
The observation car "Misco- r
'aubik" providing all the comforts of