Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-16
NORTH AND SOUTH
ABOLISHED ON
SANTA f
Hereafter last and West Goes
Strictly on West End; Big
Barstow Station to Be Ready
for Christmas,
Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal

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San Bernardino, cal, Dec. IL
When you ride on u train on the san
Ia Fe that is apparently moving north
or south make up your mind that you
are not. There is no longer any north
or south on the Santa Fe.
The almighty railroad general man
lager has booted off the throng the
theory of directions that has reigned
supreme for hundreds of centuries
and north and south are relegated to
the scrap heap. BY the stroke of a
pen it has been deereed. effective
Sunday. hat east and west are the
King pins of the direction family.
A new Santa Fe time card went in
to effect at 1901 Sunday morning
and with il what was left the mutilat-
ed railroad north and south Is blown
TO the winds, for in the special rules
of the new card appear the i%nstruc-
lions that all trains running out OF
Los Angeles win be considered as run
ming east. This change affects the
line from Los Angeles to a Bernar-
dino via Fullerton n the San Diego
line thai continues from Fullerton
south, also the Redondo branch and
the Escondldo and Fallbrook branch
es. The remainder Of the division has
been east and west for some time.
The change of the names of dfrec-
tions hinges on the standard rule that
gives east and north bound rains
right over west and south bound
trains. Henceforth on the Los Ange-
les division eastbound trains have
right over westbound trains, except
where special rules change.
The trains that run into San Ber-
nardino from Los Angeles via Fuller
ton arc running east as are the
trains that run to San Diego. In the
opposite directions they are going
west"
This changes the right of all trains
on the new Third and Fourth districts,
the order of things now being revers-
cd. The numbers of all trains on the
San Diego line are reversed and trains
bound for Los Angeles Will now get in
the clear for opposing trains. where
AS they formerly held the main line.
Barstow Station Completed.
Tho big. new station will be open
for business Christmas day" said c.
A. Fellows, Of the Sharp-Fellows Con-
tracing company yesterday afternoon.
says the Los Angeles Times.
Mr.. Fellows was talking of the new
$3.50, 900 station building at Barstow
that is being built for the Santa Zee
railroad. This building is the largest
station building In the country for the
exclusive use of one railroad company.
1t includes not only all of the neces-
sary features of a complete railroad
station, but also contains hotel facili-
ties. 40 rooms for the use of Santa Fe
employees, recreation hall, bowling al
leys. auarters for the Harvey dining
company system, n other distinc-
tive features.
Aside from this station the sharp
Fellows company has completed other
important works for the ant Zee
this year. They have graded l6 miles
between Soupi five miles west Of
Williams, and Fairview, for the new
double track that is ultimately to ex-
tend from Albuquerque to San Fran
cisco. It will be ready for use April
/. This company has also completed
25 miles ~ miles east of Barstow
and 10 west, between Daggett and
Cottonwood. The second track is laid
and is now i'm use. There was also
built and put in operation IL miles Of
track from Wahtoka to Piedma. This
track was an extension Of six miles
built from Reedley for the purpose of
developing some rich magnasite de-
posts.
Within the year the same company
built IL miles, reducing a heavy
rad on the San Diego line. between
Ded Mar.