The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-02
IMPROVED
TRAIN SERVICE.
SANFORD TRAIN TO BE RESUx.
ED NOVEMBER l6.-0THER
NOTES OF RAIL.

Fast winter trains are being put
on from the great Northern cities
by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
to Jacksonville. Increased service is
being started between that city and
South Florida resorts. The Coast
Line realizes that the early appear.
ance of cold weather in the North
will turn the tide of travel south
ward this season somewhat earlier
than usual. >
From reports received from North
ern representatives. the exodus from
the colder sections to the South viii
start three weeks earlier than Lass
year. Already trains leaving New
York, Philadelphia and Washington
are comfortably filled. Before an
other fortnight they will be full ami
overhOwing.
Confident that the tourist move
ment into the state will begin within
the next week or two. the railroad
company has already put ON the
famous palmetto Limited" having
re-established that train October 16.
Trains Nos. SO aud So, leaving New
York at 3:3S p. m. arrived at Jack
sOnville at 7:4j a. In. the following.
day. These solid vestibulcd trains
carried eletric-lighted steel Pullman
and dining cars The service was
elaborate and swift.
Connecting with the "Palmett"
Limited" trains between st. Peters
burg and Jacksonville will carr.
Pullman sleepers for tourist travel
and for those who desire this SCI
vice. These trains began to move
with the first train sOuthward Oc-
tOber 80. appearing on time tables
as Nos. 81 and 3S.
On October IS the dauble daily
passenger train between st. Peters
burg and Trapon Springs. known as
the "Tarp0n Springs Short" was es-
tablished. These trains connect at
st. Petersburg with both the morn
ing and the afternoon steamers from
and for Tampa.
Lakeland. Sanford Trains.
Train service between Sanford and
Lakeland will be resumed November
I6. This service will connect at
Lakeland with both trains Nos. "a
and 2S, to and from Tampa.
The sleeping car from Jackson
Vile to DOca Grande went into ef-
feet November /. Sleepers will leave
Jacksonville in tow of train No. 81
and, being cut of at Lakeland. Will
he attached to the Winston 4 Bone
Valley train No. l23 The Bone Val
lev train will connect with the Char
lotte Harbor L. Northern train No. ],
at Mulberry, passengers will be put
into BOca Grahde at 1885 p. m. The
returning train leaves B0ca Grandt
at 1926 D. m. and arrives in Lake
land in sufficient time to connect
with train No. 50. to Jacksonville.
rarlOr ear service. says }. u
Kirkland, division passenger agent O
the Coast Line, will be started about
| December IL. The JacksOnville-San
ford and Leesburg sleeping car linz
will. 20 into effect about the same
time.
! Certain improvements in the ser
| vice have been made in famous traln
of Atlantic Coast Line, namely: I'M
Florida and West India Limited.
between New York and Tampa; tn
Dixie Flyer" and Seminole Limit
ed" between Chicago and Jackson
Vile; also the South Atlantic Lin
ited," between Cincinnati and JACK
sonville
District Passenger Agent kirkian'
at Tampa. is authority for the state
ment that extra service will be pu
on between various points in tn
State. As the season advances, thes
improvements will be formally an
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