Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-12
TRAIN SCHEDULES
SMASHED AND ALL
EASTBOUND ARE
ANkULLED
Worst Storm in History of
Railway in Western Kansas
Completely Demoralizes the
Big System.
NUMBER NINE CAN
NOT BE FOUND TODAY


Because OF the worst storm In the
history OF the santa Fe, which has
.drifted mountains OF snow across the
tracks from Dodge city TO La Junta
and in the deep mountain cuts. the
santa Re officials here this afternoon
announced that an eastbound trains
are 0nnuiled for today and Cor hoW
much longer depends upon the out
come 81 the fierce battle now being
wagcd IN the heart OF the blizzard by
tiny army OF mon and an available
snow ploWs
Local officials of the Santa Fe are
Informed that the storm ~ ono ~ the
worst in the history Of the system in
western kansas and although the SAM
IN Pc had kept rs tracks clear and
had even aided The Rock Island. the
drifting snow and the intense cold
Of the last few days finally tied M
the line.
santa Fe train 40. TO- which got
here about noon today was sent east
an hour later, but how far II viii get
10 a problem that the officials answer
by crossing their fingers The train
VIII run as FAR east as possible and
;hon DO the next best thing. II Is
being sent ahead as an experiment
aud no moro win follow today until
the Santa 70 H advised how much
success results from the attempt tG
Sc. over 10. taigs.
The cutoff b. the limo 20 which
the santa Re operating department is
plnnlng its hope Of winning the fight
with the blizzard. No. 8. known rs
the California limited. was detoured
over the cutoff from Newton. kan,
and II Il keeps It's present pace will
reach the city By sac tonight
stub No I will be run out OF here
tonight at $3.50 and will go as far as
Barstow. There viii also be stub
No. one IN here tonight from La
1unta, unless more snow falls In the
mountains.
Trains Nos. 2. and are all re-
ported on time and u no more favor
able news Is received from the Kan
sas lines by tonight they viii likely
be held here, although there IL talk
OF sending them out over the cutoff.
Reports from Amarillo, Texas. this
afternoon. however, indicate that
Texas lines are having grave troubles
I
that Il has not been definitely declG-
ed whethtr-to attempt to use the cut
, or or TO await cessation of the
storm IN Kansas.
Where 81 train No Q, which should
have arrived here last night?
This Is a question that ia being telo-
graphed up and down the line No.
! sIWevhDu H the Storm fghiiuf
| some small station. for she has not
boon reported. officials say here.
However. the Santa Fe is not tho
only railroad having trouble. The re-
ports are that practically every trans-
continental line h undergoing similar
difficulties, ana tho santa Re hns
them beaten from the fact that she
kept her lines open and her trains
moving for several days after othor
roads were completely sewed up.
And while the santa Re employees
in Kansas are battling against cold
and snow and wind. the employees
here with half enough to DO are en-
| joylng the bright sunshine and tho
warm and clear air and secretly hop
ing that they will never be transfer
red 20 that dear old western Kansas.
Are you running q railway here p
asked a factious traveller OF "A railway
omploye this afternoon.
The empioyc carefully consulted his
rules on poiltepess aud answered
meckly.
"No SIR. we are merely running an
information bureau without much ia
formation