The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-08
WANT FAST TRAIN
INTO RICHMOND
Business Men Will Urge Cham
Der to Help Get Eight-EIour
Service From New York.
MAY ASK COMMISSIONS AID
Richmond-New York Sleeper
Could Cut One Hour and 81
Minutes From Schedule.

Business men who do not sec any
immediate prospect Of securing
union station in Richmond because of
the topograp hlcal conditions. will
make an effort. through the Chamber
Of Commerce and other commercial
EXAMINATIONS, to have the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
operate an eight-hour train from New
York to this city. Having made
careful study Of train schedules. they
viii submit facts which they claim
are convincing. and which they claim
Will convince railroad officials that the
request is practical and reasonable.
In this connection it was said yesteF-
day that the aid and influence OF the
State Corporation Commission Will be
sought, and when the "brief" has been
prepared the Chamber will be asked
to submit il to President William Ii.
White OF the Richmond lredcr!cks-
burg and Potomac Railroad
Inasmuch as Mr.. Whites company Is
now operating, in conjunction with
the Pennsylvania Railroad. an eight
hour train from Richmond 10 New
work. the business people VIII join in
the petition that the Same service be
provided from New York TO Richmond
Want Something Faster.
They contend that II can be easily
done what they specifically desire
is a faster service into Richmond for
the train leaving New York at 1880
A. NJ. and arriving here at l.le Z. NJ
They contend that twelve hours and
forty-two minutes IS entircly too slow
The other popular train out OF New
York. leaving there at 9.5Q y. NJ, arr
rives here at 1850 y. NJ. which IL ten
hours and twenty minutes The spe-
ciai objection to this schedule S that
it forces Richmond passengers TO
leave New York three hours earlier
than they would like to leave
we are going to ask Mr. Wh'se.'
said business man Yesterday, why
We cannot have train leaving Now
York at 1890 A. NJ, which can make
the run TO this city in eight hours. II
can be done without tho least trouble
as tho schedule demonstrates"
The schedule shows that the train
which leaves New York AZ 1870 4. NJ.
arrives In Washington at 7:i2 y NJ.
and remains in Washington nearly
three hours. or until 1905 y. NJ. for
the Boston Express. 1t invariably rap
pens during the winter season that
Notwithstanding the long hold over in
Washington the train which is due
at the Main Street station at 1872 T.
NJ. comes in late. The Richmond,
Frederlcksburg & Potomac operates
out o., Washington daily except Sun
day. a local train-No (Which leaves
Washington at 1885 =. NJ. and arrives
at the Byrd Street station at 1885 A.
Richmond sleeper Would Help.
BY putting on Richmond sleeper
from New York local passengers can
be landed here at 1885 without cost
TO the Richmond Washington line. The
objection on the par; OF the railroad
that this service would deprive pas
sengers or breakfast Is met by the
argument that with buffet service
they could at least get an orange. q
couple OF soft boiled eggs. some pull
man car bread and a cup OF coffee.
BY this schedule they could certainly
bank on reaching this city on time.
Moreover IT would be possible TO bring
letter mall leaving New York after
midnight into Richmond for an earlier
delivery.
While some Of the business people
are willing 10 accept this plan and an
eleven hour trip. others are preparing
to night for something faster. In
word they want an cight-hour service
from New York so that they can reach
her at $50 O'clock in the morning.
This could not be arranged however.
without the cooperation of the Penn
sylvania. for tho reason that the mid
night train from New York does not
reach Washington until 1912.
How "a Could he Done.
However. by operating two-hour
and for,yhve minute train from Wash
inston. leaving there Immediately
upon tho arrival o, the midnight ex-
press from New York the Richmond.
fredericksburg < Potomac could get
passengers into this city a 10 o'clock
which is nine hours and half The
noon train from Washington. due here
az 2:f5 r NJ. makes no connection IN
W ash nston with any train from New
York. and the point Is made that It
could prove more scrviceablc 10
through passengers by being switched
around TO form connecting link with
the midnight express out of New York.
Sporadic efforts have been made
heretofore to have the schedules i'm
proved. but tho movement now on foot
Is said TO have Tremendous backing
Having found that 1t is practical to
operate an eight hour train from Rich-
inond 10 New York the business people
are anxious TO know why the same
service cannot be provided for passen-
! gers southbound