Putnam patriot., 1913-04-18
Publicity Regarding Delayed Trains


 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company has made arra ngements whereby travellers on it's lines and friends awaiting their arri- val will be promptly informed of the l nature and cause of all delays to its l trans. This information also will 1 cover connections with other lines, so that the public may ascertain whether or not through cars from other roads have missed their regular connections, l and if so, upon what trains such cars l will arrive.
 In short, the public is to be taken in- to the confidence of the road in these matters and all information that the road has received is to be placed at the disposal of inquirers at all terminals and division points.
 Under the new rules, should any thing happen to delay train more than thirty minutes, the cause of the delay is to be transmitted at once to the terminal point and there put on the special blank forms provided for the inspection of the public. Bulletin boards at stations are tOIannounee just where such information is to be ob- tained.
 The arrangements which have been made provide for special room at the Grand Central Terminal, to which in- formation will be sent by the train despatchers and given out to the pub- lie. Should anything happen to make train due to arrive at the Grand Gen, tral terminal more than one hour late, the probable delay is to be noted on the large bulletin board in the station, with the addition that "Als irforma- ton in connection with Train No.- can be had at Room 3624 Grand Gen. tral Terminal At this room, on the third floor of the Terminal Building, inquirers will be able to ascertain the location of the train and what has happened to delay it, also what time its passengers will probably arrive.
 In case of injuries to travellers on it's lines the rules of the New York, New Haven and Hartford require that all information regarding them, together with their names, if possible, be sent at the earliest possible moment to the Passenger Trainma aster to be given out 10 the public in the room provided for this purpose. The news gathering fa- cilities of the road will thus be at the disposal of the public.
 These thew rules have been made with view of accommodating the public and eliminating as largely as possible the anxiety and uncertainty caused by delays, not only to travellers themselves but to friends awaiting them.
 Should a through sleeper chair car over some other road fail to make it's regular connection, the chief telegraph | despatcher of the division where the l connection is made is instructed to | wire the cause of the delay and state the train that such car or cars will be | attached. lThis is the first instance where provision has been made for such information reaching the public l promptly and it should prove of great 1 advantage to the travelling public.
 In addition to New York similar ar. engagements have been made for sup plying such information at New Ha. ven, Providence, Boston, Hartford, Springfield and Worcester.
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