The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-25
Vermont P. S. Commission
Ordere' 'hanges on
:, : Branch
LIKED TRAINS TO BE
PASSENGER ONLY
Time of Departure and Ar
rival of Two of the
Trains Changed

As the result of a petition by Barre
men for better passenger transportation
on the Barre branch of the Central Ver-
mont railroad, the Vermont public serv-
ice commission has ordered three changes
IN the service, as follows:
ID That the train leaving Barre at
2:25 in the morning be changed to 2 40,
with time OF arrival at Montpelier juno
tion 3;l0 a.. M, instead of 8 :05, to give
closer connection with the main line
train going north,
t2) That the train from Montpelier
at 9;l0 leave at 9;05 instead, arriving
in Barre at $3.50 instead of 9:45.
(3) That trains Nos 50 (from Barre
at 2:40 a. m.), 81 from Barre at S:15
a. MI, 81 tleaving the Junction at 3.2o
a. M, and arriving in Barre at 3:50)
and 62 (leaying Montpelier at 9:o5 and
arriving in Barre at 9:30j be operated
hereafter as passenger trains exclusive
ly. Heretofore these four trains have
been designated as mixed"
The report of the commission on the
hearing held in Barre on Sept. s was
received this morning. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
This is petition by ten residents
and freeholders of the city of Barre,
against the Central Vermont Railway
company, alleging in effect that the pas
senger train service maintained by the
railway company between Barre and
Montpelier Junction in both directions
is unreasonable, inexpedient and does
not promote the convenience and accom-
mediation of the public
1T was especially claimed and urged
by counsel for the petitioners and by
divers citizens of Barre. including the
president and secretary of the Board of
Trade, in behalf of said Board of Trade,
that the mixed trains operated by the
railway company hereinafter referred to,
should be discontinued and hereafter op-
Grated as passenger trains exclusively.
ssF'rom the evidence, we find that the
passenger train service maintained by
the railway company between Barre and
Montpelier Junction In both directions
is reasonable, eXpedient and promotes
the convenience and accommodation of
the public, with the exception of the
following trains: Mixed train No. 50
leaving Barre at 1925 a. m. and arriving
at Montpelier Junction at 3;05 a. m;
mixed train No. 81, leaving Barre at
s;l5 a. m. and arriving ait Montpelier
at S;34 a. M; mixed train No. 81 leav-
ing Montpelier Junction at 3;20 a. m.
and arriving in Barre at $3.50 a. m.
and mixed train No. 81, leaving Mont
pelier at 9:10 a. m. and arriving az
Barre at 9:45 a. m. As to these we
find that the running time OF each is
too long and that there are frequent and
excessive delays in their operation, so
that trains frequently run late, and this
is partly due to the fact that they are
operated as mixed, instead of passenger,
trains. and as to these trains we find
that they are operated and conducted in
an unreasonable and inexpedient manner,
which does not promote the convenience
and accommodation of the public. We
further find that in order to operate and
conduct said trains in a reasonable and
expedient manner and for the promotion
of the convenience and accommodation
of the public, it will be necessary that
the railway company make the following
operating changes in regard to said
trains:
"t1l That all of said trains be mere
after operated as passenger trains eX-
"(2l That the time of departure or
No. SO from Barre be changed from 2:25
a. m. to 2:40 a. m. and time OF arrival
at Montpelier Junction from 3:05 a. m.
to $40 a. m.
"t3) That the time of departure of
No. G2 from Montpelier be changed from
D:l0 a. m. to 9:05 a. m. and time of
arrival at Barre from 9:45 a. m. to $3.50
a. m.
"If the foregoing changes are made,
we find that the train service complained
Of will be reasonable and expedient and
viii sufficiently promote the convenience
and accommodation of the public" This
is followed by the order outlined above.