The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
SOUTHERN TRAINS
QUIT OLD STATION
Last One Goes Out at Midnight,
and They'll Come Into Main
Street, Beginning To-Day.
MAKE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
Engineer Robinson Gets Privilege
of Bringing First Train In
Over New Route.
MAKE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE

Tho use of Main Street Station by
Southern Railway passenger trains be-
gan officially at 1901 o'clock this
morning. according to Circular No $40,
issued yesterday by Il. H. Coapman,
vice president and general manager.
The old Fourteenth Street Station was
abandoned when No II left last night
at l1:4b o'clock. Every arrangement
had been made for tho transfer. which
was without ceremonies. AS Pullman
porter swung aboard the last car he
called out to his friend: Meet me to-
morrow at the c. & O." y wagon load
EaEc-roon went over to Main street
Station; tho ticket agent packed his
last eifects In grip and departed. and
the station master went over to see
that all was III readiness for the out
going trains early this morning.
j. :. Robinson, Il veteran engineer for
thrty-iivc years in the service of the
southern Railway and it's predecessor
the old Richmond and Danville. asked
street station this morning. Tho train
Nh be No -: from Danyil!e. due in
Main street Station at 1905 o'clock.
rho first real appearance of n SoutherN
Railway train in Main Street StatioH
however; Will be No. :, which Is sched-
this morning at 6:55 o'clock. instead of
9 rs heretofore.
The old Fourteenth Street station is
10 be promptly demolished and an eX-
tensive system of freight yards is to
cover the whole section from Four
tecnth street to Virginia Street, from
inc site OF the present station south
to the river.
Incoming main line trains will back
into Main Street station over the Sea-
board Air Limo tracks. tho connections
R RitpG sl' y WeN T'"f S Of H in so%ih
come into Main Street Station over the
chesapeake and Ohio, making con
netti9n With the V!aduct just below
Chimbora2o Park.
No announcement, has been made rs
yet as to the ticket agents. baggage
teenth street station. beyond the state
mcnt OF local officials that they will
an 10 provided for, Any that may be
Justmcnt will lie given preference In
securing the first vacancies on this
The new train schedule will mean n
loss of time to incoming commuters of
about fifteen minutes, due TO delays in
that when new connections have been
made within the next sixty days. that
these delays can be avoided
r., Ihc New Schedule.
For the present the schedule OF
viii be as follows: No. I: $50 j. NJ. IN
-. 1915 4. NJ. instead of 1890, ms here
toforc;. No. 1lo will leave nj :. p. A., as
'iiciCtoipIt' arriving at keNSNille ut
G:05 instead OF 5:i2 J.. NJ: No. II Will
leave 1T i. NJ. as heretofore, arriv-
! ing at Danville Mt l1:15, instead OF II
o'clock, and No. IL will leave at 1880
r. NJ, instead of 11:45 L. NJ. as here
| toforc
The entire schedule of inbound trains
from the South is advanced TO the fol-
| lowing hours:
No; l2. Z :o5 \. NJ; No IS, s:55 A. NJ:
No l20. l J.: NJ; No. s. 2:l5 l.. NJ. and
No. Ii. $40 Il. NJ.
These changes arc said to be cs-
pecially objectionable to commuters,
the train formerly arriving at $40 A.
! NJ. leaving time to get to banks and
Offices by 9 o'clock, which will not be
possible with Il train arriving at S:55
| y NJ, even if il be on time. Similarly
| the train arriving At sos T.. NJ. allowed
time to attend theatres at night while
one arriving at SEQ makes commuters
Inevitably late for the first act
The new schedule. for the West Point
lines effective to-day for trains lcav-
inE; Main street station for West Point
follows: Boat train, No. 10. $40 T.
NJ. instead of $50 l.. NJ, as heretofore
No 16, 4:15 p. NJ. instead OF 80 i. NJ .
No. -. $50 y. NJ, instead of $50 A. VI
Trains arrive from West Point as
follows: No. s. boat train, S:i5 y. NJ
instead OF s. 80 y. NJ: No. 10, $40 a. NJ,
instead OF $3.50 4. NJ, and No u, G:45
J.. NJ, instead of $50 p. NJ, as hereto