The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-23
Railroad Matters


When railroad time table is arrang-
ed it is supposed to be so fixed that the
travelling public will be accommodated
in every particular, both as to the
number of trains running and the
good time to be made between princi-
pal points. The table which went in
TO effect on Thursday seems studied
with exactly the opposite intention.
The running time between Camden
and Mount Holly varies from 40 to 81
minutes and the trainmen say it is i'm
possible to make this time.
1t only takes trip on one OF the
trains to prove this assertion. On Fri
day the second day of the new schedule
the milk train" that ought to leave
Mount Holly at 1922 for Burlington,
ran to the station here at 9.04 and was
compelled to go into the yard until the
Long Branch train had gone through.
The latter line should have left here at
9.O6 but it was about Is minutes late.
1t was formerly an express, but now it
is way train, scheduled to stop at all
but three of the stations between here
and Camden, if not regularly then on
flag signal. On the return trip, leav-
ing Philadelphia at four o'clock not a
station was missed and the train pull
ed into Mount Holly nearly twenty
minutes late.
In addition to being promoted"
from an express to way train, this
line has to run over the branches at
Island Heights and Browns Mills and
its running time from Camden to
Long Branch, a distance of Sc miles, is
three hours and fifty-one minutes and
the train men were we'll pleased il they
made home Friday evening by half
past eight or nine o'clock. The train
Athat evening was composed of six
coaches, with few seats to spare. One
large engine was supposed to be suffii-
cient to draw the train but it crawIed
along and was slow in getting away
from the stations. 1t was not from
lack of steam as the safety valve was
continually blowing off,.
Camp Dix is we'll taken care OF while
Browns Mills has to be content with
two trains each way daily. Passengers
to Burlington can get to that place at
any time the milk train can get the
right of way and leave that city at
1905 if the train is on time. No after
noon trains.
II you go to Philadelphia in the
morning you must leave there at 1880
on the return trip-Saturday excepted
or else stay for the four o'clock Tex
press" The next train leaves at $40.
This had been changed to suit the
commuters. In the evening you may
leave the city at $50, otherwise you
must remain until 11.50. The 10.4O
train has been discontinued.
A report is circulating that the Pub
lie Utility Commission has given as
surance to the commuters on the Penn
berton division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad that the curtailment of the
train service permitted will be for the
duration OF the war only and that after
peace has been restored the railroad
will be compelled to restore the numer-
Gus trains taken off. That is all right |
for the commuters but is the general !
public to be ignored?
The usual spasmodical talk about
double-tracking the road between
Mount Holly and Pemberton is again
going on. The Board of Freeholders,
last week, granted the Pemberton and |
railroad company the
privilege of laying an additional track
at the North Pemberton station. The |
Pennsylvania railroad company is said
TO be contemplating double tracking
The road from the junction of the Bur-
ington and main roads, just beyond
Mount Holly station, to Pemberton.
This will go great way toward reliev-
ng the congestion that now prevails.
Just what is responsible for the way
hat railroading is being conducted in
his locality is not apparent to the out
slider but it is certain there has not
been any regularity in the movement
Of trains since the division headquar-
ters were removed from Camden to
Trenton.