Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-13
RIGID CURTA|LMENT OF
TRAIN SERVICE PROPOSED
Duplicating Passenger Trains to Be
Consolidated for Period
OF War.
G. & o. FILES ITS SCHEDULE
Hearing Before Corporation Commits
sion Is Set for Saturday at 10
O'Clock, When Directing Citizens
Can Make Their Protests.

Tentative schedules for the opera-
tion OF trains for tho durntion If the
war. at the request OF tho National
Railroad Board. that the railroads os
tho country may furnish the govern
ment with the best possible transport
tation facilities for the movement OF
troops and supplies are being worked
out by traffic officials OF every railroad
entering Richmond. These suggested
changes. which will be announced in
the next few days. will cause the
abandonment OF trains In some in
stances. but the general schedules will
be revised to care for this situation
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. following the lead of the
Southern system, filed with tho State
Corporation Commission late yesterday
afternoon a comprehensive tentative
| schedule for the operation OF It's trains
in Virginia during the period Of ma
tional emergency. The petition Of the
railroad was filed with the commis sion
after a conference between ]. p. Ste
vens, general manager. and Christopher
b. Garrett. chairman OF the Corpora
ton Commission.
The commission set Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock as the time for gen.
eral conference on the Chesapeake and
Ohio's petition. The conference will
be held in the Offices of tho commits
sion, at which time every person hav-
ing complaint TO make or who can
show any reason why the suggested
schedules shall not be placed In opera
ton will be given a hearing.
FOLLOWS ADVICE OF
NATIONAL WAR BOARD
This action Of the railroad company
followed instructions issued few days
ago by the National War Board. which
Is composed Of the presidents OF the six
largest railroad systems Of the United
States. These men are devoting their
entire time to the railroad problem in
times OF war. and have suggested that
the number Of trains be reduced whcr-
ever possible. Other local railroads
are expected to file similar petitions
with the Corporation Commission in
the next few days.
1T Is simply question OF the
greatest good for the greatest num-
cial yesterday. THE railroads realize
that a serious situation confronts the
country. and they plan. through cur
failing trains. to release all the men
and equipment possible for the more
serious war work. They have been
handicapped in this connection. how
ever. by the fact that they had more
commercial business than they could
handle. There is no such thing as
competition between the lines any Ion
ger. and the railroads OF the country
arc cemented together In one general
transcontinental railroad system
PROPOSED CURTAILMENT
BY CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
The Chesapeake and Ohio's petition
is as follows:
Trains and between Washington and
Richmond and Cincinnati. discontinued.
Peninsui9 District tbetween Richmond and
Norfoik)-Local train No. H. leaving Fort
Monroe at $40 A. NJ. arriving Richmond
s:b5 A.. NJ, discontinued. Local train No.
Monroe $500 r. NJ. discontinued. Train No.
!. leaving Fort Monroe at s.55 A. NJ.
A. NJ. the time has been extended to ar
rive ut Richmond at IL o'clock noon and
will make the local stops now made by
No IL Train No. :. leaving Richmond al