Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
PASSENGER
SERVICE ON
RAILROADS
CURTA|LED
Orders Issued by Director
General McAdoo Will
Bring Marked Changes on
Eastern Lines.
Reductions in Western Serv-
ice to Follow in Short
Time-Appeal to Travel
ing Public to Limit Travel
as Much as Possible.

Washington, Jan. First orders in
general curtalment of railroad
passenger service throughout the
United States were approved tonight
by Director General McAdoo
New schedules to become effective
tomorrow call for a virtual 20 per
cent reduction in passenger service
east of Pittsburg, on the Pennsyl-
vania. B. {; o.. New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroads.
Coincidentally ii was announced
plans have been laid for extensive usa
II Inland waterways as an auxiliary
means of transportation. McAdoo is
sued a statement urging adoption by
congress of this feature OF the new
railroad bill.
FAMOUS TRAIN HIT.
Heading the list of fast passenger
expresses affected by the curtailment
order was the famous Congressional
Limited between New York and
Washington. Hereafter this train will
make the trip in six instead of five
hours and will carry only four Pull
mans, instead of the solid vestibule
makeup of the past.
Reductions of western roads service
will follow in the near future by cur
tailments throughout the middle west,
notably between St Louis and Chicago,
where four competing lines operate
pullman service. Texas service is due
also for curtailment shortly, it was
announced.
LOCOMOTIVES FREED.
Hundreds of high power locomotives
and miles of trackag,e will be freed for
freight movement by the new policy.
In connection with the orders, Di-
rector General McAdoo appealed to
the travelling public to limit travel
"as much as possible" and eliminate
pleasure trips for the period of the
war. His statement follows:
IAN important change in the pas
senger rain service on the eastern
railroads goes into effect Sunday, JAN
6. l have consented to this change
because 1t Is imperatively necessary
that passenger travel shall be reduced
as much as possible during the present
serious emergency which confronts the
people in the eastern section of the
country. BY elimination of unneces-
sary passenger train service, much
motive power. skilled labor track and
terminal facilities are released for the
handling of coal and other supplies es-
sential to the life of the people as
well as to successful prosecution of
the war. Every patriotic citizen can
directly help the government in clear
ing up the present unsatisfa ctory sit
uation on the railroads by refraining
from all Unnecessary travel at this
time.
ACTION NECESSARY.
"The breakdown in passenger SER
vice Of the various roads in the east
has not made pleasant impression
on the public. hut it must be borne in
mind that the railroad companies IN
the east are still seriously congested
with an unusual amount of freight
traffic. the movement of which is more
vital to the country than the movement
of passengers and that the weather
conditions for the past two weeks have
seriously impeded railroad operations"
Meanwhile freight congestion
throughout the east was being rapid
ly melted ;,way. Reports to the rail-
road administration showed numbers
of hitherto congested points, now nor
NAL"
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Columbus, o., st.
Louis and indianapolis. Ind. were vir-
tually cleared
DELAYS DISCLOSED.
At the same time delay at govern
fhent shipbuilding and other war
plants in unloading freight cars was
disclosed.
The American shipbuilding company
a. Hog Isla nd held more than s00 load
ed cars on : an. 8. while 108 cars on
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