South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-13
RAILWAY TRAFFIC IN
WEST Is DEM0RALIZED

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but the road reported that it had
no definite information as to their
/ wherea bouts.
! Three passenger trains on the Mo-
non route are blocked on the out
skirts of the city. Three freight
trains are reported somewhere" on
the line. They are believed to be
III Indiana but officials declared that
no word has been received from
! them since morning.
No Trains ON Pennsylvania.
On the Pennsylvania no trains
have arrived in Chicago since this
morning. The Pennsylvania also
reports lack Of communication with
| its trains and several are believed
to be tied up east of here.
The Chicago, Burlington and
\ Quincy was one of the last roads
to become completely blocked by the
storm. Trains were run from st.
Paul and Minneapolis, arriving here
seven to eight hours late. The road
announced tonight that all trains
/ had been annulled, but that efforts
would be made 10 operate west to-
morrow.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railway operated ore train to-
/ Gay--to st. Paul. All others we're
abandoned this morning. A train
which left for Omaha at o'clock
/ last night was unheard from until
6 o'clock tonight when it returned
to Chicago after unsuccessful at
tempts to pillow through the snow
drifts. During the "a hours il had
advanced only II miles.
l. c. Stops All Trains.
The Illinois Central reports that
fit annulled ell trains early this
morning. corfning it's efforts to
| bringing in trains already on the
lines. ON the Michigan Central no
] trains have been able to travel south
of Niles, Mich. Several are reported
to ec stalled there.
The Chicago and Alton has not
: operated a train for two days, its
officials reported. one Of its through
trains to St Louis left the station
yesterday but became stalled before
IL could get out of the city. Efforts
to return TO the station failed.
The Chicago and Northwestern al
so confined it's efforts today to at
tempts 10 locate various stalled
trains. Two through trains from
the Pacific coast due yesterday, are
reported somewhere along the
line"
Through Trains Stalled.
A through train for the west on
the Rock Island has been stalled
all day in the switch yards on the
outskirts of the city. The Rock Is
land reports that many Of its trains
are tied up between the Mississippi
river and the Rocky mountains. but
that efforts 10 locate them have
| failed. Traffic in this section is said
10 be the worst in history. Many
trains on all roads in this section
have not been heard from for from
l12 to "a hours. The Golden State
limited. an eastbound Rock Island
train from the Pacific coast, was re-
leased from drifts in Kismet Kss..
last night after being stalled 10
hours. but has not arrived vet.
Throughout the southwest traffic
conditions are reported desperate.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
railway is making no effort 10 oper-
ate regular trains. but is attempting
10 get relief trains through to those
stalled along the line in Oklahoma
and Kansas. The Missouri Pacific
and other roads have either annulled
all trains or are only running in
| certain divisions.
The Chicago. North Shore and
! Milwaukee. an electric line. has
/ sbandl ned all trains except between
/ Evanston and Waukegan. apprOxi-
| mately 3j miles
No mail fro n, any direction has
been received ia Chicago since early
this morning postotfice officials re-
port. and none is going out.