The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
LOCAL RAILROADS
IRE FAST GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL
Tbs Week Most of The Pas
seager Trains have
Been on Tire
EREe uAVE casE ip.
FARES HAVE GtHE UP
Little Notice Taken Of In
crease Which Occurred
February l.

The demorcliza;ion OF PASSENGER
traffic on reilTo@ds appears 10 have
passed With the coolest and most Sc
we're winter known N fiSty years. The
coming OF spring weatfe" has been
celebrated by trains coming into the
Baltimore and Ohio station Oh time.
with the exception OF No Is which
waits foc no to maize Its wy across
mountains to Grafton and continue
to run about an hour late. the 1rr-
proveme2t in passenger service cn
Saturday. SundGy and so IA this week
IS the chief topic OF comment among
railroad people. the travelling public
and those who depend upon the lat
Ger for their liTirS.
The trains were all OF time at Fair
mont honda; executing A3 which
came In an hour All half late. The,
trains to Pittsburgh we're running en-
time. Trains running between here
and Be1inGtcn. tearing al 6:%3 a. IL.
and 500 p. N. were OF Gchedule ;!we.
-evfving a police almost forgotten icr
q few weeks.
Fairmont did not fare any worse
than other poi2t sd3ring the lon&
siege OF cold weather. The latest
traid of that period, acccTatnE to ..
d Hecker. the local passenger agent.
was 4S which is due here at 1910
and, arrive at 3:15. This is Iateness
which those who give no thought to,
the problems OF railroedinG cannot
understand but II must be remember
ed that during the same period 1t vas
unusual for fast trains running be-
tween New York and Chicago to be
less than six or eigat hours late and
thew were often ten or twelve hours
behind their schedule
UnpreceGtented weather. connected
with 4 condition which existed al
other points as we'll as Fairnont. IS
likely responsible for the lateness OF
trains recently. The situation N
Fairmont for many months was a
fruitIess effort to catch up with the
work and it seems that the same con
dition prevailed elsewhere The RAJ
roads have struggled against odG& :
which were impossible to conquer
The elimination oE trains has caGS-
ed more or less inconvenience to the /
travelling public but there has been
less kicking than would have been eX-
pected and people seem Determined
TO accept every effort made Tor t.le
general good in the right spirit Inc
trains leaving Fairmont ct this time
20 to Pittsburg at six IN the morning
"a GRAFTON. connecting with Baltimore.
at s: rs. to Wheeling. making coishec-
tons west. at s: 30. to Wheeling 10
cali at 1910 to Baltimore at 12:iz.
TO PittSSurS at 2:45. 20 Cumberland
at 90. TO Washington and Baltimore
al. 9: % and to PittsburG at 1890.
The rate OF fare on the Baltimore
& Ohio in West Virginia vas increas-
ed to two cents and . half nile on
February 1. This adTaHce vas per
mitted by the Public service Comm =
sion OF West Virginia and took AFFECT
without causing much comment ne !
fare to Grafton was increased from ~
cen4s TO 90 cents. The fare to Wheel !
ing was increased from Sl.6I 10 SS'A1: I
The fare to Charleston was increased !
from $5.7S to s1.=I the fare 10 !
Huntington was increased from $6.4" !
to- 1870. There is no change IN the
price OF mileage books ]
Travel on the railroads Is light al |
This time but that fact is attributed !
to fhe Datriotic disposition OF the peo- !
ple- There seems to be a general IN
Outstanding that the government IS
to be aided In every way pcssloie alic !
this has led TO the elimination or ous-
mess trips not absolutely necessary !
and the giving up OF many pleasoLe |
frips. Possibly the thrift campaign
has reduced the amount OF travel Tor |
there are more people interested IN !
war Savings Stamps than those who |
are not in close touch with what Is /
going on imagine
The Improvement IN passenger ser
vice In northern West Virginia mas
been notable but the clearing OF the
freight middle has kept apace. }. y. !
Anthony, local freight agent, When IN
teryfewed this week, stated that eV-
afythinS was getting in good shape
that the ware house was well empted- |
~ there vas no longer difficulty in |
employing help and that the condlt1on
had improved in every respect. The
embargoes have materially effected
the situation. Tp until this week the
only freight being received at FAR
mont was foodstuffs for human ana
animals. agricultural implements for
snrinr.. work, seeds for the farmers,
and material for coal mines
Daniel willard. president OF tne
Baltimore & Ohio, who has been away
nom his Job for some time IN an et-
fort to serve the country, IS back IN
harness and visited Fairmo1t recent
II soendinr three quarters OF an hour
n. the local yards. His visit and the
wor6 which went out in Connection
With his tour has done much to en-
courage the railroad boys generally
When In Fairmont Mr. Willard met
c. H Jenkins, president Of the Cen
trSi west Virginia Coal operators AS
sociaEton, and gave coal people an
Insight into affairs which have caused
operaGors to view the Baltimore &
Ohio In q more liberal way and re-
suited in coal people concluding. like
the travelling public. that complaint
was unfair and that it might well
% adopt the slogan OF disagTeeinsl
without being disagreeab1e
There IS a chance that war develop
RentS win lead to kindlier feeling