Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-10
DRAST|C!CUT MADE
|NR. R. SCHEDULES
Severe Restrictions on Travel
Imposed as Means of
Saving Coal.

The most severe railroad travelling
restrictions the country has ever
known went into effect in many sec
, tions of the country today. Train re
strictionS in the west and mldole
west, already large and growing
larger since announcement of the
railroad administration curtallment
policy last Friday in order to save
coal, were augmented today by severe
curtailment of many trains IN sne
we're cuts in schedules in trains run
ming out of and into Washington be-
came effective at midnight last night
and will continue until the shortage
of coal has been allevfated TO a con-
siderable degree.
Cut Was Anticipated.
In anticipation of the cut in train
schedules on many eastern ROADS
service was reduced sharply yester-
day, but not until today did the rigid
curtailment schedule of the railroad
administration take full effect. The
total and the names of the trains con-
Meeting with Washington which nave
The Star of Monday. In many other
sections of the country regional dl-
rectors anticipating strict cutting
down oftrain schedules warned rali.
roads that a curtailment order would
become effective within few days,
and in many sections trains made
their last trips last night.
From informal reports received
from regional directors. railroad ad-
ministration officials estimated today
have been cut from passenger sched-
ules by the end of the current week.
Fuel saving, based on this estimate,
will be slightly under $4,000 tons
day. A study is being made to as
certain whether further train curtail-
ment can be effected.
Reduction Regarded Necessary.
Officials maintained that all of this
reduction is necessary even in view
of the rapidly approaching holiday
season, in order to check the drain on
On November 1. the central coal COM
mittee of the railroad administration
had supervision over approximately
100000 tons of coal, but since that
time production has not reached so
per cent of any day of the normal
coal production has kept steadily
around 43 per cent of normal with the
exception of Monday, when it reached
nearly A per cent. The needs of the
railroads have been supplied. as have
the s1; SOC essential industries
ficials of the. central coal committee
consider that the reserve stock is
running low.
Although detailed statements had not
been received today by the railroad ad-
ministration from the regional directors
as to the identity of trains eliminated,
reports received showed that a general
revision of passenger service had been
or would be made in every section of
the country.
"LuxuriOus" Trains First to Go.
AS pointed out previously by Gerrit
Fort. chairman-of the division Of traffic,
the first trains to go have been the lux
urious fast express trains. These, par
ticularly the transcontinental trains.
hitherto running great distances without
stops, have been made to do the work
OF locals. Express trains carrying only
sleeping car equipment have had their
time extended between terminals. and
coaches added. permitting the cancella-
ton Of slower trains Much Of this
curtaihnent. it is explained, win permit
faster movement Of fast freights carry
ing coal to seaboard regions, as the
main line tracks will largely be free OF
the fast trains