The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08

Examinations to Save Fuel, Also Af-
feet and Express Service.

| Eunl1ndIlOn Oh One-InlEG Oh lIIe rail-
road passenger service and mileage in
Kansas to conserve fuel became ef-
! fective at 1901 o'clock this morning.
In addition to the Rock Island
! changes announced in the State Jour
nal Friday and Saturday many trains
were taken off Santa Fe and Union
Pacific schedules and other schedules
| were changed to meet conditions
caused by the elimination.
Express and mail service is affected
| by the cuts. Branch lines were cut,
in some cases. to only one train day
and in few cases. three or four
trains a week. making daily delivery
of mail in scores of Kansas towns i'm
possible.
Santa Fc Schedule.
Following are the cuts in Santa Fe
Kansas schedules. as announced last
night by ]. NJ. Connell, general pas
senger agent OF the, system:
Local trains Nos. 113 and ia be-
tween Kansas City and Newton dis
continued. Train No. will do 11S's
work Kansas City to Newton. No. 10
doing train 114's work Newton to Kan
sas City.
Trains Nos. 2O9 and 210 discon-
tinued between Kansas City and Tulsa.
Trains Nos. 107 and 108 discon-
tinued between St. Joseph and Topeka.
Trains No. III and 112 and 127
:
The work OF these trains will be per
formed by Nos. 81 and II westbound,
2 and % eastbound.
Trains Nos. 2o7 and EOS discon-
tinued between Kansas City and Cof-
feyvil1e. Business will be handled on
trains col. 202. 20S and 204.
Trains No. 213-330. s31-214, discon-
tinued between independence and
Wichita.
Trains Nos. s17 and s1s discon-
tinued between Florence and Winfield.
Trains Nos. 113 discontinued New
ton to Amarillo and 11S Amarillo to
Newton. The work of these trains will
be taken care of by, Nos. 21 and q.
Trains Nos. SOS and 566 between
Newton and Dodge City. Business will
be cared for by trains and 6.
Trains Nos. 141, 142, 143 and IA
discontinued between Holiday and
Leavenworth.
Alma branch train will leave on
arrival of traih No. ). returning for
connection with No. 16.
Train No. SOS. La lJunta to Dodge
City. annulled- No. will care for its
/ business.
Trains SOL and 6o2 between Dodge
City and La Junta.
Trains Nos. and II will be con-
solidated Newton to La Junta and op-
Grated via st. John.
Trains Nos. II and consolidated.
La Junta to Kansas City and operated
via ST. John and Topeka on No. 12's
time east of Newton.
Train No. sos discontinued between
Wichita and Pratt.
Train No. Is discontinued Kansas
City to Newton.
Coffeyville branch trains Nos. 2S3
and 2S4 discontinued.
Cedarvale branch: No change, ex-
cept No. s27 will leave after arrival
of POI.
and Ottawa discontinued.
Gridley branch: Discontinue trains
Nos 139 and 40. No. 13S will leave
Gridley about 4:30 instead of $3.50
a. m.
Colony branch: Trains Nos. 1o1
and 102 discontinued.
Train No. 81 from Kansas City will
be operated via Ottawa cutoff instead
of Topeka. Business will be handled
on train % and in consolidated IL
and S.
Trains 241 and 24c between Chanute
and Joplin discontinued.
q. p. Schedules.
On the Union Pacific the following
trains have been discontinued. accord
ing to Claude Frain, local ticket agent:
Trains Nos. 107-108, Kansas City to
Junction City. local.
Trains Nos. 169-170, Kansas City to
Oakley. local.
stops to replace service Of the four
discontinued trains.
Fifteen local freight trains which
have been operating daily for years
over Union Pacific lines in the state
have been placed on the following
every -other-day schedule:"
No. 159 will leave Kansas City. Mon
days, Wednesday and Fridays.
No. 158 will leave Topeka Tuesdays,
Thursday and Saturdays.
No. 149 will leave Topeka Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
No. $50 will leave Junction City
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
No. $50 will leave Junction City
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
No. 158 will leave Salina Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
No. 151 will leave Ellsworth Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays.
No. 152 will lave Ellis Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, making round trip on those days.
Nos. 168-165 will leave Salina Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Nos. 166-167 will leave Beloit Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Nos. 1s1-182. on Mcpherson branch,
will run Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays, making round trip on those
days.
No change in local service between
Salina and Ellsworth or on Plainville
branch.
Cuts on Missouri Pacific schedules
include:
Trains 1Os-1o4 between Kansas City
and Osawatomie.
Trains HIP between Kansas City
and Pueblo.
To replace trains II and IL there
will be operated a local between Hois-
ington and Pueblo. the schedule of
which has not yet been determined
Schedule changes are effective at
midnight Tonight