The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
RAILROAD
SERVICE ASSURED
Boston & Maine Plans Give
Practically Full Day
in Boston
CONNECTICUT RIVER
SPECIAL RESTORED
Central Vermont Sounds Public Senti-
ment as to Proposed Changes-Would
Take OFF Morning Train at TO and
Night Train at $780,,

Announcement is made by the board OF
trade of an improvement in train service
between Brattleboro and Boston, where
by local business men will be given an
opportunity for practically a full day in
Boston, returning the same evening. This
announcement is made possible through
assurances received from the Boston &
Maine district passenger agent in Spring
field, Mass, in reply to letter from the
secretary of the board of trade
With the change, which will go into
effect with the new schedule of train
service May 4, the early morning train,
in Springfield about S.32, will leave Brat
tleboro about o'clock and arrive in
Springfield about 2l5 to insure connection
with New York, New Haven & Hartford
train No. 65, which is due to leave Spring
field at $50 am
Train No. s6 win connect in Greenfield
with the Ftchburg division train leav-
ing that station about 6 o'clock and due
to arrive in Boston at $50
The matter of mail service. on the ad-
ditional trains which will be put on May
4, No. S5 northbound about o'clock and
No. 10 southbound about $50 in the
evening, has been taken up with the post
office department. by the board of trade,
which IS as advised today that mail ser
vice will be restored on those trains.
The Connecticut River special, which
leaves New York at D p. m, will leave
Springfield for Brattleboro at about d.
n- II viii be operated Independently Of
the Montreal night express, which will
leave Springfield at about 8 o'clock, as at
present. On the southbound trip the Con-
necticut River special will make up here
at a. m. and will leave Springfield for
New York at 9.05 a. m. Through serv-
ice between New York and points to the
north viii be restored in response to re-
quests from Brattleboro, Holyoke and
other places. For about two years no
trains have been run through between
New York and points north of Springfield
except the White Mountain express.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has
announced some contemplated changes in
the service between here and New Lon
don, but they have not been decided upon
definitely as it is desired to know the
sentiment of patrons. The sentiment in
bfaIIIeDO1O Is against the proposed
changes. and this sentiment is expressed
in letter from the board of trade tc
j. w Hanley of St Albans, general pas
senger agent, submitted through Ticket
Agent ID. S. Carey.
1t is proposed to discontinue south
bound train No. G, which leaves here al
7.I0 a. m. and returns as No. at s.3t
p M. and to operate train No. Is, leav
ing Brattleboro at 9.l0 a. M, and arriy
ing at Palmer at ll.20. returning as No
no. leaving Palmer at $50 p. M anC
| reaching Brattleboro at 5.55 p. m.
At present persons leaving at III
a. m. reach New London at l2.40 p. m
Returning, they leave at go and arriv,
here at $50. Under the new plan i
, would be impossible to make a rounC
trip from Brattleboro in one day. Leav
ling here at 9l0 they would reach New
. London at 4.40 p. M, and could not re
turn until next day. starting at $50 Il
: the morning and arriving here at ll.l5
!. Round trips could be made from Ney
London. however, an afternoon trail
leaving here at 4 p. m. and arriving i
New London at 9.20 p. IN.
Under the present arrangement, tor
persons leaving here at 40 a. m. reac
: Boston via Palmer at II 40 and may re
turn from the North station at
O'Clock, reaching home at $50.