Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-09
TRAIN CUTS MADE
BY SEABOARD AND
SOUTHERN ROADS

Curtailment of passenger train.
schedules in keeping with the coal
saving order issued by Regional Di-
rector B. L. Winchell was announc-
ed Monday by the Southern and Sea-
board Air Line railways.
Discontinuance of trains 1877 and
1873, operating between Atlanta.
Washington and New York, is the
principal curtailment of Southern
railway passenger service
Announcement of the discontinue
ance of these trails was maze
by J c Beam, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Southern, who
states there will be other changes
elsewhere on the system, but this
is the principal change affecting At
| lanta and Georgia.
The Acknowledgement sleeper
formerly handled on train No. 1873
will be handled on train No. 80, 1eav-
ing Brookwood station at 3:12 p. m,
and arriving in Richmond the fol-
low day at lao .. m.
In addition to the discontinuance
of The above trains, Mr.. Beam an
nounces that the Kansas City-Jack-
sonville sleeper passing through At
lanta will be discontinued. This car
eastbound for Jacksonville arrives in
Atlanta at HOB p. M, and west
bound for Kansas City arrives here
at $40 a. m.
The Louisville and Nashville rail
road announces that trains l and 4,
between Atlanta and Blue Ridge will
be discontinued on account of the
RI nr1n Moi in I q -
rives in Atlanta from Blue Ridge at
4:55 p. NJ, and train 4 leaves Atlanta
for Blue Ridge at 1880 a. m. It is
stated, however, that these trains
will continue to be operated between
Blue Ridge and Knoxville.
On the lines east of Atlanta the
Seaboard has, discontinued trains
and between Atlanta, Washington
and Norfolk and trains II and IS
between Atlanta and Abbeville. The
Atlanta Washington sleeper and din
ing car will be attached to trains
20 and 80, Norfolk passengers on
these trains transferring at Hamlet
to the Hamlet-Norfolk sleeper.
Local stops into Atlanta will be
made by train IL, from New York,
arriving at 1910 a. M, central time.
Local stops out of Atlanta will be
made by train ~, for New York,
leaving at 1920 p. m, central time;
this train arriving in Norfolk Rich
mond, Washington and New York on
le present schedule.
Trains % and %, to Piedmont,
Ala, and trains 20 and 81, between
Piedmont. Jacksonville and Birming-
ham are discontinued. Further
changes or lines west of Atlanta are
announced as follows, by Fred Gels
sler, assistant general passenger
agent:
Train No. II will leave Atlanta at
$3.50 a. M. arriving Birmingham at
1880 p. M, making local stops, hand
ling Pullman broiler parlor car, as at
present in addition to regular coach
equipment.
Train No. S will leave Atlanta at
4:10 p. M, arriving in Birmingham
at 1910 D. M, making local stops,
handling dining car, parlor car and
coaches and will make connection
with the Frisco for Memphis, also
with the A. G. S., for New Orleans
and intermediate points.
Train No. 6 will leave Birmingham
at a. M. arriving in Atlanta at
l p. m. making local stops. This
train will make connection with Fris-
co from Memphis, also with the A. G.
S.. from New Orleans and inter-
mediate points. Consist same as
train No. 3.
Train No. II will leave Birming-
ham at 4 p. M, arriving in Atlanta
at 10 p. M, making local stops.
Following are the branch line
changes:
Between Catawba and Great Falls
trains 112 and 129 only, will he OPP
Grated.
The LawrencevilIe and Logansville
branch will operate trains 230 and
PIT only, holding PIT at Lawrence
Vile for connection with No. II.
On the Gainesville branch: Train
311 will leave Gainesville at $3.50
a. M arriving at Rockmart at 8 a.
m.., connecting with trains and II,
for Atlanta and Birmingham. Train
322 will leave Rockmart and arrive
at Gainesville same as at present.
All other trains discontinued.
All trains on the Jacksonville
(Ala.) branch are discontinued.
Details were announced in The
Journal Sunday of changes on the
Atlanta and West Point, the Central
of Georgia and the Georgia railroads.
The Atlanta Birmingham and Allan
tic will make no reductions, since it's
service already had been reduced to
minimum. No changes are to be
made in the service of theSNashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis or the
Western and Atlantic railroads. I