New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
'Twentieth Century" and
''Broadway Limited
Sacrificed in Slash on
$50 Eastern Railroads
Reduction in Effect
Next Wednesday
New Order Declared More
Drastic Than Any Pro-
mulgated in War Time

Sweeping reduction in passenger
service on railroads of the Eastern
section to save fuel was announced
yesterday by A. 7. Hardin, Eastern
Regional Director of Railroads.
The order becomes effective on
Wednesday, when it curtails to a
wartime minimum the passenger
traffic on $50 railroads in this re-
gion. 1t was intimated the slashing
of schedules is even more drastic
than during the late war. Revised
schedules were said to be in the
process of preparation, to be ready
for publication early next week.
The New York Central will lose
one of it's most famous trains, the
Twentieth Century Limited, which
has been running between New York
and Chicago for twenty-nine years
without interruption. It was an
nounced by the Pennsylvania Rail
road that the Broadway Limited,
also running between New York and
9 Chicago, will disappear from the
schedule on Wednesday. Both of
these trains make the thousand-mile
trip in twenty hours.
Special Trains Wiped Out
Special trains no longer will be
run for any purpose, it was an
nounced. Second sections of regular
trains will pass out also, it was said,
except between cities of dense popu-
lation.
A 10 per cent reduction in passenger
and train service in New England was
ordered yesterday The curtailment,
which becomes effective Wednesday,
was ordered directly from Washington,
and is similar to the order issued re-
Gently to Western railroads, save that
the cut there was 33 per cent.
Mr.. Hardin's announcement, made at
his Office in the Grand Central Termi-
nal, follows:
For the purpose of conserving fuel
and to protect and provide sufficient
transportation an order has been given
tor reduction in train service, ef-
iective l2:01 a. m. Wednesday, Decem-
Der 10, on all railroads in the Eastern
region.
Famous Filler Ordered OF
The Twentieth Century Limited of
the New York Central Railroad will
discontinue operation after the train
completes its trip to it's terminal on
tuesday, December 8. This is neces-
sary not only to conserve fuel, but
also to afford the freest facility for
expeditions movement of fuel where
tnere may be acute shortages, espe-
cclally in the West, at the present time.
Passengers who have obtained reser-
vations upon this train for dates after
Its suspension will, so far as practi-
cable, be accommodated on other
through trains upon application to the
ticket agent.
"The reduction in service will be
general on all roads and will be made
80 TAR as practicable on the several
INES having common termini to sup
port each other and afford the maxi
mum service with a minimum number
TO the travelling public.
mo special trains are to be run for
pleasure travel. No second section of
regular trains will be operated EXCEPT
IN case of coach travel to and from
sites OF dense population, and then
only when absolutely indispensable.
The revised schedules are now be-
ing prepared and will be posted in all
stations and information will be fur
nished to all agencies and to the press
as quickly as possible"
Imperator to Sail on Schedule
The Fuel Administration order pro-
hibiting furnishing bunker coal to for
stgn ships became effective yesterday.
II was thought at first the Imperator,
recently taken over by the British,
would be prevented from sailing on
december 10 as scheduled, but it sub
ssequently was learned that provision
nsd been made to fill the bunkers of
sne vessel before the order became eff
iective.
ne Cunard Line announced it had
- %aoe arrangements for bunkering its
.a,ps at Halifax. 1t has only one ves-
81 mere now, the Imperator. The
ssncn Lines La Touraine will sail to-
'sIy - with enough coal in her bunkers to
-se -. her to Havre. 1t was said how
ss, no arrangements had been made
. Gotaln coal for the return journey
v... Ia Lorraine, which arrived here
s'sssrday from Havre.
.As W. Thomas, superintendent in
HLssge OF operations of the Interna-
tss1. tsas' Mercantile Marine, which con-
,.sa gs 4: : large feet Nof foreign vessels,
= a ais company had no ships in port
II. present. Ten ships are due before
- a1st OF the year and no provision