The New York herald., 1922-07-20
STRIKE NOW HITTING
TRAIN SERVICE HARD
Cancellations Increase All
Over C0untry-Schedules
Slow Up.

CHICAGO, July 10 (Associated Press).
The railroad shopmen's strike. nine
teen days old. is beginning to be felt
all over the country In gradual slow
ing UP of schedules and the cancellation
of trains. A summary of the situation
today shows:
Chicage-Illinois Central officials re-
ported no trains have been annuiled.
The same report was made by officials
of the Chicago and Western Indiana.
Chicago and Erie officials said some
suburban trains in the East have been
Cancelled, but none in the Chicago dis
trict A considerable amount of freight
traffic, the officials said, has been di-
verted to the Erie by roads in distress.
Through trains are running almost on
time.
In the Immediate vicinity roads report
virtually no interruption OF passenger
traffic Between Cleveland and Detroit
passenger steamers which ordinarily
carry part Of the summer load have
been withdrawn because of the coal sit
uation No trains on the Santa Fe
have been cancelled.
A few delays were reported by off,
cials Of the Michigan Central. No trains
have been removed. they said New
York Central officalsssaid no trains on
their system have been dropped. but
stated delays in passenger and freight
service are reported daily.
The Grand Trunk declared service
to be "about normal" No passenger
trains on The Chicago and Alton have
been cancelled. officials said. but there
has been considerable delay in freight
service.
Officials of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy reported no trains have been
removed. Passenger and freight service
continues normal. Chicago and Great
Western officials denied the removal of
any traj6s and declare service lis COM
paratively good"
Two through trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio and one local run have been
cancelled on the Chicago division. One
OF the trains cancelled carried mail.
Passenger trains continue to run late,
the officials said, but show Improvement.
ST. Louis--The Missouri. Kansas and
Texas has cancelled forty-two local
trains and the Wabash twenty-four. due
to coal shortage. The st. Louis and San
Francisco will cancel twenty-six trains
Thursday.
springfield--Four Wabash trains on
the Springfield and two on the Decatur
The Cincinnati indianapolis and Western
annulled two passenger and two freight
trains between indianapolis and Decatur
for the same reason.
Oklahoma city--wichita Falls and
Northwestern has cancelled six passenger
trains and the Midland Valley. two. be-
cause Of the shop strike. Six Missouri.
Kansas and Texas trains cancelled in
this section.
Omaha--The Nebraska Rail Commits
sion refused TO permit the Union Pacific
to annul three passenger trains.
DalIas--One Texas and Pacific train
between Denison and Sherman has been
annulled; sixteen Missouri. Kansas and
Texas trains In this section have been
annulled and four converted into mixed
accommodations four Wichita Falls
and Northwestern trains have been can
celed and two converted into mixed SER
vice.
Cleveland--Six Baltimore and Ohio
passenger trains Cancelled on account OF
shopmen's strike.
Kansas City-The Missouri. Kansas
and Texas annulled five trains at Sc
dalia because Of the shop strike; one
Wabash train cancelled because Of the
coal shortage.
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