Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30
The %"MILLIONATRES'
TRAIN" AND THE
WILDWOOD ACE"
These Are The Names of The
Two Fast Trains Between
Wildwood and Philadelphia

The new summer schedule of rail-
road trains came into effect on June
18th, and Wildwood has the best pas
senger service it has ever had, both
from the Pennsy and the Reading
Railroads. The new trains which
have been added are run at hours
which are suitable to the public and
are making faster time than ever be-
fore. 1t is noted that the commuters
train on both roads pulls out at the
some time each morning.
The Philadelphia and Reading sys-
TEN has adopted an extensive program
of increased facilities necessitated by
the rapidly growing seashore traffic.
Five new high speed Pacific type pas
senger engines have been placed in
service on the Readings seashore
lines; two years previous it was neces-
sary to add two new ferries between
Camden and Philadelphia, due to the
increased seashore travel. One hun
bred new steel coaches have been or
dered, thus insuring a generous pro-
portion of steel equipment in seashore
service.
A stretch of third track is being
constructed between Haddon Heights
and Magnolia. This will permit trains
to pass each other in the same direc-
ton in one of the busiest spots on the
road, and will make it possible for the
Reading to give better service and ION
time" performance between Philadel-
phia and seashore points. Wildwood
will derive much benefit from this adj
ditional equipment pressed into SER
vice. The Pennsylvania Railroad has
also been working for the interests of
wildwood and the long sought for
"better service" is now an established
fact. Wildwood is no longer a branch
Of the Cape May line. Things have
recently changed. Wildwood is now
the main line and Cape May the
branch. According to information
from a reliable source, another thing
that will help the commercial devel-
opment of Wildwood is the night local
to Philadelphia and return, to begin
operation about July 1st. This has
been a much needed train and no doubt
will be filled to capacity with crowds
going to their homes or vacationists
coming to Wildwood for their period
of recreation. The majority of the
coaches used in the seashore traffic
are of steel, thus insuring the public
that the journey to Philadelphia can
be made with more cas- and comfort.
There are also parlor and club cars on
many of the trains. The first express
train leaving Wildwood in the morn
ing on the Pennsy is known among the
railroad employees as the million
aires Train" This train leaves Wild
wood station at 6.53 A. M, daylight
saving time, and makes a through run
to Camden without a stop after leav-
ing Anglesea. The train arrives at
Camden at SPA A. M. 1t is due in
Philadelphia at S.31. This is a steel
equipped train with combined parlor
and club car. The conductor of this
is Jarvis Sharp, of Camden, and
the engineer is Theodore Price, of
Camden. w. L. Worth, of Camden, is
baggage master, O.. l.. Jackson, Of
and H. M. Order, of Cam
are brakemen. H. G. Kinsloff, of
Haddonfield, is the fireman. F. S. Girls
void, of Camden, was on as baggage
the first few days, while Mr..
Worth was on a work train. In giving
the times of the arrival and departure
% 4,osoa +ho dox1ioht cauia o. tjn1d will
be used in this article. The second
train to leave Wildwood in the morn
ing is an express to Market Street
Wharf, leaving at 1882 A. M. and arriy-
ing at its destination at 9.27. Con-
c.. E. Smith and Engine
man Harry Churchill take this
train to Wildwood Junction. The
Train leaves Wildwood at 9.07
A. NJ, connects at North Philadelphia
for New York City and points east,
and connects at West Philadelphia for
Baltimore, Washington and points
The train arrives at North
Philadelphia at 1859, at West Phila-
delphia at HOO and at Broad Street
at 11.14. This train in pre-
summers has been running out
Of Cape May and connecting with the
Wildwood branch, but this year Will
be run from Wildwood. Conductor
James Miller is in charge of the train
and his engineman is R. Langley.
A local train will be run from Wild
wood at 1927 P. NJ, in charge of Con-
ductor Steer and ~Engineman ]. F. M.
Bowers. The train will run to Wild
wood Junction and from there con-
nections can be made with the local
TO Millville and intermediate points.
through express leaves Wildwood at
2.O5 P. M. and arrives in Philadelphia
All. This train has a parlor cal
and the cars are all of steel. The
is w. S. Lord and engineer
is Calvin Steelman. The second
Bridge Train, which goes by the way
Of the Delaware River Bridge, leaves