The New York herald., 1922-08-29
MORE TRAINS LATE
AS STRIKE DRAGS ON
Roads Say Delays Are Due to
Speeding Up Freight
Trains.
rOINT TO COAL LOADINGS
II, 1866 Cars Filled Last Friday,
Most i'm One Day Since
Shopmen Quit.

Both sides in the railroad strike ex-
pressed satisfaction yesterday at the
way the strike was progressing; the
executives We're pleased at the manner
in which coal is being moved, and the
strikers at the number OF passenger
trains arriving late at the local ter
minals.
Since the partial settlement Of the
coal strike in the soft coal fields the
railroads claim they have been making
record in coa1 movements. and deny
the statements made by their shopmen
that the strike has crippled service.
Robert S. Binkerd. assistant to the
chairman OF the Association of Rail-
way Executives. issued the following
statement on coal loadings:
Coal loading totaieG 2l.S66 cars on
Friday, August 25 which was the larg-
est number loaded in any one day since
the strike This exceeded by 2,S23
cars the previous high mark which was
reached on Monday. August 81, when
1908 cars were loaded.
"On the basis OF ioadings for the first
five days it was estimated that total
production this week would exceed
6,250,000 tons.
Goal loadings on last Friday also
exceeded by 6.326 cars the average
daily loading during last June. at which
time no railway Strike was in progress.
Increase in Lnte Trains.
Investigation made yesterday at the
Pennsylvania Station, Jne Grand Gen.
trail Terminal and the ferry terminals
of the roads leading through New Jer7
sey disclosed a steady increase In the
number of late passenger trains ana
time lost. Terminal officials admitted
there were delays
On the New York Central Western
extra fare train. running In three sec
tons and due q arrive at 9:40 A. M,
was marked on tbe bulletin board to ar
rive at IL 20. The Albany express, due
at $50, arrived at IL 20. The Atlantic
express was hours late. The Mon
treal express, via the Rutland Railroad,
due at 7 80, came in at 10:40 A. NJ. and
the New York limited, due at s 40, ar
rived at 10 :55 A. NJ. On the New Haven
the Bar Harbor express arrived hours
late at the Grand Central Terminal
the first section of the State of Maine
express nour late ana tne seCOnu sec
ton of the train 2 hours late.
Passengers arriving nearly "a hours
late at the Pennsylvania Terminal came
in over the Pennsylvania on an extra
train from Washington, composed OF
cars turned over at that point by the
Southern and Norfolk and Western rail-
roads. This train was due at As A. NJ
and arrived at IL A. NJ. Included in
the train We're cars OF Southern Rail-
road train. due Sunday afternoon at
/ 80 p. NJ. Another late train at the
Pennsylvania Terminal which attracted
attention was the Lehigh Valley limited,
due at S &c, which arrived at 1920
A. NJ.
Blame Delays ON Freight.
These delays are blamed BY railroad
officials on the effort the roads are
making to speed up freight. Traffic
conditions now are similar to 1920 at
the time of the 'outlaw" strike, they
said, and no Improvement is expected
for some time.
Coal and crops will have the right of
way over all other traffic. even pas
sengers.
l.. f. Loree, chairman of the Eastern
presidents conference. issued q state
ment showing weekly gains in shop per-
sonnel on the Eastern roads as follows: