Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-10-19
NEW SCHEDULE
ON GULF COAST
Lines ON OCT. q
Nos. 3 and 4 Will DE Made
Fast Daylight Trains Be-
tween Brownsville and New
Orleans

Faster service between Brownsville.
Houston and New Orleans. and \ radic l
improvement in the sleeping car service
TO Brownsville, Tampica and Mexico
City is announced in new schedule
which will 20 into effect Sunday. Oct
2s. Advance information concerning the
new schedule was received yesterday by
{. +. Hawkes., Gulf Coast Lines passen-
ger agent at Brownsville
According to the announcement trains
Nos. 3 and will be made fast daylight
through trains between Brownsville and
New Orleans, and will be known as "Ths
Orleanean. from Houston TO New Or
leans. No. 3 now arrives in Brownsville
at 1920 am. but under the schedule to
20 into effect October ~, this train
will arrive at 1855 am. Train No. :.
which now leaves Brownsville at 1880
pm. will leav1 al $3.50 pm. arriving at
Houston at 1920 am. ad Of 1900
am. 1.-The Oleanean" will arrive AT New
Orleans at 6s55 pm. making the run of
i3s miles in approximately two hours
less time than the present schedule. Nos.
3 and 1 between Brownsville end Hous-
ton will have improved schedules ana
service i'm connection with The Otlean-
can"
Improved Sleeper Service.
New sleeping car service vii! be es-
tablished between Houston and Browns
willie in connection with added f7eilties
on the Mexican Nationa! Lines. Through
sleeping car service from both Mexico
City and Tampico TO Chicago. via
Brownsville. Houston and New Orleans,
where connections will be made with
the fast Illinois Central through trains,
will be one Of the features of the new
schedule.
In their letter announcing the new
schedules, the following Improvements
in the service are noted:
"A Houston Ne xico City ear will be
handled on Nos. and 4. via Browns
Vile, and passenger for Mexico from
Chicago and New Orleans will merely
have 20 step from one car 20 another OF
the same train anytime between Hous-
ton and Brownsville.
"The present Houston Monterrey
Mexico City car. via Corpus Christi and
Laredo, will be changed TO Houston
Monterrey. via same route. This car
sets out, south bound at Monterrey and
passengers may. occupy berihs until
morning.
. The present Houston Tampico service
is split at Monterrey on account OF
regulations. 1t j. expected
.he through line will be restored when
abe quarantine is raised. The best SER
vice for Tampieo passengers, under the
new arrangement. will be TO ticket them
in the Houston Mexico City car, they
will arrive at Monterrey at 1880 pm.
and the car for Tampico will be open
for occupancy on their arrival.
Open Harlingen Dining Room
"A new dining room has been openel
nj uarHngen, and train No. 4. will leave
Brownsville NJ $3.50 p.m... instead OF
1870 pm. and will -ake supper al Har-
lirgen instead of Kiagsville. All Hidalgo
branch trains will take meals az Ear-
lingen.
Westbound Tile Orleanesn Will
leave New Orleans at li:20 am. Baton
Rouge at l:35 pm, Beaumont 1875 PM
arrive Houston 9:55 PM. connecting
with No. 3, will leave Houston at 1898
nm. arrive Brownsville. ll:55.
North and East bound No. vii
leave Brownsville at $3.50 PM, arrive
Houston 7:20 am. THE Orlecnean Will
leave Houston at $500 am, arrive Beau
mont. lO:i5 am. Baton Rouge. l:35 PM
snd arrive New Orleans 6:55 pm. Splen'
did connections will now be made IN New
Orleans with practically all fast through
trains on all New Orleans lines.