Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
BROWNSVILLE
KEY CITY In
fast SERVICE
Mexico City To BE
just 48 Hours From
New York; System
Nationwide

Beginning Sept. %. Brownsville will
be the international pin in the larg-
est rail-air schedule hook-up vet
made in the United States. it was
announced here Thursday morning
by local officials Of the Mexican Avi-
alton company.
This tie-ln h. expected 90 materi-
ally increase traffic through the To-
cal airport 10 and from the large
centers OF the United States. The
merged schedule was formulated hy
the Southern Air Transport sys-
tenn. IL will better the time formerly
possible. making Mexico City as
close TO New York as the Texas bor-
der has been In the past.
The fastest train time between
Mexico City and New York is 100
hours and 10 minutes. This air-rail
agreement reduces this time to 48
hours. IL Is t3 hours by rail from
Brownsville Go Mexico City alone.
Service to All Points
Lines hooked in the schedule are
the Southern Air Transport. the
Universal Air lines. both suhsidlar-
les Of the Aviation corporation, the
Mexican Aviation company. the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad
and the New York Central railroad.
Through agreements with other air
and rail lines similar fast service is
available TO Boston. Montreal and
other points III the East: to Los An
geles. San Francisco, Seattle. and
other pOi.a~S IN the Far West and
even faster service To Kansas City,
st. Louis, Chicago Rochester, St.
Paul. Minneapolis Cleveland. Ak
ron, Columbus, Indianapolis, and
other points III the Middle West. as
we'll as TO Washington, -. c., and
Baltimore officials said
This air-rail hnok-up is both the
first international one and the big
gest by far that has yet been an
nounced." they said. Among the
railroads which are parties to the
service are the Burlington. the Bal
timOre and Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western, the Pennsylvania, the New
York Centray. the Santa Fe and the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
Many Lines Used
Other air lines which have CO.
operated with the Southern Air
Transport System To make possible
this firSs coordination of air and
rail lines into an uninterrupted
service" +" w was said. "are Pan-Amer-
lean Airwavs. through its Mexican
subsidiary. the Central Air Lines, q
division OF the Universal Air Lines
system. the Universal Air Lines
proper: the Northwest Airways. the
Stour Air Lines and the Western
Air Express"
A through ticket TO each point Is
being worked out. officials stated.
which Will he handled by both rail-
roads and air lines.
Travelling the air mail route
from Mexico City 70 New York" ac-
cordinE to officials. "a passenger
will leave Mexico CITY AZ 7:45 y. ~.
for Brownsville over the line of the
Mexican Aviation company. and will
arrive at Brownsville in time tu
catch the r. A. r. flying service
plane there for Dallas or Fort
Worth"
Time for IA show
As the plane will put him into
Dallas at T.20 p. rn.. he viii have
time for q leisurelv dinner and a
show before boarding at III o'clock
the "Kcav Limited of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railroad for an
overnight night ride to Tulsa. Okla.
Arriving at Tulsa at 1859 a.. m. after
breakfast ON the train. he will have
ample time 10 catch the Central Air
Lines plane at $3.50 for Kansas City,
where he will arrive &C 1905 u. m,
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