Evening star., 1946-12-05
Rush 10 Beat
Rail Embargo
Is Expected
Freight Restrictions,
Parcel Post Limit
Effective Tonight

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far heavier postal activity were
reported here today to be trying
TO beat the deadline" of the
freight embargo and parcel post
restrictions which go in effect
at midnight tonight.
The Railway Express Agency
looked for a last-minute rush Of
in advance of the tighter
regulations limiting weight and size
Of packages. But the volume Of
express business has not been un-
usual during the past three days, an
official said.
He and representatives of several
airlines and railroads remarked
that the public may have been some
what slow to realize the seriousness
of the embargo but seems to be
fully awakened to it now
Parcel Post Above Normal.
This has been evident during the
past day or two at Washington's 40
post Office substations.
While figures had not been re-
ported on volume, Postmaster Vim
cent G. Burke estimated parcel post
business yesterday at three times
normal for December 4.
Mr.. Burke reminded that the
restrictions will apply only to larger
packages-those weighing more than
5 pounds and more than Is inches
in length or so inches in length or
girth combined.
Therefore, he suggested the mall
ing of small packages should be de-
ferred until after today.
No change will be made In post
Office operating hours today, the
postmaster said.
Two which will be open all night
are the main post Office and the
Benjamin Franklin Station at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Packages will be ac-
cepted there, regardless of size, until
midnight.
TWA Puts on More Planes.
American Airlines has been oper-
ating at capacity for some time and
expects quite few more requests"
both for scheduled and nonsched- (
uled cargo flights as well as for
passenger accommodations. 1t has
not yet added any planes.
TWA, however, has put eight ad-
ditional cargo planes on a standby
order to handle shipments of essen
tial freight and express and for
other emergency trips after the
freight embargo becomes effective
and after the Office of Defense
Transportation orders on rail trans
portation reductions take effect
Monday.
John Brock, TWA district man.
ager, said emergency international
flights will also be provided. One
of the planes held for emergencies
in the United States is being held
here and one in New York. The
others are in Kansas City, Chicago
and Los Angeles.
Some Workers Face Layoff.
The embargo will result In the
layof of some workers at the
Potomac freight yards, an official
said today. The effect of the
embargo probably will not be felt
there for the next day or two and
there is no way Of estimating how
many men will be temporarily out
of jobs, he said.
But there is no question that We
will have to make such readjust-
ments after the embargo goes into
he said.
The Pennsylvania Railroad an
that practically all main
and branch line service will be
affected by the ODT order requiring
railroads to reduce coal-burning
passenger locomotive mileage by
so per cent of normal. Since No
vember Is railroads have operated
under Is per cent reduction order.
In most instances they have MAIN
tanned through services.
Long distance trains to be with
drawn by Pennsylvania include the
Pennsylvania Limited from New
York to Chicago and from Chicago
to Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania in
both directions between New York
and Chicago, the Manhattan Linn
tied from New York tor Chicago, the
Admiral and the New Yorker from
Chicago to New York, the Iron City
Express in both directions between
New York and Pittsburgh, the Du-.
quesne from Philadelphia to Pitts
burgh and the Juniata from Pitts
burgh to New York.
Others to Be Withdrawn.
A train between Washington and
Harrisburg, Pa, will be withdrawn,
as viii other comparatively short
run trains between Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh; New York and Cape
Charles, Va, Norfolk, and between
Pittsburgh and New York.
Besides eliminating some trains,
Pennsylvania plans to decrease
sleeping car and coach accommoda-
tions by consolidating sections on
the Spirit of st. Louis between New
York and Washington, the Liberty
Limited between Washington and
Chicago, the Washington and New
York sections of the Red Arrow to
and from Detroit, and the Akronite
and the Clevelander between Akron,
Cleveland and New York.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
announced that most of the service
it will discontinue consists of short
runs, including several trains in and
out of Washington.
Among those to be eliminated are
second No. 8 between Washington
and Cumberland, Md; Nos. II and
Is between Washington and Bruns-
wick; Nos. 121 and 122 between
Washington and Cincinnati, and
Nos. IA, 145, Isl and 152 between
Washington and Baltimore.
More Florida Winter Trains.
Despite the coal strike, the Florida
East Coast Railway will begin the
operation Of additional winter trains
next week, j. D. Ingraham, assistant
general passenger agent, announced
today at Jacksonville.