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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
3
A fragmentary rail schedule lists arrivals at Grand Central and affiliated depots, with times for A. A. Rand Central, Central Depot, Fifth Ward Depot, and other lines. Sundays and special trains appear, including express services and late evening arrivals, alongside miscellaneous notes on arrival times and service codes.
Texas heads the list with a remarkable year of railway expansion. across fifty-eight hundred miles laid, led by major lines from Oklahoma to Texas and the Midwest, with Missouri Illinois and Wisconsin following. The report details state-by-state mileage, costs for new depots and bridges, and massive rail deliveries to push track progress into the coming year.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention distances and mileage with many garbled terms. It references miles and lines, a location near a don or HHT, and an added 410 miles, but the text is incomplete and nonstandard.
New Orleans passenger interests discuss preventing scalping of winter excursion tickets tied to race events. Railroads and race organizers clash over measures to block retail sale of portions to scalpers, with National associations urged to assist. Chairman Morey stays silent as plans form to keep tickets from scalpers ahead of race season.
Fort Worth Texas December 20 Chief Engineer Hinckley of the Frisco states the last spike completing the Sherman to Carleton connection will be driven January 25 yet train service through from Dallas to Fort Worth will take days more. The track is being ballasted with eighteen inches of material yielding a solid roadbed and much work remains before a passenger schedule begins.
Heavy rain in Southern Alabama caused washouts and drainage delays delaying the Louisville and Nashville line. No train movement reported between Montgomery and Mobile for the past twenty four hours.
Kendan City Journal reports G. Warner, general passenger agent of the Kanené City Southern, was slightly improved last evening after a sudden illness earlier in the day. The condition followed trouble from a severe cold contracted during a recent inspection trip over the railroad.
JM Dinnen named chief curgent of Pindlas Mat Warne and Woutern with Fort Wayne HQs. Brooke Morgen appointed assistant general passenger agent of the Southern with Washington HQs. Minor errors in names and places reflect OCR readable fragments.
Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic mix of railway executives, managers, and political figures across multiple lines. It references Shen the Ineitinhent, Andrew Stevenson, and various railroads such as Pennsylvania, Atchison, and Great Northern, with mentions of meetings, appointments, and wage or fare policies affecting workers and travelers. The piece also notes a Charleston exposition and exhibit activity, plus scattered references to industry leaders and regional figures.
New Orleans to Cincinnati daily sleeper train leaving New Orleans at 6:10 am. Dining car service on Cincinnati and New York lines. G B Smith, New Orleans, La.
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