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Show PPj At tho conference; of tho managers PPJ of tho New York Central Line's,' held' PPJ in Now York Juno 6th, all lines be- PH lug represented by tholr 'General PPjv Managers and Passenger officials, it PH was decldeii; beginning with tho regu- PPJ lar BiiramerJ change, Sunday, Juno , 18th, to quicken tho speed of tho B "Twentieth Century Limited" so as PPV' to mako ttie time botween Now York PPJ and Chicago eighteen hours instead of PPJ twenty hours, tho Now York Central PH Linos hnvlng mado tho twenty hour L tlmo during tho past threo years, and PPj having also mado the run botween PPJ New York nnd Chicago In twenty PH hours with tholr "Exposition Flyer" PH for tho ono hundred and eighty days PPJ of tho Columbian Exposition in Chi- PH cago In 1893, twolvo years ago. H""" Tho Now York Central Linos make PH tho point that tho Now York Centrnl PPJ' lins had In servlco tho "Empire State PH Express," which has been tho fastest PPj- train In tho world for Its distance) PH 440 miles for fourteen years, having PH bold tho world's record for that tlmo, PH and for threo years and 1,80 days hav- PH. ing hold tho world's record for a PPJ thousand milo train in tw'onty hours. PH Tho proposed schedulo of clgh'teon PH hours Is simply the extension of tho PH time of tho "Empire State Express" PPJ through from Buffalo to Chicago, tho PH tlmo having been mado for fourteen PPJ years between New York and Buffalo. PPJ On this now schedule, tho train will PPj loavo Chicago at 2:30 p. m., arriving PPJ -Grand Central Station, Now York, PH at 9:30 next morning, and returning, PH will lcavo Now York 3:30 p. ni reach PH lng Chicago 8:30 a. m. following day. PH At the same time, tho "Lake Shore PH Limited" will ho quickened up an PPJ hour, and will make tho tlmo from PPJ Chicago to New York In 23 hours In- PPJ utoad of 24, leaving Chicago 5:30 p. P m., by tho Lake Shore and arriving H Now York 5:30 p. m., by the Now fe, York Central. HHh Tho "SouthwQStern Limited" train, C? No. 11, which now leaves Qrand Cen- P tral station at 1 p. mv will, beginning PPj Uuno 18th, lcavo at 2:04 p. m saving PPJ an hour to. an houi and a half on the PPJ present Journey to St. Louis and Cln PP clnnatl." Rfeni i |