Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1916 — GIFFORD BRANCH GETS NEW TRAIN [ARTICLE]

GIFFORD BRANCH GETS NEW TRAIN

Starting Monday, March 20th, Two Trains Will Run Each Day Between Kersey and McCoysburg. ) Improved and exceptionally good 'train service over the Gifford branch of the Monon railroad will be installed next Monday, March 20th, when a new schedule goes into effect that will provide two trains edch way each day except Sunday between Kersey and McCoysburg. The trains will be numbered 1,2, 3 and 4. Nos. 1 and 2 will be passenger and express trains, and Nos. 3 and 4 will be mixed trains. The schedule provides for connections at McCoysburg that are very convenient and the excellent advantage of having the Monon own the Gifford branch should be plainly visible to the people living along that road. A complete schedule of the trains, showing the time of leaving each station, will be published later. The following information concerning the trains is published at this time.

No. I—Passengerl—Passenger and express, leaves Kersey at 5:55 a. m., makes stops at all intermediate stations and arrives at McCoysburg at 7:05, making connections with the northbound milk train. No. 4—Mixed train, leaves McCoysburg at 11:10, receiving passengers from the Monon southbound passenger train No. 5. It stops at all intermediate stations and arrives in Kersey at 12:50. It also receives freight at northbound local. No. 3—Mixed train, leaves Kersey at 3:40 and arrives at McCoysburg at 5:20, giving the same service as No. 4. Monon northbound pasenger, No. 30, due in Rensselaer at 6:50 p. m., will stop at McCoysburg for passengers from the .Gifford branch train No. 3, for Hammond and Chicago. Nor 2—Passenger and express, leaves McCoysburg at 6:10 p. m., after the arrival of the southbound milk train and arrives in Kersey at 7:20, making all intermediate stops. Passengers may now leave from points along the Gifford branch on the morning train and reach Rensselaer at 7:30 a. m. and leave here either at 10:55 a. m. or 5:50 p. m. The service is very good, indeed and should be well patronized. The fare from Kersey to McCoysburg is 45 cents each way, the distance being 22 miles. Newland is the half-way point. Tickets are now sold only for travel* on the Gifford, but will later be sold direct from points on that branch to Rensselaer.~ In addition to the trains above mentioned one round trip will be made each way between Kersey and Winwiddie, 10 miles north, each week day.--. ■ “■ -