Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1917 — CUT IN PASSENGER SERVICE [ARTICLE]

CUT IN PASSENGER SERVICE

Reduction Is Part of Program of War Board for Conservation of Coal and Employees. Extensive reductions in passenger, train service in addition to those already made are to go into effect id the middle West. Between March 1 and July 15 the railroads in this territory effected a saving at the rate of almost 7,000,000 passenger miles a year. The total reductions already made and. those to be put into effect in this territory amount to 12,000.000 passenger miles. Reductions of 16,000.000 passenger miles have been reported in eastern territory. This reduction in passenger train service is a part of the program of the war board for the conservation of coal and men. Thereductions made in the central department will result in saving 500,000'tons of coal a year.