Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1883 — Railroad Items. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Items.

There is good authority for saying that when the Chicago and Indianapolis road is ready to put on ■regular passenger trains arrangements will be made by which they will arrive ‘and depart at the Union Depot—“lndianapolis JournaL” - The Louisville, New. Albany and Chicago people are continuing the work of laying their main line entirely with a heavy steel rail, and at the close of this year the mileage of iron rails will be quite small The L. N-A and C., railroad has the reputation of being the most regular in paying its employees of all the roads in the State.—Exchange. The fire which destroyed the combined baggage, mail and express car, at Cedar Lake, on Wednesday evening of last week, originated by the explosion of the cooking lamp used by the lunch man on the train. Of the mail matter, only the registered packages were saved. The baggage was nearly all burned!. Most of the express matter was got out all right. That put On at the Rensselaer depot, being among the last in. would naturally be the first out, and so far as learned was all saved. Regular passenger trains will be put on the C. and I. Air-line on Monday, the Twenty-first inst. It will run from Monon to Indianapolis and return, leaving Monon at about six o’clock a. m., and reaching Indianapolis at about 10;45 a. m. Returning, it will leave Indianapolis at p. m., and reach Monon at 9;15p. m. This arrangement, which is, presumably, only temporary, will be of little use to Rensselaer people; nor will it secure any of the passenger traffic between Indianapolis and Chicago,