PD&E Passenger Service 1880-1899
    This page is primarily PD&E passenger service.  There was obviously some passenger service before this, both on the PD&E and it's predecessors. 
April 1881
06/01/1881
12/04/1881
04/23/1882
09/24/1882
11/19/1882
By February 1883
02/09/1890
By June 1890
10/01/1893
By 10/10/1894
05/05/1895
1896
12/12/1897

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Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Service
April 1881 
TRAIN # TYPE/NAME: LEAVES: TIME: ARRIVES: TIME: NOTES
        Grayville   Information sketchy.  Service probably only to Parkersburg.
 
06/01/1881

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
 
12/04/1881

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
 
04/23/1882

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
  
09/24/1882

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
  
11/19/1882

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
 
By February 1883

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Accommodation Peoria   Evansville    
  Accommodation Evansville   Peoria    
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    Leaves sometime in the AM
  Mixed Evansville 06:00A Mattoon 06:50P  
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
 
02/09/1890

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville 07:05P?  
  Express Evansville 07:00A Peoria 07:05P?  
  Accommodation Peoria   Evansville    
  Accommodation Evansville   Peoria    
  Mixed Mattoon   Evansville    
  Mixed Evansville   Mattoon    
  Mixed Peoria   Mattoon    
  Mixed Mattoon   Peoria    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
 
By June 1890

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
  Express Peoria   Evansville   1st & 2nd class coaches
  Express Evansville   Peoria   1st & 2nd class coaches
  Accommodation Peoria   Evansville   2nd class coaches + Pullman coach
  Accommodation Evansville   Peoria   2nd class coaches + Pullman coach
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
 
10/01/1893
TRAIN # TYPE/NAME: LEAVES: TIME: ARRIVES: TIME: NOTES
1   Peoria 07:25A Evansville 07:00P Except Sunday
2   Evansville 07:10A Peoria 06:15P Except Sunday
3   Peoria 06:40P Evansville 12:30P Except Sunday
4   Evansville 04:30P Peoria 10:05A Except Sunday
    Mattoon 05:00A Evansville 11:40A Sunday Only
    Peoria 05:30P Mattoon 10:50P Sunday Only
    Mattoon 06:05A Peoria 11:00A Sunday Only
    Evansville 06:00P Mattoon 11:50P Sunday Only
18?   Stewartsville 08:30A New Harmony 08:55A Except Sunday
18?   Stewartsville 10:50A New Harmony 11:15A Except Sunday
18?   Stewartsville 05:55P New Harmony 06:20P Except Sunday
19?   New Harmony 07:40A Stewartsville 08:05A Except Sunday
19?   New Harmony 04:50P Stewartsville 05:15P Except Sunday
19?   New Harmony 09:50A Stewartsville 10:15A Except Sunday
Notes  
  Train #1, 20 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #2, 25 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #3, 4 hour 25 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #4, 4 hour 20 minute layover in Mattoon
 
By 10/10/1894
TRAIN # TYPE/NAME: LEAVES: TIME: ARRIVES: TIME: NOTES
No 3 Express Peoria 06:40P Evansville 09:20A Carried Parlor/Sleeper1
No 4 Express Evansville 06:00P Peoria 10:05A Carried Parlor/Sleeper1
Note 1 These cars were named Evansville and Peoria.
 
05/05/1895

TRAIN #

TYPE/NAME:

LEAVES:

TIME:

ARRIVES:

TIME:

NOTES
No 3? Express Peoria   Evansville   Carried Parlor/Sleeper1
No 4? Express Evansville   Peoria   Carried Parlor/Sleeper1
  Accommodation Peoria   Evansville    
  Accommodation Evansville   Peoria    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
    New Harmony   Stewartsville    
    Stewartville   New Harmony    
Note 1 These cars were named Evansville and Peoria.
 
1896
TRAIN # TYPE/NAME: LEAVES: TIME:1 ARRIVES: TIME:1 NOTES
1 Mail Peoria? 07:20A Evansville? 06:15P Arrives Toledo at 01:31P
2 Mail Evansville? 07:20A Peoria? 06:05P Arrives Toledo at 12:06P
3 Accommodation Peoria? 07:05P Evansville? 09:20A Daily, Arrives Toledo at 04:25A
4 Accommodation Evansville? 05:25P Peoria? 09:40A Daily, Arrives Toledo at 10:20P
14 Way Freight   Evansville?   Mattoon?   Mixed, Arrives Toledo at 05:55P
15 Way Freight Mattoon? 07:20A Evansville? 06:05P Mixed, Arrives Toledo at 08:40A
33 Fast Freight Mattoon?   Evansville?   Mixed, Arrives Toledo at 05:10A
37   Mattoon? 05:30A Evansville? 10:50A Sunday Only, Arrives Toledo at 06:12A
Note 1 All arrival departure times unverified.
 
12/12/1897
TRAIN # TYPE/NAME: LEAVES: TIME: ARRIVES: TIME: NOTES
1   Peoria 07:20A Evansville 06:15P Except Sunday
2   Evansville 07:20A Peoria 06:05P Except Sunday
3   Peoria 07:05P Evansville 09:20A Daily
4   Evansville 05:25P Peoria 09:40A Daily
19?   New Harmony 07:35A Stewartsville 08:00A Except Sunday
19?   New Harmony 04:35P Stewartsville 05:00P Except Sunday
19?   New Harmony 06:00P Stewartsville 06:25P Except Sunday
22?   Stewartsville 08:30A New Harmony 08:55A Except Sunday
22?   Stewartsville 05:20P New Harmony 05:45P Except Sunday
22?   Stewartsville 06:45P New Harmony 07:10P Except Sunday
36   Mattoon 05:30A Peoria 10:30A Sunday Only
37   Mattoon 05:30A Evansville 10:50A Sunday Only
Notes  
  Train #1, 26 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #2, 25 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #3, 3 hour 35 minute layover in Mattoon
  Train #4, 5 hour 35 minute layover in Mattoon
 

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