The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-05
Hudson River Railroad .
SEVEN TRAINS EACH DAY,

The above table has been sent to us by a
| the New York and Washington Railroad for
/ the last ten years. Ii is reprint from pas
\ sage ticket Of the Hudson River Railroad. The
distance from New York TO Albany is one hun
bred and forty-fOur miles. II Is made by the
express train m four hours, at the rate of thirty
six miles an hour. Passengers can leave New
York for Albany seven times day for six days
Of the week. They can leave Albany for New
York SIN times day for six days of the week.
The fare by the express train is 81 90, or one
cent and -eighteenths If a cent per mile.
The fare by the accommodation and way trains
is 81 -, or a fraction less than one cent per
mile.
Now, let us compare this arrangement with
thaton the Washington and Baltimore Railroad.
The distance is set down in Dsturnell's Rail
lcdy Guide at forty miles. We believe it is
something less. This distance is made (three
times day. in about two hours, at a charge Of
s so; or four cents and half per mile-nearly
four times as much as is charged on the Hudson
River road in their express train, and fUe times
as much as is charged by the way or accommo-
datlons trains. If the speed correspondent to the
enormous price paid, nobody would complain;
but when we consider that on the Hudson River
road one can travel with twice the speed at one
fourth Of the price, it is not strange that a com
parison Of speed and prices should provoke ones
spleen little.
One would hardly imagine (from travelling
the road that ii were possible upon any point
10 compare the Baltimore and Philadelph
Railroad favorably with any other road on the
/ face Of the civilized earth To make ninety
seven miles (nominally) in six hours, at s.,
/ gives us sixteen and one-sixth miles per hour,
at about three cents and one mill per mile.
! This would seem desperately bad, and yet in
poin, of expense 1t is cheaper than the Balti-
more aud Washington road; one cent and four
mills per mile cheaper. IL is, however, more
than three times dearer than travel on the
I Hudson River road, by the way and accom-
mediation trains Then again it is a fraction
cheaper than the travel on the Philadel pha
and New York route, where you pass over
eighty eight miles, at the rate Of 3 9-22 cents
7
/ per mile.
! The cause of complaint is, that in spite Of
the enormous charges on the roads between
/ Washington and New York, you travel at the
/ rate Of only seventeen miles on the New York
and PhisdeIp hia road Of only sixteen and one.
sixth miles on the Philadelphia and Baltimore
roads; and of only twenty on the Baltimore
aud Washington road; and this. too, on the
high road Of travel between the commercis
and the political metropolis Of thirty one
States III striking contrast to this, W,
have the fact that, between the CONNER
cial and political capitals Of the State o
New York-bctwcen the city {" New Yorl
and Albany-the harel is nt he rate IF hirtg
sr miies an holH. But a still stronge
ground Of complaint is. that you are never sur
Of accomplishing your journey between Wash
ington and New York even at these Iaggar
rates. To illustrate this, let us take the eype
rlence Of the last two or three days.
The passengers who left New York on Sun
day evening al five and half o'clock failed Il