The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-05
THE FAST TRAIN.
The Rate OF Speed Across the
Rocky Mountains. "a.

The Rate of Speed Across the
- Rocky Mountains. -
OMAHA, June S-&52 /. MAThs last
train reached Green River ak6:20 A.M.,
left Green River at 6:27-six hours and
fifty minutes ahead Of time.
9:37 A. M.-The fast train arrived at
Evanston, distant 955 miles from Omaha,
at 9:l5 and departed at 920-ahead OF
time eight hours and fifteen minutes.
Tie maximum rate per mile on each Of
the three divisions was one minute, and
on one division, between Big Springs and
Julesburg, the run was made at the rate
OF seventy to seventy-two miles an hour.
1852 P. M.-The train arrived at Og.
den at 1857, Laramie tipe; 1927 local
time; eight hours and twenty.seven min
utes ahead ofASchedule time. The aver
age speed oyer!the Union Pacific has been
iorty.four miles, per hour. ts,.
LII P. .M.-The train passed Corinne,
Utah, at II A. NJ, local time.
245P. M.-We made Blue Creek, nine
teen miles from Corinne, in nineteen min
utes. o., I-
Passed Tecoma at 12M. llplt
Passed Toano atl207! PM AJui.
The fast train passed Winnemucca,
Nevada, al $50 p. NJ, 1,45l miles west OF
Omaha, and 474 miles from San Francisco,
nine hours and twenty minutes ahead Of
schedule time. 1t is expected the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad will show very fast
time on the home stretch, between Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, arriving at the
latter place by SAM.
OGDEN, UTAH, June 3.-The lightning
express arrived here at 1922, local time,
this. morning, five hours ahead of fine.
Itmade the run from Omaha to Ogden in
lust twenty-four hours. Made Evanston
10 Ogden, seyenty-five miles, in seventy
nine minutes. The fastest time made
was fourteen miles in eleven minutes. 1t
stopped in Ogden just five minutes. The
train runs so fast that it is in constant
cloud Of dust. The passengers look dusty
and exhausted. s.t3 tL :
9:2j p. M.-The fast train passed Pali-
sade at 500 p. NJ, San Francisco time.
Average from Ogden, 42i miles; distance
from Omaha, l,S39 miles.
sSANFRANClsco, June 3.-The fast train
passed Blue Canon at 1857! A. NJ, at the
rate of 47a miles an hour. Promontory
was passed at lO:45 A. NJ, up grade, at 81
miles an hour. .Arrivea at +KeltOn ut
1l:46; stopped four minutes for water.
Speed between Promontory and Kelton,
46A miles an hour. Arrived at Terrace
at 1881 p. NJ, and left at 1887. Left
Tecoma at'12:20, at the rate Of 46S miles
an hour. Average speed to Tecoma from
Ogden, Al miles an hour. The entire time
from Ogden to Tecoma, including stops,
3 hours and SO minutes; distance l50 7-l0
miles. Engine No. 149 is drawing the
train; cylinder, 16 by 24 inches; driyer, 5
fest. She is Mcqueen engine, Weighing
thirty.three tons. 1t is the intention to
run her 10 Oakland Point, il she can stand
the ordeal OF constant motion at such
rate Of speed. Toano was reached at2 P.
NJ, running at thirty.nine miles an hour
from the Terrace. Through the hills re-
lay engines are ready to respond to duty
II necessary, stationed at Promontory
Terraee. Toane, Deeth, Carlin, Battle
Mountain, Winnemucca, Wadsworth,
Reno, Browns Truckee, Colfax, Sacra-
mento, .Lathrop and Ellis Miles. A fire
train engine at Emigrant Gap is to follow
the fast train through the snow sheds.
The. average speed from Ogden to Toano
was sforty.three milesan hour. Sofar the
most remarkable run has occurred on the
Central Pacific, up grade, from Ogden to
Promontory, in Utah, fifty.four miles
being made in one hour aud nine minutes.
Thetrain passed Elko at 445, Canlin
at 4:56, Palisade at $40, arriving at Bat
Tie Mountain at $40, detained there ten
minutes by hot boxes, and arrived at
Winnemncea al S:20. Average running
from Ogden, forty miles per hour, at which
rate it will reach here at half.past7 Snn-
day morning. Tc ttS"S l.'''
SAN FRASc1sco, June 3.-The train
reached Mill City at S:5S, making %
miles from Winnemucca in 80 minutes.
Passed oreana at 9,4S. Everything
working we'll.
SAN FRAEcrsco, June 1.-THE train ar
rived at the end OF Oaklandiwharf, which
Is within the city limits OF San Francisco,
at 9:25 A. NJ, being 26 minutes less than
81 hours. Arrived at the wharf this side
at 9.45, and at 9:52! the party alighted in
the court Of the Palace Hotel dusty and
travel. worn, but in good health and spir-
its. Engine No. 40 brought the train
through from Ogden with the assistance
Of an additional engine in crossing
Sierras. Time from Ogden to San Fran
cisco 1882. it. ti5LuE. =