The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-01-31
Fast Hallway speed.
Tscientiiic AmerIcan.l


France, Germany, and the United
States is still below that of several
lines in England. The eight train
on the Paris Marseilles line makes the
distance of $50 miles between these
two cities in l5 hours and 81 minutes,
the average speed, including stoppages,
being 35 miles an hour. The express
train on the Lehrtcr Railway runs
from Berlin to Cologne at the rate Of
81 liz miles an hour, including stops,
making the entire distance Of 364
miles in hours and 20 minutes. The
Scottish mail leaves Euston Square at
$50 in the evening and reaches Edin-
burgh at 6:45 the next morning. The
distance is 401 miles, the time 9 hours
and SIS minutes, the rate of speed, in
Guiding stops, Al LA miles an hour.
The express from Kings Cross runs to
Edinburgh, distance Of S97 miles, in
9 liz hours, or at the rate of 40 miles
an hour, including stops. The fast
train from Paddington to Plymouth,
and the Irish mail from London to
Holyhead, average between Al and AZ
miles an hour, or about the same as
the Scottish trains. The fastest short
distance trains in Germany are that
which runs from Spandau to Stendal,
81 liz miles, without stopping, in l
hour and II minutes, or at the rate Of
As miles an hour, and the express,
which makes the distance of SO 3I4
miles, between Berlin and Magdeburg,
in 2 hours and minutes, or at the
rate of AZ miles an hour, including
two stops. In England much higher
rate of speed is attained on short dis
tances. The Great Western trains
run through from London to Swindon
at the rate of SO miles an hour, max
ing the entire distance of II lI4 miles
in ! hour and ~ minutes, while near
ly 30 miles an hour is made by the
special express, which runs from Lon
don to Wantham, lO5 miles in 2 hours
and minutes. This is doubtless a
much higher rate of speed than the
usual schedule time on roads in the
United States. The Washington linn
tied express leaves New York at 10
A. NJ. and reaches Washington at 4
+. M. The distance, 23O miles, ia
made in 6 hours, or at the rate Of SO
lI3 miles an hour, including stops.
Between New York and Philadelphia
but two stops are made, the rate of
speed is 40 miles an hour. The Bos-
ton express, which leaves New York
at III A, M, ruRs to Boston, 233 miles,
In hours and IL minutes, which is
about 32 miles an hour, including the
six stops that are made. The special
mail and express train on the New
York Central and Hudson River road
makes the distance at night between
New York and Albany, 1874 miles, in
4 hours and B minutes, or nearly SO
miles an hour. Only one stop is made,
The Cincinnati express on the Penn
sylyaIia Railroad leaves New York
at 8 in the evening and reaches Pitts
burg, distance Of 444 miles, at $40
on the following morning, and Cincin-
natl, 757 miles, at s p. M, on the
same day. The rate Of speed, includ-
ing stops, is about 80 miles an hour
between New York and Pittsburg, and
80 miles an hour between New York
and Cincinnati, The distance between
Harrisburg and Pittsburg, 249 miles,
is run in 7 hours and S5 minutes, with
three stops, or abont 33 miles an hour,
The fast line to Chicago by way Of
the Pennsylvania Road leaves New
York at o A. d., and reaches Chicago
at 7.2O on the following evening. The
distance is 9l2 miles, the time 81
hours and 30 minutes, the rate of
speed less than AZ miles an hour.