Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
High Speed on Railways.

1TldlS VI IhlliOdu spetu ttIe DtCOlu-
ing common, especially on new roads,
assthey are supposed to be good ad-
vertisements at the excellence Of the
track. One of the fastest runs ever
made in this country was that of July
8, on the West Shore road, where a
party of railroad men, in g train of
two cars and a baggage car, were
hauled from East Buffalo to New York,
423 miles, at an average actual rum
ming time of 59.7 miles an hour. One
Is mile stretch was made in the fol-
lowing number of seconds for each
mile; 60, 81, So; So, 50, So, 54,54; 40,
AS, At, At, 81, SO, 43 (the latter be-
ing at the rate OF 81 miles per hour)
This time was taken with a stop
watch, so that it is absolutely correct.
A run OF 2O2 miles was made in exact
ly four hours, which, deducting 81
minutes for arbitrary stops, makes the
actual running time between the two
points FOG minutes; which is claimed
to be the best run Of the distance ever
made. The distance from East Buffalo
to Newark, 50 miles WAS made in 80
minutes. This equals, if it does not
surpass, the speed ofthe "Flying Dutch
man" train on the Great Western Rail
way of England, which has been con-
sidered the fastest train in the world.
Recently an accident occurred on that
train which resulted in, the death OF
the engineer and fireman. At the COR
oner's inquest, testimony was given
as to the speed OF the train, as shown
by the block books of the different
stations. At Western Junction the
rate was 81 miles per hour, while be-
tween Yatton and Bourton speed OF
81 miles per hour was attained. In
view OF this speed, and before that on
the West Shore was known, the Rail-
way Register inquired: Will the time
ever come here in America when a.
Journey speed Of so miles an hour can
be made? fit does, the traveller will
leave St.. Louis at one o'clock in the
afternoon and be in Chicago for q
seven o'clock supper. He can take
the two O'Clock afternoon train out
of New York, and arrive at Chicago
so as to have breakfast before eight
the following morning. .: $5s. ~
81 NJ CouLSC ot1ClA cHICL lso HOsoSIbAC C1AA.S
to the best of roads and rolling stock,
and even then such tritle as the break
ing OF a bolt, the crumbling Of q stone
undera tie, theloosening OF a spike or
q little. unusual pressure ofwind on
the concave side ola train III rounding
q curve. might cause a disaster. And
even if accidents are escaped, the wear
and tear of such high speed is greater
than that of the lower rate. One OF
the largest railroad capitalists Of this
city, commenting upon the frequency
Of these experiments and the tendency
OF employees and young officials to try
them says: They are not good rail-
readings, because they are neither nee
essary nor profitable. They enor-
nlously increase the risk Of accident,
and a company which permits them
could not escape heavy damages in
case of injuries arising from them. II
they advertise the road it is an adyer-
tiselnent Of doubtful value, for while it
proclaims good material well put to-
gether, it announces wild and anabi-
$tious operating. This, he thought,
would tend to divert travel to more
conservative lines, II ougghhe admitted
that it might also attract some Bos-
/ ton Daily Advertiser. 55 III 1