Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-21

NO TRAINS BEAT OURS.
Facts and Figares About Railway
| Travel the World Over.
NO TRAIN on BARrH RUNS NILE MINUTE NcLuD-
ING sroPs-sohE WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES ON
THE RAns-sLow CONTINENTAL TRAVEL.
From the New York Mail and Express
| No train In the world averages . mile minute
including stopA There are many that average
much higher than mile Q minute, between sta
tons, over long distances There IL no train that
| can be called the fastest In the world because
some trains develop their remarkable speed over
short courses, while other expresses, travelling
| hundreds OF miles show even greater speed at
points, but do not present as high an average
over the entire distance. The fastest short dis
lance express in the world is what is known
as the forty-nve minute train, between Baltimore
and washin ton, over the Baltimore and Ohio
| r ilroad. 1t goes from Baltimore to Washington
| In the middle OF the morning and returns in the
middle OF the afternoon 1t s q veritable thunder
bolt and usually consists OF engine, two rst-class
passenger coaches, and q parlor car. The A.
minute train covers the 40 miles OF its journey,
from station platform 10 station platform at an
average speed of 1893 miles per holr. The real
speed average in the clear country between the
Baltimore and OHIO expresses through washing
| ton ana over the Metropolitan Branch road TO
Ms S0 40 3S miles an hour
|
One Of the fastest middle assistance trains In the
world Is the congressional limited express on the
pennsylvania Railroad. Between Whining, on,
Del, ana Baltimore, 20 miles, 1t makes by far the
greatest speed evef shown on regular schedule.
the outside average being nearly SO miles hour
exactly 55.S 80 miles per hour. From Jersey city to
Trenton II averages 40 miles per hour. l. outside
as miles is IS s5 miles an hour. and the INSIDE
average over 90 miles an hour
Inc Chicago limited express on the New York
Hudson mi tc 0non f ha
Iastest long distance trains in the world. The
New York and Chicago limited ON the Pennsyl-
vanilla vanilla. Railroad averages 40 miles an hour from
A particularly fast express, considering its usual
length, the load OF mall and passeng rs its Gears
snort and long, light and heavy cars It carries is
what Is known as the New YORK and Washington
fast express, leaving jersey City about O'Clock In
the morning. From Jersey City 10 Philadelphia
IL averages nearly A miles an hour. Between Bal
Ilm Tim pre- ana Washington It averages 1885 mics
per hour, and between Philadelphia anu Baltimore
44.33 miles AN hour. Its outside average OI speed
hour.
THE HIGHLAND EXPRESS.
The fastest train In England Ii the Highland ex-
press over the Midland Railway, from London to
Edinburgh, 400 miles. 1t leaves Saint Pancras
station, London In the morning. and flies to Scot
land at the rate OF 43 miles an h ur From London
10 Leicester 80 miles, II averages 45 miles hour
makes lew stops 1t is favor,e train for tourists
starting from London before sunrise, averages
only 1888 miles per hour to its journeys enu at
6e eol sars In h
way, another OF Inc very swilteSt expresses
10 the queens domnions, leaving London
Two hours behind the Highland express, averages
$3.50 niles an nour 10 Glasgow, and develops It's
nighest speed from London 10 Leeds, 1913 miles
- niles an hour. The fourth OF tn Midland
lightning trains Is called the scotch express 1t
| departs from Saint Pancras station hall an hour
afler the north express, ana averages 80 20 miles
10 Edinburgh. II goes from London TO Leicester
at the rate OF AZ. 40 miles per hour and from Lou
don 10 Carlisle, 311 mics, at the rate or Al 90
miles per hour Ine early Scotch newspaper ex-
averages 40 niles an hour. Along one part OF tine
journey, over The "a so miles between Northamp-
TON and Rugby, II attains 81 go miles per hour.
The distance from London to Rugby over the
London and Northwestern Railway Is the same as
from New York tJe sey city, TO Philadelphia, and
therefore affords fine opportunity for comparing
the relative speed OF American and English ex.
presses. The fastest Ensli express makes the
consumed by The fastest express on the Pennsyl-
vani. Railroad The much ,alked abouV lightning
tram patronized by American travellers, between
Liverpool and London, by way OF Crewe and War
ringJOn, which is often said to average over 20
miles per hour, actually averages a Lrfs less than
80 miles an hour. The fastest parlor-car express
between London and Birmingham averages less
than AZ miles an hour. The shortest railway dis
lance from London TO Liverpool Is 212 miles, and
the fastest express In the service or any OF the
English railways goes the journey In four and one
half hours, at an average or A. 10 miles per hour
AVERAGES
over 90 miles an hour over any very considerable
distance, and that Is the oriental express from
London TO Constantinople through Paris. 1t
leaves London twice a week, and the Turkish
capital Is reached in three days and twenty-five
hours The distances from Paris TO Constantine
pie Is 1,sOO miles, and the entire distance from
LONDON 70 ConstantinOpe Is Over2,, % miles. The
route Is through Vienna and Peath. There are
but seven suiar express services the entire
continent tnat average speed OF 80 miles hour
or over and there Is only one train between Rot
terdaln aud Amsterdam that AVERAGES as nigh as
~ miles and That Is over distance OF only ~
| miles Tue "Iimlted" express 10 Madrid $50 miles
IRON Paris, averages "A miles an hour. American
freight trains can DeaL that! 1t is not much bet
Ter when one wants TO reach Rome. The luxurious
paror-car train from Paris, over The Paris Lyon,
and Mediterranean Railway, average but "A miles
an hour.
WE HAVE THE FASTEST rRArNs
The fastest train services in The word are In the
United States Next comes England, next France
next Germany. After that 1t is a scramble wit h
no choice. Some VI the Dutch expresses are lively
as Tor Instance the 'thunuerUoiL" express IRON
Pfiizt urg 10 LutZelburg, wncn hurls It's passen-
gers toward their destination at The stupendous
speed OF z miles an hUurl In England Inc nr,I-
c Class accommodation passenger trans average -
averagc Is mlies an hour. On the Northeastern
RAlway the limited TO Hull a, erages 40 miles an
hour. The finest trains i'll France, so far as equip
menLS and appointments are concerned are those
On the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean X lllway
carrying tourists 10 Nice and TO the southern
watering places.
Turning again to this country, there are several
very last expr sses on the Pniladeph ana Read
llS Railroad Co.'S Bound Brook route from Puila-
eeiphla To ColnmunipaS. The two-uour express
over TINS road and the Pennsylvania average over
80 miles an hour. ON the Bound Brook one OF the
last trains averages "a miles an hour between
trenton ana Bound Brook In the United States
nrsl-class night expresses carrying Sleeping cars
DO not often average over 80 miles an hour and
even on such roads as the Pennsylvania and the
New York Central some night expresses do NOT
average much over 20 miles an hour The limtIed
trains, a,a rule, are more remarkable for the COM
Tort they Insure the Traveller than their speed
On every trunk line there are nrst-claSs EXPRESS
trains that 90 much faster than the imiteds Tue
limited Trains, being made up Of heavier cars pre-
serve more uniform rate OF speed aud are not so
much affected py curves and grades The fastest
express on The Canadian Paclrc averages 3433
miles per hour.
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