Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1891-03-03
A LILLE A MINUTE
Railroad Trains Which Have Become MAJ,
yels Of Sped.


BY far the most important element In
the comfort Of the traveller is the rate OF
continuous speed attained by a railroad
train. The high rate of the accOnmoda
ton train does not Offset the worry and
fret Of the frequent stops, and a long
run without getting over much ground
Us an annoyance almost as grieyous IA
being side-tracked in the broiling sun or
n hot summers day to wait for belaid
freight train or an aggravating exour.
sion which blocks the way. England
rs recent essay by Mr.. A. l.. Roch
shows, surpasses us both in the number
and speed OF its fast trains, but Ger
many. though only little behind, can
nardly claim any superiority over tn,
country in the matter OF fast trains.
The fastest train in the world for some
years. and it probably is so still. though
Is time has been Somewhat reduced, i,
The flyinS Dutchman," which used
q cover the distance between London
aud Bristol. llSt miles, in two hours.
Germany follows with train from Ber-
in 20 Hanover. which runs 1924 miles
a three hours aud forty eight minutes,
mich Is at the rate of 5l.7 miles ap
sour.
the palm for speed in this country lie
loosely contested By the two companies
fertnrm;ng tie service between Phils-
l,h!a and New York. During the
ertCunial Two hours and half was
ne shoFtcS, time known between New
ok and Philadelphia. Since then two
sur trains have become frequent upon
e timetable. and the competition AS
-. II. 4 = u
uf;ener uaS been very sharp. Ac-
rdn. - tie schedule. the train ieav-
= Jersey CITY by the Pennsylvania at
n T. Vi. runs at the rate of AS miles
EouI, willie that on the Bound Brook
.u.c .uns al tie rate of Az, but has a
Iilc les distance to run and less popu-
p..- towns To- traverse. IL is difficult to
~ which best deserves the palm for
at Time. For long distance the New
iar.l aGi Chicago limited is without
iva in the world, making. as il does,
'lj miles in twenty-five hours. The
s-i.-t long-distance train. and the fast
II train Tor auy distance of more than
ftv miles. j. the express on the Orleans
inc between Paris and Bordeaux. which
unS $50 miles in nine hours and ten
minutes. OF thirty-nine miles an hour.
The elements entering into the short
.niny Of time between two distances are
many and they increase RAPIDLY, even
ut oil proportion to the gain in The
,peed. Exceptional runs have been
made on nearly every railway in the
country, and there are few first-class
roads over which passenger coach has
not been hauled at the rate Of mile
minute. Mr.. Vanderbilt has often
travelled ne hundred miles in one hun
bred minutes. ant, an engine has drawn
q single coach betN cen Philadelphia and
New York in ninety-hye minutes. The
i:O3 train previously spoken of ALWAYS
runs some parts OF the distance at a rate
of more than mile 4 minute. and its
easiest run is from New Brunswick to
Trenton twenty-five miles in twenty
six minutes and a half. The speed Is
only possible. however. with n heavy
engine. heavy steel rails, solid roal.
bed. comparatively light train. slight
grades, and easy curves. All Of these
elements have their force. and how great
force will he better understood when il
IS known that the improvements now
making "a the PENNSYLVANIA will enable
the company To shorten the time be-
tween New York and Philadelphia ten
to 6f.-en minutes, without any faster
runa;ng than Is done on many long
stretches now. The Strengthening of
the track and the moving of the bridge
across the Passalc and the finishing Of
the last cut through Bergen hill will
rave -four minutes in the eight miles be-
tween Newark AMI New York, and the
reducing of the grade aud sinking of
tracks through the northern part OF
Philadelphia will help almost as much
more. When the work is completed
ito New York in one hundred minutes"
will be reality rather than 4 possibD
ity.-Iht!aieiphia Press.