The Washington bee., 1892-09-17
/. "FLYER. INDEERn
\" IT u u II ! IAIbl ~ DLEU =
TFHE FASTEST SCHEDULED TRAIN IN
AMERICA Runs FROM -PHIIADEL go
PIIA TO THE SEA VIA READ
''+# ING ROYAL ROUTE, .'''


"''# ING ROYAL ROUTE, ~
That there is a streak of "sporting
blood'' in the VEINS Of the most sedate
among Us is evidenced BY the universal
interest manifested in galway speeds and
TIE delight with which the average man
halls each successive .triumph Of the loco
motive over the combined elements of
time aud distance. .-rtstE 'i-iF
The mueh-vauntel "FlyiHg Scotch
man express train betwee en- London and
Edinburgh, in Great, Britain, is still re-
gatded by many persons as the Eastest-
regularly scTe .itled train iii the world
This, .howeVer, Is a 'fnistakB, the speed of
the 'sScOtehmInn haEiag been exceIled
by several railroads in this country. no.
tably by the New York Central. whose
Empire State Express" between New
York and Buffalo has, until within q few
days, claimed the title of the fastest req
ular train, i'll the world. This celebrated
train runs from New York 10 Bnffalo q
distance Of 40 miles, in eight hours and
forty minutes, which is at the rate nj
seyenty-Oue seconds to each nile. or fiftv
ahd7two-taiTds miles per hOdr. Deduct.
Ing all stops the average running time of
TINS tram Is hfty-tWo and twelve One-hun.
dredths miles per hour.
NOW, however, comes new claimant for
high speed hOBOrs. 1t has been Iljscov-
cred that the Reading Railroads 7;8O d.
"a. tram from Phladelphia to Atlantic
City, known as the "Seventy Minnie
Flyer :, Is actually the fastest regnIarIv
scheduled passenger train in the world
The distance from Chestnut street wharf
to the Camden terminus of the railroad il
about a mile aud a.half, and, the. fer
| ry boat trip and transfer of the Dasseng-
era from the boat TO the cars oceliDips fen
minutes. This leaves sixty minntes Cor
the rAll ride, and that is precisely tba
| time allowed By the schedule 70 cover Tin
hits-tive and a half miles which intar
yene between the Camden CiepOt and tbo
station at Atlantic CITY. A Lizzie, fian-
ills VIII snow that this Is a spsed OF six
S-hNe SECONDS 70 tue mile, or the rate of
hity-iiVe and half miles per hour. beat
Lle ioriheF record, six seconds DER
h1lle ana almost five miles per hour.
Ii should De understood that this refers m
Ihe speed OF regularly scheduled trains
over the entire length of their Scheduled
runs anu not to mere phenomenal bnrsts
oi spe Ell or stretches OF fast running 70
make up ior lost time or DELAYS The
rate OF htty-fye and a half miles Is av
cee3ed every day on the READING Pail
road, and possibly on some otber .Ii,as
out on nc railroad in the world 50 g,
as known. is there train run from GA I%i
TO end of its route at so great an svo-a1.a ~
speed as that Of the ''Seyepfy Minrto
Flger.D ---.---- 'e'S minute
when the latter was established II was
not with the purpose of breakinv a recori ~ a
oac the officials was confident Of tbeir -
oility terua train safely and nromn+i'-
IN the specified time or less If FOuiP'ly reou;p
1t was determined, however. to ii1i, liz. ~, ~,
tram to six cars to insure quieknasS '' Th;s S,e
was found 10 be impraetieabIe ard E,s tas
more than a week the train baS uS booa lor
carrying eight cars, includtno onsor S ros.n Ueel
neaVy Pullmans, and making scbedOio %
tlmeonevery trip. ''"ie
President Mcleod can now. c,,s,,..
iate himself that his road holds Ia, Nv
worlds record" for the fastest I noiIa 1l5e 1Ie
40 seconds, as timed August a. issI at' ESo {S'
President Mcleod, Mr.. William SIn,,aa Suo,a ~
Vi sne Phlladeiphia Record, and 'ofbar:S,'
and also has upon its time table tbo b''ieaS tas.
= eSt regular train in the world. AAs'-