The Washington bee., 1892-09-24
1ERNAN,s LYCEUM THEATER.
A "FT.YER INDEED"
a "FLYER, WEED
The FASTEST SCHEDULED TRAIN IN
AMERICA Runs FROM PHILADEL
PHIA TO THE SEA VIA READ


| HE FASTEST SCHEDULED hAAN ~
AMERICA Runs FROM PHILADEL
PHIA TO THE SEA VIA READ
ING ROYAL ROUTE.
That there is a streak of "spOTting
| bloOd' in the veins Of the most s"date
among us is evidenced bv the universal
| interest manifested in railway speeds and
the delight with which the average man
halls each successive triumph Of the loco
motive over the combined elements OF
| time and distance.
The much-vauntel "Flying Scotch
m M express train between LOntOn and
Edinburgh, in Great Britain, is still re-
| gardpd by many persons as the fastest
regularly scheduled train in the world.
| This, however, is mistake, the speed Of
| the "ScOtchman" having been excelled
by several railroads in this country, no.
tabIy by the New York Central, whose
Empire State Express" between New
York and Buffalo has, until within a few
| days, elaine d the title Of the fastest reg
| ular train in the world. This celebrated
train runs from New York to Buffalo, a
distance Of 40 miles, in eight hours and
forty minutes. which Is at the rate OF
seventy-one seconds to each nile, or fifty
and two-thiIds miles per hour. Deduct
ing all stops the average running time Of
this train is ffty-two and twelve One-hun-
dredths miles per hour.
Now, however, comes a new claimant for
high speed hOnOrs. Ii has been diScov-
ned that the Reading R4ilio IDS $50 D.
ID. train from Philadelphia TO Atlantic
City, known aS the ''Seventy Minute
Flyer", is actually the fastest regularly
II i -, Ii
The distance from Chestnut street wharf
to the Camden terminus of the railroad Is
about a mile and half. and the fer
ry boat trip and transfer of the pasSeng-
ers from the boat to the cars occupies ten
minutes. This leaves sixty minutes for
the III ride, and that Is precisely the
time allowed BY the schedule to cover the
tifty-five and half miles which inter-
yene between n the Camden depot and the
station at Atlantic City. 4 little fiyur-
ing will show that this Is a spsed of six
tY-five seconds TO the mile. or the Fate Of
fiftY-five and half miles per hour, beat
ing the former record six seconds DIR
mile and almost five miles PEI hour.
Itshould be understood that this refers to
the speed of regularly scheduled trains
over the entiIe length OF their scheduled
runs, and not TO mere phenomena bursts
OF speed or stretches OF fast running 10
make up for lost time or delays. The
rate of fifty-fiye and q half miles is ex-
ceeded every day on the Reading Rail-
road, and possibly on so uc other lines,
but on no rail- old in the world, 20 far
as known, is there train run from end
TO end of its route at 50 great an average
speed as that Of the "SeYenty Minute
Flyer"
When the latter was established it was
not with the purpose of breaking d record.
but the officials was confident OF their D.
bility to run train safely and promptly
in the specified time or less if requir, q.
1t was determined, however, TO limit the
train to six cars TO insure quiekuess. This
was found 10 be impraccicable, and for
more than week the train has been
carrying eight cars, including one or more
heavy Pullmans, and making schedule
tlmeonevery trip.
President Mcleod can now congratu-
late himself that his road holds the
worlds record" for the fastest mile (S9
As seconds, as timed August 81, 1921. bg
President Mcleod, Mr.. William Slnge&F.
of the Philadelphia Recsrd, and others.
and also has upon its time table the fast
esI regular train In the world.