Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-20

touch the Atlantic. Little need will there
be, in the opinion Of these managers, of any
great stress Of advertising, or any conspicu-
Gus announcement Of superior facilities by
any one of these roads. Each Of them will
be embarrassed, not by lack Of patronage,
but by the need of taking care of the excess
of 1t.
Only One Day on the Road.
However, demand will be made for swift
transportation, and 1t is the expectation Of
all the trunk lines to furnish trains which
will deliver passengers from the sea coast
into the stations in Chicago within a
hours Therefore, while the railroad man
ayers are already making plans for the in
crease in the number of the cars and en-
gines they now possess, and are expecting
| to perfect their roadbeds in view of this
enormous traffic, they are also intensely
| occupied in the plans which have in con-
temptation the running of such fast trains
have not been known In the railway man
agement of the world.
The demonstration which was made by q
train last September of the possibility of
covering with perfect ease and comfort the
distance from New York to Buffalo in few
seconds less than mile minute also sug-
gested the possibility of continuing such a
train through to Chicago. Buffalo is nearly
half way. Pittsburg OF Wheeling likewise
are nearly half way on other roads. If 1t Is
possible to run train half way in N hours
it is deemed possible to continue it 20 that
the entire distance could be made in 16 or II
hours. The dream OF the railway managers
will be reality if they are able to run a
10 nl1a a~I& ar
SO that q passenger having slept in New
York or Philadelphia, or Baltimore or
Washington, one night would be able on the
following night to retire to his bed in a
Chicago hotel.
Time Between New York and Washington.
The increasing travel between New York
and Washington had led to as great rcduc-
tiou of time in the past two years as had
been secured in the 20 years previous.
Eight hours used to be the regular time for
express service between New York and
Washington, and when this was reduced to
seven and afterward to 81, 1t was thought
that marvel Of railway speed was attained.
But within a year trains have been put
upon the rival lines running between New
York and Washington whose schedule times
are respectively i've hours and five hours
and five minutes.
Until within two years the best time
made between New York and Boston, which
Is lust about as far to the northeast Of New
York a. Washington Is to the southwest,
was seven hours. When the cut in time for
this service was made it was wholesale
one. Three trains daily each way now
make the distance in six hours, and the
Eastern railway managers are confident
that within another year or two this time
will be reduced to five and perhaps ulti-
matsly to four. OF course, on special occa-
sions there have been made phenomenal
reeords Special trains have been run be-
tween Washington and New York and be-
tween New York aud Boston in four hours.
Mr.. Mansfield, the actor, recently left Chi
cago with his company one hour after mid
night and dined on the evening of the same
day in Philadelphia Mr.. Mackay, the
capitalist, was brought from San Francisco
to New York in less than four days, and
occasional trips have been made by newspa-
per trains in the summer season between
New York and the lakes which have run at
. continuous speed of over 60 miles an
hour.
High Speed q Regular Thing.
These phenomenal exhibitions, however,
are no longer gratifying to railway man
ayers They have served heretofore simply
Is 8QVertlbcueubS, oHu tuc tiiuc Hds uoW
come when the demands of railway traffic |
in the opinion of the ablest railway man
ayers require not occasional sensational
display, but daily tram service which q
few years ago would have been regarded as |
marvellous.
That was the idea which Mr. Webb had |
in mind when he decided to make an e1- |
perimental trip last September which was |
to cover 1876 miles in 436 minutes The run |
was made after deducting the time spent in |
cooling hot box at rate Of 81. A miles an
hour, and the time between New York and |
Buffalo was permanently cut down by |
some three hours, for Mr.. Webb deter |
mined at once to make this train the |
first of regular daily passenger ser
vice to be maintained at that rate. |
That train has now been running nearly |
four months every day in the week except |
Sunday. 1t is as regular part of the train |
service as is any other of the through trains
of that company. 1t maintains an average
speed of 53 miles an hour, and it has been
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