The morning call., 1894-07-01

RAILRoADING-O R., City. The fastest reg
ular express trains in the United States are
those running daily between Washington and
Philadelphia. They make the run at aver
age speed OF 45 miles an hour. On some parts
OF the road the run is 60 miles an hour-thaJis Is,
spurts. There Is no comfort in travelling when
q train moves faster than 60 miles an hour
and there i. considerable danger. In England
the fastest trains have on spurts run 70 and 80
miles an hour, but the fast trains average 46.7
miles an hour. The worlds record for the
fastest mile was made over the New York
Central on the 10th of May, 1893. This was
on the road between Crttenden and Wende, by
the locomotive 999, called 1.-THE Columbian"
drawing four cars. The train was In charge OF
Charles Hogan, who, on account OF his fearle
ness, was given the name of "The DEVILS
own" Ire run was made In 80 seconds, eQuIv-
alent to 1927 miles an hour. On the 18th OF
November, 1892. engine 1885 drew four cars
over the New Jersey Central, distance of two
miles, between Fanwood and Jersey City, in l
minutes and 10 seconds. On the 10th of
March. 1890. 81 miles were made on the
T. and X. Railroad between Aberdeen and Per.
ryman's, n. j., in minutes. On the same day
over the same road. between Bethrayes and
Neshoay Falls. 6.1 miles was made in min
utes and 80 seconds. On the 10th of May.
1893, Hogan, with 999, drawing four heavy
cars OF the Empire State Express, made run
of ten miles from Crittenden to Grimes in
minutes. In 1855, the locomotive "Hamilton
OdVlS, drawing SIX cars, made q run or f0ur-
teen miles over the New York Centrai In IL
minutes. wOn the 9Th of May, 1881. a new
Fontaine engine, drawing two coaches In which
rode William H. Vanderbilt and party, made
run OF Ill miles over the Canada Southern
Railway from Amherstburg TO ST. Thomas in 9S
minutes. On the 18th of September, 1877, a
train made up of locomotive, baggage-car one
coach and one Pullman palace-car. carrying the
Bishop OF Detroit and number OF clergy,
made run over the same road, from st.
Thomas to Amherstburg, Ill miles, In 100
minutes. This Included a stop of minutes at
Charing Cross SO that the actual running time
was 105 minutes. McComber was the engi-
neer. The longest fast run ever made was by
the jarrett 81 Palmer theatrical train, which
left Jersey City, N. J June 1, 1876, and
reached Oakland mole. Alameda County. Cal.
on the 4tD, having made the run OF 1901 miles
In S3 hours 80 minutes aud 16 seconds. Other
remarkable runs have been made. On the
22d OF April, 1891, special on the Chicago aud
Northwestern had on board Jay Gould, who
tend a meeting OF the board OF directors.
Everything was cleared from the tracks ahead
of this special, and time was taken from Coun.
ell Bluffs 10 Fortieth street, Chicago. The
record showed hours and 40 minutes actual
running time. which was at The rate Of one mile
every 1 minute and 61s seconds. On that run
the distance from Elburn TO Geneva, Ill.,,
equal to 102 miles an hour. On the 17lh Of
February 1874, a locomotive drawing plat
form car on which was lrcengne bound to a
fire. went over the Hudson River road from
Peekskil to Sing Sing N. Y, in minutes,
distance 10 miles. In California on the Sd OF
June, 1893 the Del Monte flyer. made up Of
engine 1882, Ddegage-car, smoker and three
new coaches left the San francisco depot at
| o'clock and reached the Del Monte station dis
/ tance 126 miles, at o:15. The train made five