The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-03
IN THN WORLD.
The Empire State Express, from
New York to Buffalo.
ACCIDENT MARS THE FIRST TRIP.

The Actual Running Time of the Train,
Very Satisfactory Performance Under
Adverse circumstances.
BUFFALO Dec. 3.-The New York Cen
tral railroad yesterday demonstrated its
ability to run upon its road the fastest
regular train in the world, although it
failed in this particular run to finish upon
the schedule time laid out for it. This
failure was due entirely to accident, other
portions of the run showing conclusively
that the fast scheduled time can be ac-
complished and even excelled.
The record so far is as follows, taking
the record of yesterday up to the time of
the accident; Actual running time per
hour Of new Empire state express, 53.56
miles; old Empire state express, 81 miles;
English road, 51.75 miles; gain of Empire
state train over best record, 1.8l miles per
hour.
Up to six months ago the train known
as the Empire state express had the
worlds record as a regular train for fast
running. The London railway, of Eng
land, running from London to Aberdeen,
began to run u trife faster than the En-.
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Yesterday the Central began new sched-
ule for this train which necessitates run
of about two miles an hour faster than
the English rival
Leaving New York at $3.50 a. m, and
with every condition against her, the
train made more than three-quarters OF
the distance in even faster time than the
new schedule calls for, which is 5313 miles
an hour. The regular express had added
to it a special car of Vice President Webb
weighing 1O6, 400 pounds. In addition tc
this extra weight drizzling rain was fall
ing, making the tracks extremely slippery.
The run from New York to Albany, 142 81
miles, was made in hours and 36 minutes,
the train reaching that city 4 minutes
ahead of the new schedule time and min
utes ahead of the old schedule.
Engine 900 pulled the train through to
Syracuse, 218 minutes ahead of the new
schedule and 12 minutes faster than the
old, making total gain of 21 minutes be-
tween New York and Syracuse. Between
Syracuse and Rochester the drizzling rain
turned to snow, and the wind changed to
a head wind of great resistance. Despite
these conditions, the train rolled into Ro-
chester exactly on time.
| From Rochester as far as Churchville
SO miles east of Buffalo, the stations were
passed exactly upon schedule time, just
after passing Churchville, where the en-
gine takes water without stopping, the
scoop caught on an obstruction in the
trough and, dropping down, banged
against the ties for at least mile until
the train could be brought to a standstill
When the train was again started, after
| loss of II minutes it was close upon thu
long heavy grade running up to Batavia
and it lost minutes more on this W
grade. When the Batavia station wa
passed the train was 2511 minutes behinG
the new schedule.
The run into Buffalo from Batavia,
distance of 40 miles, was made in abou
81 minutes, and the train rolled into
Buffalo % minutes behind the new
schedule time and minutes ahead of th
old schedule. The entire run of 440 miles
including three stops and exclusive of
delay of 26 minutes, was made in 494 min
/ utes