The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-04
NEW RAILROAD RECORD.
Made BY the New York Central's Fast
Train.


BUFFALO. y. Y, Dec 2.-The New
York Central railroad to-day demon
stratcd its ability to run upon its road
the fastest regular train in the world.
although IL failed upon this particular
run to finish upon. the scheduie time
laid out for IL. This failure was que
entirely to an accident, the other por-
tons OF the run showing conclusively
that the fast scheduled time can be
accomplished. and even excelied
Up TO six months ago, the train known
as the Empire state Express had the
worlds record as regular train for
fast running. The London railway, OF
England, running from London TO Aber-
deem, began to run tribe faster than
the Empire States record or ffiy-one
miles an hour. To-day the Central be-
gan new schedule for this train, which
neccssitates ali hourly run of % l-S miles
about two miles an hour faster than
the English rival. r.
Leaving New York this morning. at
500, and with every condition against
her. this train made more than three
quarters OF the distance in even faster
time than the new schedule calls for The
regular Empire State Express had added
TO it special car OF Nice-President Webb,
70 this extra weight, a drizzling rain
was falling, making the tracks extreme
ly slippery, and the extra weight was
carried on the end of the tram. instead
Of next to the engine. making the re-
sistance greater. The run from New
York to Albany, distance OF liZ.S
miles. was made in two hours and thirty
six minutes ard the train rolled into the
Albany depot four minutes aneai or the
new schedule and nine minutes ahead
OF the old schedule.
Leaving Albany on schedule tine' uio
a. NJ, and with change OF engines Eh-
gincor Chase, at the throttle or Engine
go pulled the train through 10 SYRIA
cuse. the end OF the Central DIVISION,
50 that she rolled into the depot two
and a half minutes ahead OF the new
schedule, and twelve minutes faster than
the old. with the gain on the hudson
River division, this made total gam oil
twenty-Onc minutes between Ne" YORK
and Syracuse.
At Syracuse. engine 90i. Engineer Peil-
ings, took charge OF the train. ana pulled
out Of the depot two minutes iaie. hali-
way between Syracuse and Rochester, the
drilling rain turned TO snowfall, ana the
wind. which had been with the train so
much of the distance, changed 10 nead
wind of great resistance. Despite these
conditions. the train rolled into koches-
ter exactly on time.
From Rochester as TAR "a Churchville.
dfty-siN miles east OF the Empire state
stination-Bunalo-th stations were
nassed exactly upon schedule time. Just
after passing Churchville. where the en-
CINE takes water from the track water
trough by SCOOP. without stopping, the
scoop caught on an obstruction IN the
trough. and, dropping down, banged
against the ties for at least mile untii
the train could be brought 10 stahu'
still. II was fourteen minutes before
the damage could be repaired. and al least
three minutes had been lost IN slowing
up and stopping. When the Tram wa
again started. after loss OF seventeen
minutes IL was close upon the long, heaVS
Grade running up TO Batavia, and lack
ing the tremendous momentum Which II
usually has. IT lost three minutes more
on mis- upgrade. The slippery tracks
also added 10 the delay, and when the
Batavia station was passed, the tram
was twenty-five and a half minutes De-
hind the new schedule
The run into Buffalo from Batavia a
distance a. about forty miles. was made
i'm about thirty-one minues-Nery last
time. And the train rolled into BuHaio
twentv-three minutes behind the new
schedule time. and two minutes ahead oil
the old schedule.
General Passenger AGENT George H.
Daniel expressed himself "a pleased win
the result of the trip, despite the uh-
fortunate accident. aud declared that
the new schedule is not bit 100 ias'
for the regular Empire state Express
I'm Third Nice-President Neops car
there were General Passenger Agent
Daniels. General Superintendent faser'
Railroad Commissioners Beards!ey, INA
min. and Richard. superintendent butter
field. of the r., W. and o. ana sew al
newspaper men. the party re.ui'' i,.s ~
Wv, WORT tonight on the limited. Inc
ortire run OF il0 miles. including three
stops. and exclusive OF the delay o.
twentv-six minutes, was MADE III 81