New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
FAST TIME TO BUFFALO.
SPEED OF THE EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS
| INCREASED TO 1856 MILES AN HOUR.
AN ATTEMPT TO ECLIPSE AN ENGLISH TRAIN
SERVICE MARRIED ny AN ACCIDENT
FROM THE GRAND CENTRAL STA
TION TO BUFFALO IN
HOURS rs MINUTES.
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Buffalo Dec 2-Information that an English
train was making a long distance run at faster
rate than the Empire State Express led the
NewYork Central Railroad Company TO put
forth It's best endeavor 10 regain for America the
supremacy. 1t determined to place this
country well in the lead, so the running time OF
the Empire State Express was increased from
81 miles an hour to SO l-3 This would surpass
the English run by about ! l-3 miles an hour
The change was put into effect to-day under
disadvantageous circumstances. The west-bound
train reached Buffalo twenty-three minutes be-
hind time, but two minutes ahead of It's former
schedule In spite of the rain and, in the after
noon. the snowstorm with strong head wind. the
train was on time until 3:4S o'clock. when, near
Churchville an accident to the water scoop
caused considerable delay. The rate travelled
was 1855 miles hour.
The iron scoop which takes water from the
track tanks struck obstacle at ChurchviHe'
fifty miles from here. and became displaced so
that stop had to be made and the scoop re-
moved. Twenty five minutes were lost in tins
way.
The Central decided TO lop off twenty-five min
utes from the running time of the Empire otate
Express between New-York and Buffalo in order
regular train in the world. Recent reductions in
the schedule times Of trains between London and
Edinburgh have given England the claim of
having the fastest train IN the world. On the
Easl Coas. route from Kings Cross to Edln-
burgl the run OF 39315 miles Is made in 4oO min
utes. an average speed Of 52.46 miles an hour.
The New York Central people therefore decided
to cut down their running time. and made the fi4
miles between New-YorI and Buffalo at the
rate Of 80 Ia miles an horr, and placed America
ahead tor rapid train service over lons-alstahce
runs The new schedule was made by taking hve
minutes off the time from New-York to Albany
,en minutes off from Albany to Syracuse ana
ten minutes from Syracuse to Buffalo
The first train 10 run on the new schedule lett
the Grand Central Depot at $50 a. m to-day IL
consisted of the regular Empire state Express
train made M OF buffet car, drawing room:
two dav coaches and engine No. so Inc spScaaai aa
car NaridUita an additional weight oi loo'VVV
pounds. was attached to the rear OF tne "nt ,t','
In the special car were General PASSENGER Asen'
George H. Daniels J. {. Wager, general suPeIlI'
to,,Ient Of the Wagner Palace Car Company ana
other railway officials and newspaper men tn oJn
ductor B. II Dayton was IN charge 3i ,be 5,e tbrot
,Io and 4 Elliott fireman Inc Wedthei' az @
stated was unpropltous. rain mace We at,o az
wei and slippery, and the run was nnisheu III @ .e
teeth of a snowstOrm. "A couple OF l''iiuIvo ~. W
ios, getting out Of New-York After passing
Spuyten Duyvil the first speeding was uoHe, to
The train averaged little better tnah inne
a minnie from Nonkers to sing sing ana M rne
ia,tor Mace was reached on schedule time Inc
train was a solid vestbule one ana even al e .me
highest speed, over the pertect r1auyeu' ,,f ~ a
was no swayng or jarrins. AZ fe.nan'i .1 and
| rain was two minutes ahead or tiiuS, .n an
| popyhkeepsle was passed two and hali minutes
het,er than schedule time. The trst Ioo "it ~ 90
werp made in ll0l2 minutes an average VI '''-'
| mills per hour . .hono ,bo first
T1p
| stor was made. at 1l:Of a. m. iour III nlilu.eI Ut
| ahe,d Of time The liS miles from ->eM- o ,l lT,N
| yasmade in l56 minutes There was ~ II, ILL.,
| t .t,I, st Albany and Engine 999 took the place
If so Engineer F. Chase was IN cnarse m he
| 81 pushed the train out OF Albany anu "P ''
r. rain left Albany on time. A minute ana
= o,arter was lost climbing the grade anu 'o sioM
| i,g down for crossings in the city o! Hcnc
! ,,J- when clear track was reached petIeI
| co. .' COS set and at Fonda the train was on
lin, Several miles We're leeled OH west VI ~,
| t,ors ar better than mile minute. 81 ~ % ..
was rea ached at 1854. on time me run VI ''cV' ~
| - r,,,, Albany was made in lOl minutes a.
avs,aqa of 56 23 miles an hour. stop was in'!' ~
AZ rtica and the train was two minutes az !' go
ing that city At Oneida SloW-uo"i,1 ,ong stretcb
n,ale the train three minutes late \ lohs 81 81 ~
~ tla'r straight track from Oneida To Sylacua ya,
enabled the lost time to be MADE up anu anu b
mies were reeled off in % ana % seto.u n a. sac-
~ rain arrived At Syracuse minutes 10 So
I'd ahoad Of schedule time. stop oi hVe .iita aa
utes was made Engine 9o4 took thr , pla' Wnsi ~i
and the train left The SAT- ~ , Oh 5s to 5S sec.
| Syracuse miles were Iceicu va at ~
o'i1S pao,' r.s Newark and Fast Palmyra the east
bound Empire state Express ""' P'''
Pnchester was reached at 1925 p M ana m tne
train left three minutes late IN ShD"''' % ~,
At Churchvile the scoop got Gau5no WIZ trsnty
! was being taken. ana the Cos''' o'
hTf Tf1 vas reached at 5:OS just twenty-thref
| minutes behind schedule tlHe.