The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-31
VOL. XXX.--NO. ~.

while the actual running time, exclusive of
stops, was 425 minutes and "A seconds for
the 1861 miles.
Changes of engines were made at AL
bany and Syracuse in the same manner as
is done with all through passenger trains
ON the New York Central.
Between Yonkers and Oscawana the
speed of the train varied from 65. a to
6S. u miles an hour Between Garrisons
and Poughkeepsie the slowest mile was
made at the rate of 63. 10 miles an hour.
and the fastest at the rate of ~ miles an
hour Between Rhinecliff and Hudson
the rate varied from g. 30 to Il miles an
hour. The run of l43 miles between AL
bany and New York was made at the aver
age rate of 62, | miles an hour Between
Albany and Syracuse the train ran a part
of the way at the rate of 90. - miles an
hour, and between Syracuse and Buffalo
80 miles an hour was the average for sew
eral miles.
The Empire State express, which is the
fastest regular long distance train in the
world, has travelled once at the rate of
ll2 miles an hour for five miles and sew
eral times at the rate of 100 miles an hour
for the same distance The development
of railroad speed has been remarkable in
the last ten years. Ten years ago mile
minute was next to lightning swiftness.
\ mile minute is made daily now ON
several roads. The Empire State express
reels of mile after mile in from 43 to 55
seconds. On the Jersey Central trains are
run frequently at the rate Of 81 and 90
miles an hour. A Sun reporter rode on a
train from Plainfeld to Jersey CITY. %
miles, in 20 minutes about a month ago.
There is no stretch of $40 miles in this
country like the run from Euston station
to Aberdeen, therefore il is hard to make
comparison. The longest runs in the
world are between this city aud San Fran
cisco. distance of 3.346 miles. The
fastest time on this route was the Jarrett
Palmer special In June. 1886. it made
the remarkable time of 3 days : hours 80
minutes and ID seconds. This is at the
rate Of 43 and fraction miles an hour for
the entire distance. and it included stops
which in the aggregate amounted TO sew
eral hours. The actual running rate was
nearly 80 miles an hour,
This is the most remarkable run ever
made in the world No other train has
approached it within FIVE hours. Other
remarkable runs over the same route are
John W. Maekay and party. four days l2
hours and 53 minutes: james l., Flood
and party, four DAYS II hours and 81
minutes; Herman Oelrieas aud party, four
days l6 hours aud 30 minutes, aud Baron
Won Shredder and party. four days l6
houFs and 13 minutes. The New York
and Chicago limited, train weighing
5l5. 200 pounds, has travelled the 440
miles between Buffalo and New York in s
hours and al minutes.
The fastest short runs in this country
are made between New York. Baltimore.
and Washington, on the Royal Blue line.
The IL 30 train has ON several occasions
made the 226 miles in 260 10 265 minutes.
including stops. The Pennsylvania Rail,
road has run 242, 400 pound train from
Jacksonville TO Washington distance OF
1S9 miles, in Is hours 80 minutes, in
Guiding thiry-i0ur stops. This is at the
rate of 53. % miles an hour. and between
New York and Washington in hours and
l minutes, or at the rate of 563 miles
an hour.
The trains run by the railroads of this
country are invariably heavier than those
of the English roads. Some Of the fastest
trains are more than POO. 600 pounds
heavier. \ very small additional weight
makes very large difference in the aver
age speed of a railroad train.