The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-27
RAILROAD NOTES.

The employees of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey challenge the en-
ployes of the Delaware and Hudson or
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern to a game Of ball at any date that
may be decided upon. W. Sweet, man.
ager.
The railroad fever is breaking out
again from Binghamton to Williams
port. 1t is thought that the road will
eventually be built.
The inventory of the Erie's stock is
being taken. Everything Is being in
cluded from a pick to an iron Jack
The rairoaders' school was opened at
Coxton yard on Thursday The Le-
high Valley company Is holding these
schools all along the line to prepare the
employees for examinations soon to be
made In the rules and regulations of
the road Sessions are held morning
and afternoon Some highly interest
ing and instructive discussions as to
rules take place among the men.
A party Of Delaware and Hudson
Railroad officials. including President
Olyphant, G. X. Manville, Division
passenger agent. and several other no.
tables, were in this city Yesterday
afternoon. They arrived in a special
car, and came on n tour of inspection
of the road and property OF the COM
pany in general.
Apropos Of Saturdays article In this
column concerning the fast run OF the
English train and the famous worlds
record run on the New York Central.
the following chapter on fast trains
may be Of timely interest: 1.-THE cele-
brated Flying Scotchman' had the
honor OF being regarded as the fastest
train In Great Britain for a long time.
It's schedule time from London to Ed
inburgh, four hundred miles. deduct
ing regular stops, Is eight and one-half
hours, equal to q speed Of 51.6 per hour.
For many years the Flying Dutch
man was regarded as the fastest train
in the world The fastest regular
train In the world for like distance
is claimed by the New York Central
| and Hudson railroad, whose Empire
state express makes the trip from
New York to Buffalo. a distance Of
four hundred and forty miles, at an
| average running speed of 5212 miles
per hour. the highest rate scheduled
being 56A miles an hour over stretch
Of eighty miles. II the speed Of the
| fast English train can be regularly
maintained this wonderful flyer will
| have to take a back seat. The Royal
Blue Line train. between New York
and Washington covers the distance Of
two hundred and twenty-six miles In
| five hours, including stops. The Con-
gressional Limited Express OF the
Pennsylvania, Ii scheduled to rum be-
tween the same points in five hours
and five minutes, with about three
miles additional track to cover The
| long distance record of the world was
| established as long ago as 1876. when
a special Pennsylvania railroad train,
| carrying Jarrett and Palmer's theatri-
cal company. was run from New York
to San Francisco. n distance Of 3,3f3ih
miles, In eighty-four hours and seven
tenn minutes. or a trifie over three
days and half This was at an
average rate Of forty miles per hour,
including seventy-two stops and seven
changes Of engine. The train was
moved from New York to Pittsburg, by
the same engine without a single stop,
covering four hundred and thirty
eight and half miles In ten hours and
| five minutes, a rate of forty-three and
a half miles an hour. The maximum
speed on this trip, strangely enough
was made on the Union Pacific rail-
road. where the xraln attained a yeloc-
ity equal to seventy-two miles per
hour. On Aug. 81 last. special carry
ing members of the knights of
Pythias, made the run from Jackson
willie, to Washington, a distance Of sew
en- hundred and seventy miles. in If
teen hours and fOrty-nine minutes, an
average speed for the entire distance
OF fifty-five and a half miles an hour.
The record Of exceptional or test runs
made by trains under extraordinary
circumstances Ii very Interesting. The
present worlds record was established
on Aug. q, 1891. by q train on the New
York division Of the Reading railroad.