The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-08
SWIFT RAILWAY RUNS
Santa Fe Makes Time From
La Junta to Dodge.
CHICAG0-DENVER FLYERS
Consume Space in a way
Hitherto uninterrupted.

| Topeka, Kan, Feb. What is regarded
| as remarkably fast run for western
road was made by the Santa Fe eastbound
| California limited yesterday. Without any
special preliminary arrangements the
train left La Junta, Clororado, at sos a
m, five hours late, and arrived at Dodge
City Kansas at 1921. making the 2021.
miles at an average rate of 5313 miles per
hour. The train consisted of one library
smoking car one dining car and three Pull
man sleepers and was drawn by engine
3S2, Engineer Parr. Conductor Helm was
in charge of the train.
CHICAGO-DENVER FLYER.
Denver, Feb. THE Colorado special.
the new fast train of the Union Pacific
and Northwestern, pulled into the union
station here today. ten minutes ahead of
schedule time, having accomplished the
run from Chicago. 1,O60 miles. in twenty
eight one one-half hours. A large crowd
was present at the station TO greet this
innovation in rapid service. The efficiency
Of the new service has been conclusively
d
ter of time enough for patrons to accus-
tom themselves to the new schedule. The
run from Omaha TO Denver was enlivened
by an exciting race with the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, which left Chi
cagO simultaneously with the Northwest
ern. The latter reached the switch a few
minutes ahead of the Burlington. General
Manager Edward Dickinson, Assistant
General Passenger Agent Alfred Darlow
and other officials of the Union Pacific
boarded the special at Omaha and made
the run into Denver. From Omaha to
Denver, the Burlington hit the time on
the dot There was no hitch to mar the
race. One hot box on the dining car
bothered some, and one on the chair car
a. little more, but the time was easily
caught and held in spite of these annoy
ances. The finish of the run was as eX-
citing a bit of travelling as one usually
experiences in the west. Twelve miles up
the Platt valley the trains raced neck and
neck with tn Union Pacifc's new flyer and
the latter got over the crossing first only
because both could not cross al the same
time. The depot was reached eight min
utes ahead Of time. The Burlington Of
fc:als are well pleased and say they Will
cut the westbound time an hour, in order
to make it fast.
THE EASTBOUND FLYER.
Missouri Valley, Feb. THE Chicago
special, the new fast train from Denver
over the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf,
Union Pacific and Northwestern rail-
roads, reached Omaha at Z o'clock this
morning on time. The train ran the sec
miles from Denver to Omaha in fourteen
and one-half hours, allowing for one
hours difference of time. The first thir-
ty miles out Of Julesburg over the Union
Pacific We're run in thirty minutes and
this running time was equaled if not ex-
ceeded on other parts Of the road. At
Council Bluffs the train passed to the
tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern
and it was boarded there by party of
Northwestern officials.
Boone, Iowa, Feb. THE Union Pacific
and Northwestern Chicago special from
Denver, reached Boone, the Northwestern
division headquarters, at 1850, three min
utes ahead of time A large party of
Iowa newspaper representatives We're on
board az guests of the Chicago and North
western company. Division Superintendent
Ashton said today that IN his opinion the
schedule running time of the train could
be reduced an hour and a half, if desired,
and another hour could besaved by using
cutoffs.
Chicago Feb. THE "Chicago Special
the new fast train from Denver over the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf; the Nnion
ern railroad. finished its first trip two
minutes ahead Of schedule time and when
ii pulled into the Northwestern station at
SIS O'Clock, this evening, all the engines
in the yard footed a loud greeting. The
run of .062 miles from Denver to Chicago
was made in twenty-eight hours and thir-
teen minutes, and officials of the three
lines over which the train is routed, say
the running time can be cut from one to
two hours if desired. No serious hitch oc-
Cured anywhere on the road during the
first run, but at several points the train
was detained ten to fifteen minutes and
while the time thus lost was being made
up it ran in some places faster than a
mile a minute. The run of 40 miles from
Council Bluffs to Chicago over the North
Westerns fine roadway. protected by
block signals, was made in thirteen hours
and eighteen minutes
WESTERN RATES CONFERENCE.
Chicago, Feb. THE conference be-
tween the Atchison, Burlington. North
western and Rock Island roads regarding
the fast train service lately put into eff
feet to Denver by the Burlington and the
Northwestern. was continued today and,
like ali previous conferences on this sub
ject, came 20 nothing. The Rock Island
and The Atehison demanded that the other
roads could charge an extra fare Of s. on
the fast train, but the Burlington and the
Northwestern steadily refused TO 90 any
thing OF the kind. The Athc.son made
a proposition 70 submit the matter 10 arb
tratIon, but this plan was declined. Then
Il was proposed 10 the Northwestern and
Burlington that they consent 10 a lower
fare being made 10 PeuebIo and Colorado
Springs than 70 Denver. the rate TO the
three point now being the same This
ives discussed at some length. and before
it had been settled. an adjournment was
taken untl Thursday Of this week II the
meantime there viii bet noreduced rates
70 Denver. notice being sent TO all In
terested Ines that the situation VIII r.
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