Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-23
TELLS HOW
FAST TIME IS MADE

Just now the interest Of the travel
ling public seems to center in fast
time, and in answer to its demand all
OF the great railroad lines are putting
on flying trains, says the indianapolis
Journal Within the past two months
this has been done by the Pennsylva-
mia, the Lake Shore. the Nandalia and
the Big Four. The time of the flyers
on all of these roads Is exceptionally
fast, but the best time Is probably
made by the Big Four between here
and Cincinnati, the road connecting
these two points, as engineers agree,
being one of the finest stretches OF
track in the country. The train that
makes this fast time comes into In
dianapolis every day and is known OFF
cially as train No. II.
The exceptional time that No. II
makes Is largely due to. the efforts and
skill OF William Nagle, the engineer,
who Is one OF the oldest and most trust
ed employees of the road. He has had
charge of an engine for over twenty.
seven years, during which time he has
made some records that will so down
in railroad history. He has gained
such a reputation as fast runner
that to railroad men everywhere he Is
known as the wild Dutchman," which
name might lead people to think that
he Is either careless or reckless, but
this Is far from being true, because
during all his service he has never had
a wreck and Is one of the most con.
servative of men. Before Nagle ran
on the Cincinnati division of the road
| he went between here and Kankakee.
It was while making this run that he
made one OF the fastest trips, going
1.-The entire distance, which Is l12 miles,
| in two hours and thirty.ive minutes,
Including ten stops and a number OF
slow downs that took up the entire
Ithirty.fiye minutes. This made him go
at the rate of eighty.siX miles an hour
lover the whole way. Another record
Ihd>made that railroad men always talk
about when fast time Is referred TO
was two years ago, when he went from
llllF ~ Nll'lhlldll III an ll'Hl ~
IhttytOur minutes, with an ordinary
Itrain. This was on a special occasion
however and there were no stops. The
fastest single mile he ever went was
lin tUrty.two seconds, when is at the
IruJe OF ninety miles an hour.
No Fast Train Trick.
Mr.. Nagle was asked II there was
any certain trick in the running OF fast
trains, and replied:
There Is no difference in the run
ming Of the fast train and the slow one
There Is one thing that a man should
remember. though, and that is not u
Iget nervous, no matter what turns NJ
IbelOre him The engineers who run
the flyers must also be men of quick
decision, because a little wavering on
their part might cause bad wreck. II
It Is the engineers opinion that the
train should be stopped he should do Sc
at once; but ii he thinks he can get
Through, then all right-thTOw her
IOpcu and go through, but funt hest
Itate. The success in running fast
trains lies in the one fact OF kCepinl
your mind on what you are doing anC
not getting excited when something
turns up unexpectedly before you. Al
engineer must always be on his gurad
for going over the ground at sixty ol
seventy miles an hour he must ac
quickly when the time comes, as Their,
is no chance to consider what Is Dcs
to do.
The engine run makes from tel
, to twelve miles faster time than is or
dinarily run. TO be able to do this
= have got to know every foot of thu
, road between here and Cincinnati. Fo
in knowing the track can tell jus