Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-13
BROKE ALL RECORDS
The Scott Special Reached Chicago
Ahead Of Schedule Time.
AVERAGED ALMOST NILE 4 MINUTE.
Attained . speed of 100 Miles an
HOuR at One Tinte-The Manage
ment Of the Santa re
IL Pleased.

chicago, July 11.-With every car
blackened by delirious record break
ing run from Los Angeles to Chicago.
the Walter Scott special on the Santa
Fe railroad arrived here at 11:45 O..
M, having beaten all previous records
by hours as well as lettering the spe-
cial trains own exacting schedule.
Consisting OF baggage car, diner.
and private living car, the train which
left Los Angeles at one p. m. Sunday,
came into the Polk street station Tues
day almost at top speed, having mads
the run, 2,24416 miles, in Al hours and
Sc minutes. This is a trihe over
% hours faster than the time Of tho
regular Santa Fc limited; It is three
hours and four minutes faster than
the original contract called for (which
was 4S hours and beats even the later
schedule q AZ hours. BY sIx minutes
The best previous time for this run
was made by the Peacock special In
1909 ip q race against death" But tho
record OF this train By the performs
ance consummated Tuesday Is beaten
by seven hours and IS minutes. Ex-
traordinary time was made eastbound
from Dodge City, Kan, where thu
train arrived IS minutes late Monday
night at 1921 O'clock. But good
Eosabsd. clear track agd expert y9rk
BY the engineer and hremah enabled
Scott not only to regain his lost time |
but to beat his closest and most hope |
full calculation by six minutes.
The train was in excellent condition
when It arrived, save for the coat
ing Of dust and CRIME. The crew was
smiling and happy, although showing |
traces Of the strain they had under
gone.
Eliminating stops or dead time"
which aggregated SO minutes, the spe-
cial made the run in 43 hours and 65
or an average for the entire
distance Of 2.24l1h miles Of 51.1 miles
per hour. The fastest time of the run
was made between Chillicothe and
Coal City, ILL.,, a distance Of II miles,
which was covered at the rate Of 651s
miles per hour.
Topeka, Kan. July 12.-General
Passenger Agent W. ]. Black, Of the
Santa Fe, in discussing the great rec
ord made by the Scott special, said:
THE record made shows what first
class road can accomplish. Engine
power Of high grade. careful work
men and the finest kind Of roadbed
are all necessary when It comes TO
record-breaking runs. This
Is an achievement over which any
road might well be proud.
According to figures in our office,
The Scott special exceeded all records
ever made In the world for distances
If more than two and a half miles
turing the run between Surrey and
cameron, III. The distance between
hese places is 2 $40 miles and the
'un was made at the truly remark-
Ible rate Of 100 miles an hour. The
;reatest record ever before made for
! like distance was on the Pennsylva-
Tia road in 1896, when the running
vas done at the rate Of 1902 miles IN
Jour.
From Albuquerque to Chicago the
'cott sypecial went at the rate Of 81
10 miles an hour, including all
tops. From La Junta to Chicago It !
rent at the rate Of 60 9-10 miles an /
our, including all stops"
General Manager Hurley Tuesday
emit a telegram to the division super
ltendent and others highly commend 9
~ the efficient work they did In
andling the special.