St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-26
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A "Limited Express Freight" OF I5I
Cars-Over s 900 Tons.


A "Limited Express Freight" OF I5I
Cars-0ver 5000 Tons.
One of the Largest "WOrcester" SAT-
Trains ever Handled by the B. a. Nh
Now I'm Reute Due to Arrive
at WO0dsviIle. Friday, April
2S, AS p. M.
(By Special Dispatch.)
This mammoth train lett Silver Springs,
N. Y, April Oath. and was delivered to
the Boston & Maine by the D. q II. at
Troy, N. Y. Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
called the Worcester Salt Limited Ex-
press Freight" and is now well on the
way over the Fitchburg division. AS it
is run on a special time schedule, the D.
& H., in order to make the fast schedule
and on account OF its weight, were
obliged to split the train in four sections,
drawn by eight locomotives. Even then
they were few minutes late in reaching
Trey, but General Manager Sanborn OF
the B. & NJ is determined to bring this
train through" on the dot. and to th1send
is using some of his newest and most
powerful locomotives. We understand
it is being moved ia three sections OF over
forty cars, each run under i've minute
Roadway. Special representatives OF tne
B. & M. motive power department ana
the several division uperlntendents VIII
accompany the train en- route. All the
cars will be of the latest design, from the
Erie R.R., Uniform in size and color, each
one proiusely decorated for the occasion
with flags, banners, etc. Souvenir tags
will be distributed to all those who wit
ness the passing of the train, and there's
where the small boy will get in his work.
A special passenger coach for the accom-
mediation OF the press and accompanying
party will be attached to the rear OF the
first section. Cars will be dropped OFT en-
route for the various parties to whom
they are sold-commencing at Greenfield,
but the most Of the train will go through
to Keene and WoodsviIle, N. H. One en-
tire section, however, consisting OF over
twenty. seven cars. will run through as a
special to Nashua, N. H. At Keene and
Woodsville, N. H., the special will be side
tracked for the night and receptions
given the trade III honor OF this great
commercial event. We cannot give a
comprehensive desert ption of this man.
moth train. You must see the "Worces-
ter Salt Special" to appreciate its great
size and novel appearance. We give,
however, a few interesting facts:
The average freight trains hauled in
the United States consist of twenty-five
cars. The Worcester Salt Special, con-
sisting of 131 cars is equivalent to over
five ordinary freight trains. The net
weight of the contents of this train will
aggregate 100000 pounds of salt.
The total load to be hauled by the en-.
gines, which of course includes weight
of cars, is approximately 100000
pounds. The train is over mile in
length. There is enough Worcester Salt
in the train to salt over S3 ,2O0,O 900
pounds of butter-suficient salt in the
train to fill the salt shaker of every fam.
lily in the United States several times
over. We're it packed in pound bags.
the size most conmonly used, there
would be 10,040,000 in the train. If
these were laid down end on end, in
continuous line, their length would be
over 172 miles.
In 1901 a Worcester Salt Special Of Sc
cars was shipped into this territory, 70
cars were shipped in 1902, in 1903 there
were 101 cars shipped, 118 cars were
shipped in 1904 and now 1905 breaks
all records with train of 131 cars. While
our purpose is not to advertise Worces-
ter Salt in particular, we are constrained
to express the opinion that the increase
in the size of the Especial" each year, GER
tainly evidences a growing demand for
this kind of salt and that it must be
pretty good salt TO necessitate it's ship
ment in 131 car trains. Surely a COM
mercial event of such magnitude will in
terest the grown-up-as for the small boy
the novelty and uniqueness will strongly
appeal to him, to say nothing of the SOU
venir flags.
The manufacturers of Worcester Salt
and the jobbing concern that sold the
salt to the retail merchants, The Hol-
brook Grocery Company of Keene,
Nashua and Woodsvlle, N. H., should be
congratulated upon their enterprise in
this noteworthy commercial achieve.
ment.
There is some talk OF closing the schools
while this train is passing through to
permit of the children seeing it.