The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-11
SCOTT WINS IT.
CONTINUED from Pase one,

at a terrific rate of speed, passed
through Topeka at 2:35 this morning.
The run across Kansas is at a higher
rate of speed than that made between
albuquerque and Las Vegas, as the
grade is much lower. West of Las
Vegas the special ran up grade rang
ing from IA to 3.5 per cent. All
records for Kansas have been broken.
The distance between La Junta and
Syracuse, which is 101 miles, was COW
cred in 95 minutes, while the run into
Garden City was made at the rate of a
mile a minute.
General Manager J. E. Hurley of
the Santa Fe said of the special: 'If
that train will cling to the rails she
will pull into Chicago ahead of esti-
mountains was the fastest any train
ever made over them, no road >ex-
cepted. How the train stayed on the
track around those curves and how
the engines could climb those hills at
such speed is a mystery to me-
The special arrived at Dodge City
at 1929 last evening and after chang
ing engines left at 9:31 under the con-
troll of Ed Norton, one of the Oldest
engineers on that division, with engine
$50.
The train arrived at Spearville which
is sixteen and one-half miles distant at
9:37, running at the mile minute rate.
Offerle was reached at 9:55, making a
three minutes. The train left Emporia
at 1888 and reached Topeka at 2:35 this
morning. 1t did not stop here but sped
through at an exceedingly rapid rate.
The train was one hour and forty-eight
minutes ahead of the schedule time
The Scott train made the run over
the third New Mexico district, from
Albuquerque to Las Vegas, 1873 miles, in
three hours fiat, 81 minutes better than
the time of the Peacock train. The
third NoUr MnY{nn district e a 11aT 7ae
part of the entire trip, the track run
ming over Glorietta mountain, with
grade exceeding per cent at times.
A comparison of the time made by the
follows:
Los Angeles to Albuquerque, 888 miles
Peacock. % hours, 10 minutes; Scott,
10 hours, 80 minutes.
Albuquerque to La Junta. 367 miles
Peacock. 10 hours. So minutes; Scott, 7
hours, 35 minutes.
La Junta to Dodge City, 202 miles
Peacock, 8 hours, 81 minutes; Scott, 3
hours. II minutes.
Dodge City TO Emporia, 227 miles
Peacock, hours, 10 minutes.
Makeup of Train.
The train consists of a Pullman, the
Muskegon dining car No. 1407, bag
gage car No. 210, and the ten
wheeled Baldwin locomotive No. 442.
Under the plan that was outlined
last night the Train WHICH pears
Walter Scott on his record breaking
trip from Los Angeles to Chicago was
to stop in the east yards of the Santa
Fe at Argentine for a change of en-
gines, but no regular stop was to be
made in this city. Two minutes was
to be allowed for the time in which
to change engines. The train was
scheduled to arrive at $3.50, but at
midnight 1t was said it would reach
here at a:so. The next stop was to
be made at Fort Madison, a distance
of 220 miles, and "Scotty" wanted to
make the distance in four hours and
a half
The record established for that run
| is five hours and q half, made twelve
years ago by a Santa Fe train on
which c. NJ. Rooney was conductor
On that occasion a race was on be-
tween the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad and the Santa Fe
According to his contract with the
Santa Fe Scott is to pay $40 a minute
for each minute knocked off the
scheduled running time up to $500
If the special maintains its present
speed Scott will be called upon t.
| pay the full amount.