New-York tribune., 1905-06-13
SPEED RECORD BROKEN.
ONE MILE IN 2S I-S SEC.
Pennsylvania Flyer, Despite 4cci-
dent, ahead of Time at Chicago.
Isr TELEGRAPH TO THE -Rrnusn.I

Isy TELEGRAPH TO TIE -srsusr1
r,sfcsIo, June 1.-THE reputation of the Penn
,-.nia Railroad and the fate OF the eighteen
~, pennsylvania Special between New-York
"a chicago were saved early this morning by
resart one of the oldest engineers on the
r~...-n. and his battered. rusted switching loco
-.o,sye The Mogul racer which whIrled the
--s,a out Of Pittsburg developed hot box and
,.us TO dead halt at Mansfield, Ohio This
,vitchng engine. which is de-isively known as
.gss Junk by the trainn,en of the road pulled
..hs fastest train IN the world" into Cresrne.
,ss nsxt division point with surprisingly little
,.e< Of time Siebert's presence and skill made
,os.Eble the feat OF bringing the special" into
rtl,ago two minutes ahead Of her schedule and
,,5sy Chicago Is two hours nearer being a
susurh OF Gotham than she ever was before.
Pennsylvania officials. elated over the fine
IN made by the specials" east and west, de-
ere that sixteen hour train is only ques-
;o1 Of q year or SO. and that before long the
,ockyards and lake shore will be a part Of
seeing New-York"
The westbound train established some remark
,ble records for fast railway travel over long
distances. The entire trip Of 9o5 miles was made
IN II hours and "a minutes. Counting delays be-
tween division points. the average was 1
rainute and seconds mile. The highest speed
attained was three niles IN % SeCOnCs, at lH9
rate of mile in 2S Is seconds, or 1918 miles an
hour This breaks all railway records. Between
Robinson and Elida. Ohio. the train 70 miles
IN 50 minutes. Other fast spurts 100 miles
m IS minutes, 126 miles in los minutes and 131
niles in ia minutes
The train pulled out of Pittsburg. after
thrilling time gaining run down the west slope
Of the Alleghenies. exactly time. at 11:3O
o'clock Central time.
The most crooked part Of the entire road lies
between Pittsburg and Alliance. Ohio. and the
train swung around the curves at q speed which
sent trail OF red hot steel sparks flying. For
sn hour the pace undminished. Then
the big engine began to balk- She snorted
and puffed if IN pain and the trains
speed dropped to that Of commuters local. At
Mansfield with one last groan. she stopped for
good. her bearings heated beyond further eff
forts It was an accident that no amount Of
foresight could have prevented. yet the train
crew were trembling. If the train failed to make
the run in eighteen hours there would be trou-
bic all along the line, and President Cassatt
would start it Then it that Siebert ran
up on the siding with his old switch engine He
saw the trouble at a glance.
I think can take her through to Cresline."
he said
The division superintendent was dubious but
clutched at the last chance. The disgraced Mogul
was uncoupled and shunted on a. side track The
little switch engine. despised. out Of date. rum
bling internally only Junk engine car took
hold and the train moved again Siebert and his
fireman coaxed ana petted the old puffer. They
finally Impressed her with the importance Of
her mission and she took to the work like a
thoroughbred. In her palmiest day she never
made q better run than that from Mansfield
10 Cresline. Il miles In Il minutes
With shout TO Siebert that the road would
remember him, the superintendent coupled on
another racing engine and the train was OF IN
an effort make up the twenty-six minutes
which had been lost by the hot box By the TINE
the regular passengers awoke and poked their
heads out of the berth curtains, TO ask the
anxious question How is she running. the OF
hciaIs were able TO answer. TWO minutes aheao
Of time
The train was met at Chicago by C. L. Kim
hal district passenger agent, who looked after
the entertainment Of the newspaper men VINO
acoonlpanied the train The detail OF the run is
as follows: New-York to North Philadeiphla-
81 miles in 81 minutes; North Philadelphia TO
HARRISBURG l04 miles in u9h minutes; Harris
burg to Altoona, 131 miles in 15o minutes; Al
toona TO Pittsburg. III miles IN 1A2A minutes;
Pittsburg Cresline. 1S9 miles IN 2oi minutes;
Cresline TO Fort Wayne, 13l miles in Ia min
utes; Fort Wayne 10 Chicago. 14S miles IN III
minutes.
hour schedule of the Pennsylvania between New
York and Chicago. rolled into the Jersey city sta
ton at e:2a O'Clock yesterday morning. three min
utes ahead Of time. The approach OF the nyer
vas made known by the footing Of the whistles in
The yard
Among those who rode on the flyer from Chicago
we're General Passenger Agent Moody OF the West
err division and Road Foreman Smith. 1he
corner ms iubilant and enthusiastically re-
marked: 1T ran as smoothly clockwork With
IN two weeks we may be running on sixteen hour
schedule
The train kept close TO the schedule Throughout
II =as thrown trife behind by a delay near Al
-no,a PENN at the bridge spanning the Juniata
River which is undergoing repair. But This lost
tine vas made up on the run from Harrisburg TO
Tyorgnington a stretch of seventy-two miles that
was travereed in a few seconds unoer an nouT-
On the level road between Philadelphia ana Jersey
City the speed OF a mile q minute was peeten
trre and the train could further aIeao OF
tbs schedule but the speed was reduced SO as Aot
10 inrerfera with the movement of other trains. as
the flyer had the right Of way.