Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-19
SPEED MANIA.
p.0ent Sane order of the Burlington
discussed by Technical Paper.

ma Railway and Engineering Re-
~ mas the following to say editorial
an the subject Of speed mania;
aThe Burlington road has taken a
..mmendable step In coming out au-
SsrItatyeIy for safety rather than
.,,,eria I'm the matter of train speeds.
h viii require Increased attention
ssm train and station crews t. re-
Swe wasted time at station stops and
suse some lessened economy OF loco
-sllye operation TO enable schedules
Ne made under the restrictions set
am in the order The management
an also be provided with an addi-
,F,sl incentive to keep the line In
mse for uniform speeds throughout,
kidding such measures as will OBJ
Nh dangers in passing through
JsIs and nonstop stations at high
ssas These considerations Involve
srtnditures OF time. money and con-
INT attention, yet the move is en-
tAsfcay in the right direction
weeks also cost enormously, in the
r,nv ways brought sharply to mind
b several recent occurrences.
That this matter OF speed rivalry
IA; led many lines to pass the limits
d sane operation will be readily ad-
nttsd BY most railway officials, And
hk does not apply solely to single
rack Western roads. One several &C.
zsions during the past few months
willis riding over some of the most
prominent eastern lines, we have
| been awakened from sound sleep
| BY bursts OF speed which could only
be characlerizpd as utter recklessness
3lnder the circumstances. We hear
much Of The public demand in this
BEARD bur the average person does
| VI care 50 much about the time M
ylsd IN the transit as he does that
Nfaln win arrive at his destination
Rsme Maintained schedules. abb
VI Of barnyard stops and no vast
kime around stations IS Of more Inn
| Fance TO the average passenger
IL fast schedule, particularly
I'm the latter Is plainly uncertain
Accomplishment
AS an instance Of the lengths to
il,h minor officials win 60 in order
satisfy Il judged managerial orders
he speed proposition. we may cite
b 'ctual case. A flyer service was
fdnded 10 include two divisions
Nth had not been constructed long
epgh to have solid roadbed. En-
lss crews would ind new soft
las every trip, hence the card es-
ssshcd could not be made under
iht the engineers considered reason
" safe running. The superlnten-
~ called on the master mechanic
" stated that he wanted that card
~, II the men on there would not
ne IT, he wanted men put on those
Snes who would The travelling
Eheer rode the engines several
y and after squirting up the men
III putting the superintendents pro-
!. slon up to them. reported thu card
lshoft for safe running by ~ min
over one division and by Is min
{ over the ether The master me-
Ee then rode one of the engines
Aseh and concurred with the trav-
~ engineer. In conference with
master mechanic over this re-
Y INC superintendent stated that he
Y not concerned about that. The
~ vas there To be made. All the
natle Is that those fellows haven't
nerve enough. ! want men put
~no'e runs who'll make that card
4, required the putting OF one of
Trans In the ditch, tho resultant
1''nony showing the accident to be