Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-10
SOME
HIGH
SPEED

Fifty years of railroad progress ln
the United states are reviewed In the
semlcentennial number Of the Rail
wav World which was started In
Philadelphia on May 81, 1896. There
wore AZ that time about 2i,0Oo miles
OF railway In this country. To-day
there are more than zi40O0 miles. II
is interesting 10 review the past Of
ralloading and 10 note tho great ad.
vancea which have been made In
every department Of transportation
Finv year ago the number Of pas.
sonpers carried on the steam railways
Of the United states was In round
numbers s5OOO.OOO last year the
number Of passengers carried was
7i5 O0o OOO. one might eo ON ad inhn.
Itum with statistics showing the
growth Of our railway system. which
has really only become a system with.
IN the last half century
Yet the American people look for.
ward rather than back. and for THE
reason an article by member Of the
sian OF the Railway World on Pa
nous Trains ~ North America is Of
upoclai interest These are trains
which stand unsurpassed IN the world
In the facilities Afforded for quick.
convenient and comfortable service.
Tho cancellations which have been
effected among railroads and the re-
atralning of unwholosomo competition
has led 10 agreements by which trains
are run long distances. on several
road-. without change. TO the rreatly
Increased comfort of the passenger.
% the natter of speed of these trains
there is wide variation. and this O.
particularly worthy Of study In view
% the recent fast services that have
boon given between larro citioa The
Pennsylvania Special and tho Twcn.
tloih Century limited make tho run
from New York TO Chicago. oi2 and
s6l milcs respectively in eighteen
hours each These are our fastest
trains Yct the Reading slxty. Minute
Flyer from Philadelphia 10 Atlantic
city ls the fastest regular train In the
world Tor a short mu. iocal coudt
uonh ami VARYING gradvs make diucr
eucos ln timo for tho same distance
got u tho black Diamond Express be-
tween New York and Buffalo it7
milcs. can Eot through daily In ton
hours and a quarter. thoro IL no rca
son Why the Great Western Limit, d
should b. twelve houm and a half 10
Ecttiug frum Minneapolis 90 Chicago.
q distance seventeen miles less.
An examination of the conditions
of railroadlng in this country and a
comparison ~ services Fiyou viii con.
yiucu auy one that We are comi1s
upon times when generally higher
speeds ~ trains viii be- the rule TIE
service maintained by the railroads is
kept up because d pays The running
~ high speed train or train giying
special service 10 a rood advertise
monl for railrad. bat far too eHpsn.
Give 20 be- maintained a. an adycr
usemeuh The ordinary simple pas
scngsr coach costs about $4,000 A
train run between i.os Angeles aud
! thioaFo represents an investment oI
tsoou 600. and one between Chlcap
and 81 Paul D. made up ~ cars vhlcl
costs teoo U,o each. Th.s Is ralroat
luxury bat in This Freat aud CROWNS
oounlg there are DlenU 20 peopl,
vho arc ahle and willing 90 pay fo
Iusur'rs The story OF the niIrOad %
the neat ATTY years is likely % b.
even more surprising than tha, col,
In me pascs 90 the semi ceuteuuia
number of one u the earliest rauva.
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