Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-25
RAILROAD RECORDS BROKEN. New Haven Carried a3,3zs Persons tc Big Game Within Four Hour Period.

Nothing less than a prodigious feat of railroading was performed by the New Haven road on Saturday, the day of the football game. when total of S3,37S persons were transported over its lines to New Haven within a period of four hours.
 Including the travel to New Haven the night before the big game, be- tween 37,000 and 37,500 persons were carried to New Haven from all points of the New Haven system. This breaks all records for travel on that road and is believed to establish record for a mass movement of passengers by any railroad.
 The performance of the morning, when this crowd was transported to New Haven within four hours, was re- peated Saturday evening. Between 5.20 ?. m. and 6.20 p. m. Saturday evening there were taken out of the station at New Haven approximately Is,000 people, or 300 per minute. Be- tween 4.40 D. m. and 7.15 ?. m. the trains took out of the station approxi- mately 33,000 people, or 220 per min ute. A total of 65 trains and SIS cars were used in moving the football crowd. Forty-dve of these trains were special trains These 65 trains were moved over the road and their 33, passengers loaded and unloaded with out serious mishep of any kind, a fact of which the operating and traffic de-
 
 justly proud.
 The records of the railroads operat- ing department show that within this four hour period Saturday morning 27 trains were despatched from New York carrying 17,S00 passengers; IS trains wer despatched from Boston carrying 7,4T4 people; from Springfield carry ing 3,907 people, and from Hartford carving 1.254 people. Twelve trains from New London. Waterbury, May brook, Bridgeport, Pittsfield, North ampton and Willimantic carried 2,943 passengers, bringing the total carried to New Haven in the morning up to 93.S7S. About 4,000 persons were car- ried to New Haven in extra coaches in regular trains Friday afternoon and
 Of the 43 special trains run into New Haven on Saturday, 16 arrived ahead of schedule time; IS were less than 5 minutes late and only g more than 5 minutes late. The total time lost by the 43 specials was 166 minutes. which minutes per train.
 The first special returning to New York left New Haven at 4.40 D. m. and arrived in New York at 6.32 p. m. The last left at SOP D. m. and arrived at 10 p. m. The first special left New Haven for Boston at 5.05 p. m. and arrived at 9.13 D. m.; the last at 7.lO p. m. and arrived at 11.2s p. m. Some idea Of the size of the problem involved in handling these trains at the New Haven station may be gained from the fact that in a period of three hours, from 1910 a. n. until 1.25 p. m.. the New Haven terminal was called upon to handle and put away a pas l senger train every 8 minutes and 9 seconds. This problem was analogous only to that faced by the urban transit systems of large cities and Is believed to be unique for a long distance steam road.
 President Elliott. Operating Vice President Whaley, Vice President B. Campbell, General Manager Bardo and General Passenger Agent Smith work ed for several weeks perfecting the plans for handling this staggering traffic proposition in order that 1t should perform the work safely and efficiently. President Elliott, 1t is stat ed. intends officially to thank and con- gratulate his associates in the operat- ing mechanical, engineering and other departments for the good work per- formed.