Putnam patriot., 1925-02-20

The "one stop feature of the lim- tied lasted less than a year. In June, 1896, stops were made at Willimantie and Middletown. While it may not have been the cause of the additional stop, the taking of water without stop ping proved unsatisfactory. This was largely because foreign substances, sticks, stones, etc, were thrown into the trough and caused damage to the scoop and prevented the water flowing into the tender tank.
 Along the Line" is credited with the following quotations in substance from its rather lengthy article:
 Through New Haven
 The Air Line Limited Express, the successor of the Ghost Train. made it's first trip on Monday. October 2l, 1885. It had, when first placed in service, the distinction of being the only train operated by the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad to run through New Haven without stopping. the only stop between Boston and New York being at Middletown to change engines. This arrangemnts lasted from the day the train was first put on until June, 1896, when stops at Willimantie and New Haven were add ed to the schedule, and this remained in effect until the train was succeeded by the present Knickerbocker Limited via the Shore Line on May IS. 1902.
 New Haven did not take kindly to train passing through without stop ping. The New Haven Register, among other comments, said;
 Made Up Time
 Exactly at 2.3S this afternoon the five hour train for Boston dashed through this city. Many railroad men were al the station to see 1t pass.
 "The west-bound New England flyer went through this city at 2.3S r. M. exactly on time. She was two minutes late at South Norwalk but easily made it up. Station Agent Avery had given notice to have the switches locked ten minutes before the trains arrival, and she had clear track. Quite mum Der of railroad men, including Asst. Supt. Bowman, besides several other spectators, stood on the inner track as the flyer passed. When the Union De- pot was reached the train was running at the rate of eight to ten miles an hour, and then Engineer Curnow lm- mediately increased the speed of No. |119. Conductor Hardy was in charge of the train. The railroad men ex- changed greetings with the railroad men at the depot as the train passed. There were two parlor ears, coach and n buffet car. The locomotives assigned to run the New England flyer are l2s and l29 for the New England portion of the route. and l1S and 12l for the New Haven road end of the run. These engines were built from plans of John Henney, Supt of Motive Pow CT. and have already attained high rate of speed"
 The route of the Air Line Limited was from Boston, Park Square Sta ton, to Dedham, New York, New ha- ven and Hartford railroad. Dedham tvia Islingtonl, to Willlmontic, New England railroad, and Wiiiimantic to New York over the Air Line and New York Divisions of the New Haven.
 Two Headlights
 Engine f29 was one of the engines which had the double headlight. IL has been said that President Clark while on n trip to England, had seen the double headlight and on his return had several New Haven engines so equipped. There is story that al one of the stations at which the An Line Limited stopped. man very much under the influence" lurched nr to the engineer, who was bling up and asked if the engine had two head lights. "Yes,n said the engineer. That's fine,r was the reply. now know I'm not drunk" and he stagger- ed away happy. ,- That there was considerable feeling oyer the fact that the Air Line Limit. ed did not stop at New Haven IS re yeaIed in the following from the Hart ford Courans of October 2l, 1895: An event occurs today which is without precedent in the railroad history .oi | .ha .tase A regular passenger train