Evening star., 1934-11-06

In the Union Pacific's streamlined
trains record run from Los Angeles to
New York newspaper commentators
see not only an answer to bus COM
petition, but contribution to indus
trial recovery.
"It opens up a vista Of promise" :"
says the Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin. which halls new and widen
ing prospect for railroading," and re-
calls that none Of the great indus
tries of today arrived with such con-
yincing demonstration and ready-to-
go equipment" The Cincinnati
TImes-Star calls it the railway S
answer TO all its competitors in trans
portation." and concludes: Doubt
less it will be a long time before the
Nations supply Of 10000 coaches and
10000 Pullmans is rendered obsolete
Nor can steady speeds of 100 miles an
hour or more be maintained without
extensive changes in road-bed. But
there can be little doubt that the
new design opens tremendous posi-
bilities before what is still the chief
mode Of long distance transporta-
ton"
Value Of the contribution to general
business is emphasized by the Los
Angeles Times and the Newark Eve
ming News, while the Buffalo Times
says: IF the railroads now take ad-
vantage Of the more efficient opera
ton demonstrated by the Diesel en-
gine streamline train, If they modern
ize their equipment and by new i'm
provements continue to better their
services, then the roads can capture
some of their lost business especially
for the long haul. But if they wait
another % years, there may be no
railroads"
"A monument to the achievements
of persistent, undaunted tranSporta-
ton engineers" is seen by the Grand
Rapids Press. The New York Sun
finds it IAN example of the service
all our railroads might give, if they
were not impoverished by too much
regulation"
Speed in the new trains" accord
ing to the Providence Bulletin, lis
already taken for granted. Indeed.
the Union Pacific flyer could have
averaged 100 miles an hour as easily
as 60 as far as its own ability was
concerned. The condition of the
roadbed over which 1t passed COM
PEELED the lower speed as safety
measure. 1t is in the economy Of
fuel that the train is most impress
R,,,, I1n cfo o,-t1i olr 1oxry
costs shown by the Burlington Rail-
roads Zephyr last Spring. Against
less than $50 worth of fuel, which
the transcontinental speed train re-
quired, stands the fact that the fuel
cost for a steam locomotive drawing
a standard train of similar passenger
capacity between Los Angeles and
New York is nearly $500"
The New York Herald Tribune
points out that the new train "offers
comfort and smoothness which
the airplane cannot promise" and the
Allentown (Pa) Morning Call pre-
diets that they will be in use not
only on continental runs, but on every
road where there will be a bid for
traffic against the motor car"
1T will gain for the railroad its
proper place in the passenger trans
portation picture" declares the Chat
tanooga Times, and the Gary Post
Tribune proclaims that 'the railroads
seem to be awakening" The ASbury
Park Evening Press observes prospects
of "alleviation of what has become
known as the railroad problem
The Wall Street Journal concludes:
ITO make the use of high-speed trains
generally practicable grade crossings
gradually must be done away with.