Fast Railway Travelling.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 36, 4 September 1902, Page 15

Fast Railway Travelling.

Those of our readers who are accustomed to the deliberate style of progress made by railway trains in certain parts of New Zealand will hold their breath on reading the following account of a ' ran ' on one of the American lines :—: —

By a run of 481 miles in 460 minutes, the ' 20th Century Limited,' on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, broke all records on July 12 for fast running 1 on that system, and verified official assertions that a 16-hour schedule could, if necessary, ba maintained between Chicago and New York. Forty-five miles west of Buffalo the train was two hours and 28 minutes behind its schedule, and then it was that the engineers were given a clear track and ordered to make their best time over the various divisions. The 134 miles between Brockton and Cleveland were covered in 131 minutes. From Cleveland to Toledo the engineer pushed along over the 113 miles at some points at a speed reaching 90 miles an hour, covering the distance in 103 minutes. The run to Elkhart, Ind., 133 miles was made in 115 minutes. The run into Chicago from Elkhart was slower, owing to the necessity of slowing down while passing through three towns, where t*ie speed of trains is limited by ordinance. Slow-downs were also necessary for the 14 grade railroad crossings in Chicago. Deppite these delays, the 101 miles were covered in 111 minutes, and the train, which was due in the city at 1>.45 am., arrived at the Grand Central passenger station only 28 minutes late.