Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1897 — Fast Freight Runs. [ARTICLE]

Fast Freight Runs.

The B. & O. S. W. has been making records on quick despatch freight within the past week or two. Two trains, one weighing 732 and the other 734 tons, ran from Cincinnati to Parkersburg, 200 miles, in 8 hours and 3 minutes and 8 hours and 4 minutes, respectively. The run from St. Louis to Cincinnati, 340 miles, was made in 10 hours. Considering that some of the grades exceeded one per cent., the performance ranks with the best on record and demonstrates that the track and motive power of the B. & O. S. W. must be in good condition.