Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1902 — SPEEDING UP TRAINS. [ARTICLE]

SPEEDING UP TRAINS.

Railroad Men Making: Many Changes in Their Schedules. Railroad men are interested in watching the development of the idea that increased speed on passenger trains is being called for by the public. Along with the announcement of the 20-hour trains by the New York Central and Lake Shore comes the further announcement of faster trains than ever before for other sections of the country. The new daily 20-hour flyer now in service over the New York Central and Lake Shore is known as the "Twentieth Century” train, and only passengers for Chicago and points west thereof are carried on the west-bound train. This train Is illuminated by both electric and Pintsch light, and the entire equipment Is the finest the Pullman Company can furnish. A railroad man in discussing the situation as shown by these and similar changes in the Northwest and West gave it as his opinion that the next year or so would see a decided move up in the running time on all the principal lines of the country.