Show RECORD BREAKING RUN union retina captures the long distance record tho the union pacific has added a laurel to its wreath by a record breaking run from ogden to omaha there Ther ewas was no thought ot of attempting to make a record until the train had reached cheyenne one halt half the distance when circumstances developed which made it necessary to hurry up orders were ilven given and the special was sent forward like the wind there were some stretches te has of the track where the register showed a speed of eighty miles an hour and many stretches of seventy and seventy two miles sit an hour one piece of track of sixty miles was covered la in fifty four minutes and another stretch of thirty six miles was travers ed ad in thirty two minutes the banner run however was between horth North platte and omaha the distance Is 01 miles and it was made in minutes when it is ia considered that the engineer had bad run through from ogden without rest this teat feat can bo be figured upon the special slowed down four times for gravel trains and ancl twice on account ol of slow blow track caused by the recent heavy rains it stopped slopped at scuyler for a friend and also at fremont to let him off besides three stops for coal ind bud water in going into south omaha the train was slowed down at averys out of south amaba this run will take its place among the historical runs of the united states and is a cinching cin ching argument for the fine condition ot of the union pacific equipment and roadbed as yell n ell as for the efficiency of its employees |