Show NINETY MILES AN HOUR I Burlington Mokes Another Speed t Record for Trains Si I Burlington train No C which leftS left-S Denver Monday afternoon last almost t half an hour late due to having to wait I for a special car to be coupled on prob j ably broko all longdlatanco records on rontcrn UroadH und came dangerous Jy I close to breaking all fast express rec i k f rda of the world CQnrluctor Jimmlo Burns wan In t t charge or the train md Engineer QCon nell was at the throttle In the cab ot engine No IL Leaving Denver lnto aoveraj 1 stops were made not on the schedule so that when Akron was reached the train left that place Just thirty minutes behind time It was then that the big locomotive was con fronted with the problem of making up tho lost time The track was clear and Engineer OConncll announced his Intention In-tention of pulling Into Mcfook on time From Akron to Eckley is thirtynine miles and this stretch was covered at the rate of sixtyseven miles per hour Eckley was passed without slowing down and fife and onehalf minutes later Wray fourteen and eighttenths miles cast was passed For this stretch of almost fifteen miles a speed of more than ninety miles an hour was attained and maintained for the entire distance As this discounts any other authentic record of speed for the distance It Is i I probably the 1aatcst time ever made on any raIlroad and that with a ninecar train behind tho engine Wray wac passed with the train just five minutes behind time and ut the next station It was right on the schedule The time made has attracted the at tention of motive power and operating officials of the Burlington from one end of the system to the other |