Non-Stop Run Of 1,015 Miles In 13 Hours 5 Minutes.

Leaving the Union Station at Denver, Colo., at 5.05 a.m. (Mountain Time) on May 26, the “Zepher” new stainless steel, streamlined train of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, made a non-stop run of 1,015.4 miles to Halsted Street, Chicago, in 13 hrs. 5 mins., or at an average speed of 77.5 miles per hour for the entire distance (states the “Railway Age”). The fuel consumed on the run amounted to 418 gallons, the approximate cost of which was £16.

Not only were innumerable records broken during the course of the run, but also the dependability of the train and of the Burlington track were given a thorough and satisfactory test. The longest previous non-stop run, 401 miles, on the L.M.S. Railway of England, was exceeded more than two and a half times, and all records for average speed for stretches of 200 miles and over were excelled. Among the highlights of the speed records were the following:

Maximum speed attained: 112.5 m.p.h. Yuma, Colo., to Schramm, 6.4 miles, 3 1/2 mins., average speed, 109 m.p.h. Otis, Colo., to Schramm, 19.1 miles, 11 mins., average speed, 106.2 m.p.h. Otis, Colo., to McCook, Nebr., 129.5 miles, 86 mins., average speed 90 m.p.h.

To compensate for the slower speeds through the larger cities, it was necessary to traverse 215.7 miles at an average rate of more than 90 m.p.h., of which 19.1 miles was travelled at more than 100 m.p.h.