All-
You might enjoy another story which appears in "Railroading in the
Eighties...A Collection of Tales" which was downloaded from the HathiTrust
Digital Library. This one does mention our favorite railroad...
Charlie Vlk
FAST TIME ON THE CB&Q
The best time that has ever been made on the Chicago, Burlington,
and Quincy was made by engine No. 47 last Sunday, The train consisted
of 6 cars, and contained Vanderbilt, the great railroad king, together
with several of the chief officials of the road. From Galesburg
to Mendota the time was 1 hour and 39 minutes, a distance of 80 miles.
>From Mendota to Aurora the run was made in 54 minutes, a distance
of 45 miles. Here engine No. 169 with Cooley at the throttle, coupled
to the train, and in 39 minutes had the train going over the Columbus,
Chicago & Indiana Central crossing, a distance of 34 1/2 miles. Mr.
Cooley claims that he could have made better time, but the brakes
were dragging, and thus made the train much heavier than necessary.
Yet the distance of 158 miles was made in 192 minutes.
Aurora (111. ) Beacon.
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