Thanks guys for these answers - the fellow who asked is very appreciative!
Rob
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From: "b4cprail" <rr_auer@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:58 PM
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [cpsig] Re: Fw: silk trains
This from page 42 of Alan Vanterpool's on-line work at the Alberta Railway Museum's website:
"On September 21, 1926, a silk train made up of 24 cars reached Fort William ON, from Vancouver, at an average speed of 37.9 mph for the 1,393.5 mile journey. The fastest time for this journey, averaged 41 mph with a 15 car train. The silk had been landed from the Empress of Asia (CPR Passenger Train Bulletin November 1926, as quoted in Jameson fonds)."
http://railwaymuseum.ab.ca/?q=node/49
Rainer Auer
Saskatoon, SK
--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dhately" <d.hately@...> wrote:
speed
From the book "Silk Trains" by Bernard Webber, these times are mentioned-
Vancouver to New York City 83 hours 56 min.was the fastest(1926)
Average for silk trains for the same trip was 90 hours 49 min.
I couldn't see a time for Vancouver to Fort William. An averageof 35 mph. was mentioned.
Doug Hately
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