| 词条 | David B. Jones Special |
| 释义 |
The David B. Jones Special was a one-time, passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois, at the request of David Benton Jones. David B. Jones was suddenly taken ill with cancer[1] at his winter home[2] "Pepper Hill" in Montecito, California.{{sfn|Wilson|2002|p=13}} This special rushed him to his Chicago physicians and surgeons at an average speed of {{convert|50|mph|0}}.[3] This run was completed three minutes faster than the more famous 1905 Scott Special. Although not part of the speed run, the train continued on to David B. Jones' summer home in Lake Forest, Illinois. Overall trip summaryThe train left La Grande Station at Los Angeles at 11:33 PM May 5, 1923, Pacific Time and arrived in Chicago at 12:50 AM on May 8 Central Time. The {{convert|2232|mi|0|adj=on}} journey was completed "in exactly 47 hours and 27 minutes."[4] The actual running time was only 44 hours and 51 minutes[5] which deducts time spent for stops such as those for coal and water and the 55-minute delay caused by the breakdown of a Union Pacific locomotive ahead of the special at Nebo, California.[5] The running time was therefore three minutes less[6] than the Scott Special. Thus, the average speed was {{convert|47|mph|0|abbr=on}} and the average running speed was {{convert|50|mph|0|abbr=on}}. It was "a phenomenal run when compared with the regular Santa Fe limited time of sixty-eight hours and thirty minutes."[7] The $11,000 special thus saved about 20 hours over the time of the regularly scheduled train. ($11,000 is equivalent to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|11000|1923|r=-2}}}} in present-day terms.{{Inflation-fn|US}}) "Mr. Jones' daughter, Gwendolyn{{refn|group=note|Actually, her name was Gwenthalyn Jones.[8]}} Jones; his brother [Thomas D.], a doctor and two nurses accompanied him on the trip."[9] Speed and time over selected segmentsThe special train traveled over selected segments as follows:[10] F. M. Gillette, engineer, and W. L. Evens, fireman on locomotive 1370 ran between Los Angeles and Barstow, California-{{convert|141.4|mi|0}}—on the Los Angeles Division in 3 hours and 26 minutes. This included:
The {{convert|432|mi|0|adj=on}} run between Seligman, Arizona, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the Albuquerque Division was scheduled for 12 hours, but completed in 9 hours and 32 minutes.[12] "The stretch between Dodge City and Newton, Kansas, was covered at 65 miles per hour [(105 km/h)]."[13] The Special covered the {{convert|455.3|mi|0}} between Argentine, Kansas, and Chicago in 7 hours and 45 minutes at about {{convert|60|mph|0|abbr=on}}. This was "thirty minutes faster than the Scott Special."{{refn|group=note|Actually, it was twelve minutes faster.[14]}} After arriving in Chicago"Upon arrival here [Chicago] it was switched back over the Northwestern track to Lake Forest, arriving there at 3:46 p.m. This switchback, however, is not counted in making the record."[9] LegacyThe run "was in the nature of staging a comeback at the aviation record in the non-stop flight from New York to San Diego last week."[14] However, the run was only marginally faster than the Scott Special. Notes1. ^{{Cite news| title=Another Speed Record Broken}} 2. ^{{Cite news| title=Zinc Industry Founder Dead...}} 3. ^{{cite journal| title=Jones Special Another Notable Santa Fe Run}} This article has 3 paragraphs on the Jones Special; 2 paragraphs on the Scott Special; and 1 paragraph each on the Nellie Bly; B. P. Cheney, Jr; C. P. Huntington; A. R. Peacock; H. P. Lowe; and Charles W. Clark specials. 4. ^{{cite journal| title=Jones Special Another Notable Santa Fe Run}} This should be 47 hours 17 minutes with the two-hour time-zone difference. Some newspapers accounts use the erroneous 27-minute figure; others use the correct 17-minute value. 5. ^1 {{cite journal| title = Jones Special Another Notable Santa Fe Run}} 6. ^But notice that the Scott Special traveled {{convert|2265|mi|0}} between Los Angeles and Chicago; The Jones Special traveled {{convert|2232|mi|0}} between the same cities. 7. ^{{Cite news| title=Life Rests with Speed of Special...}} 8. ^{{cite journal| title=Social Register summer 1919}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news| title=Record for Rail Speed is Smashed...}} 10. ^This account has been derived from various newspaper accounts. No comprehensive account has been found. 11. ^{{cite journal| title=[Among Ourselves] Redondo Junction...}} 12. ^{{cite journal| title=[Among Ourselves] Winslow...| page=89}} 13. ^{{Cite news| title=Special Train Speeds 2,230 Miles to Doctor...}} 14. ^1 {{Cite news| title=Record Made of Chicago Special...}} References{{reflist|3}}{{refbegin}}
| date = June 1923 | title = [Among Ourselves] Redondo Junction | first = M.P. | last = Onderdonk (care division foreman) | journal = The Santa Fe Magazine | volume = 17 | issue = 7 (June) | page = 79 | publisher = Santa Fe Magazine | location = Chicago, IL | accessdate = 7 September 2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XObNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA79 | via = Google Books }}
| date = June 1923 | title = [Among Ourselves] Winslow | first = Charles | last = Erickson (care roundhouse foreman) | journal = The Santa Fe Magazine | volume = 17 | issue = 7 (June) | pages = 88–89 | publisher = Santa Fe Magazine | location = Chicago, IL | accessdate = 7 September 2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XObNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA89 | via = Google Books}}
| title = Another Speed Record Broken | newspaper = Logansport, Indiana Pharos-Tribune | date = 8 May 1923 | page = 13 | accessdate = }}
| date = June 1923 | title = Jones Special Another Notable Santa Fe Run. Average Speed of More Than Fifty Miles an Hour Maintained in Remarkable Run Across the Continent | journal = The Santa Fe Magazine | volume = 17 | issue = 7 (June) | pages = 27 | publisher = Santa Fe Magazine | location = Chicago, IL | accessdate = 7 September 2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XObNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA27 | via = Google Books }}
| title = Life Rests with Speed of Special. Ill Millionaire Private Train is Breaking Time in Chicago Dash | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | page = 12 | date = 8 May 1923 | accessdate = }}
| title = Record for Rail Speed is Smashed. Sick Chicago Millionaire Carried to Chicago Home Under "Scotty's" Time | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | page = 13 | date = 9 May 1923 | accessdate = }}
| title = Record Made of Chicago Special. Average of Fifty Miles An Hour Covered On Run From Los Angeles | newspaper = Fresno Bee | page = 5 | date = 9 May 1923 | accessdate = }}
| date = June 1919 | journal = Social Register summer 1919 | volume = XXXIII | issue = 75 | title = Social register: Contains the summer address where it differs from the winter address of the residents of New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland ... [etc.]. summer ... | pages = 436 | publisher = Social Register Association | location = Bowling Green, [KY?] | accessdate = 7 September 2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9RQJAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA436 | via = Google Books }}
| title = Special Train Speeds 2,230 Miles to Doctor. David B. Jones, Ill, Pays $11,000 for Los Angeles-Chicago Trip to Family Physician. | newspaper = New York Times | page = 25 | date = 8 May 1923 | accessdate = }}
| last1 = Wilson | first1 = Richard Guy | editor-last = Thorne | editor-first= Martha | title = David Adler, architect: the elements of style | year = 2002 | publisher = Yale University Press | location = New Haven, Conn. | isbn = 978-0-300-09702-3 | pages = 13–33 | chapter = The Styles of David Adler }}
| title = Zinc Industry Founder Dead. D. B. Jones Passes Away at Lake Forest. Magnate Became Ill Here Last May. Was Rushed East on Train That Cost $11,000. | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | pages = 16 | date = 24 August 1923 | accessdate = }}{{ATSF named trains}} 4 : Passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Named passenger trains of the United States|1923 in rail transport|May 1923 events |
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