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The Fremont Clipper
Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming
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Special U.P. train with Chicago convention delegates raced D.&R.G. train from Rawlins to Salt Lake, beating it by over 7 hours despite late start; achieved speeds up to 70 mph on 859-mile route.
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Rawlins, June 27.-A special train with delegates from Chicago convention made fast time in a race with a train on the D. & R. G. Rio Grande train left Denver ten minutes ahead of the U. P. train. U. P. beat them seven hours and fifteen minutes into Salt Lake. Train left Rawlins 6:43 p. m., arrived at Salt Lake 6:15 a. m. Green River 8 hours and 12 minutes; arrived at Ogden 4 a. m. Some places 70 miles an hour was made. Cheyenne to Green River 10 hours and 40 minutes. distance 859 miles. From Rawlins to miles an hour. Changed engines at Cheyenne, Rawlins and Green River.
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Rawlins
Event Date
June 27
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u. p. train beat d. & r. g. train by seven hours and fifteen minutes into salt lake; made up to 70 miles an hour; total distance 859 miles from cheyenne to green river in 10 hours and 40 minutes.
Event Details
A special train with delegates from Chicago convention raced a D. & R. G. Rio Grande train that left Denver ten minutes ahead of the U. P. train. The U. P. train left Rawlins at 6:43 p. m., arrived at Salt Lake at 6:15 a. m., Green River in 8 hours and 12 minutes, and Ogden at 4 a. m. Engines changed at Cheyenne, Rawlins, and Green River.