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The '''''Miss Nellie Bly Special''''' was a one-time, record-breaking ] operated by the ] from ] to ] for reporter ]. The train was chartered by Bly's employer, '']'' owner ]. Bly sought to best the fictional record of ] as documented in ] novel '']''. Bly began her trek eastward from ] (pausing in ] long enough to interview Verne) in November 1889, arriving in San Francisco on January 21, 1890.


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As a result of rough weather on her Pacific crossing, she arrived in San Francisco on the ] ship '']'' on January 21, two days behind schedule,<ref name="ReferenceA">Bear, David. “Around the World With Nellie Bly.” ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', November 26, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=DAC18900122.2.47 |title=Daily Alta California 22 January 1890 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |publisher=Cdnc.ucr.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-07-20}}</ref> however, ''World'' owner Pulitzer chartered a private train to bring her home, and she arrived back in New Jersey on January 25, 1890, at 3:51&nbsp;p.m.<ref name="Ruddick, Nicholas 1999, p. 8">Ruddick, Nicholas. “Nellie Bly, Jules Verne, and the World on the Threshold of the American Age.” ''Canadian Review of American Studies'', Volume 29, Number 1, 1999, p. 8</ref>
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The specially missioned train set new speed records over the line, completing the {{convert|2577|mi|adj=on}} journey in 69&nbsp;hours, averaging {{convert|37|mph|abbr=on}} in the process. Along the way, Bly presented each division superintendent with a quart of Mumm's Extra Dry ]. In the end, Bly's trip around the world took just 72&nbsp;days.

==See also==
* ] on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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* {{cite book|author=Bryant, Jr., Keith L.|year=1974|title=History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|publisher=Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, CA|isbn=0-8032-6066-0}}

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