American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-08-18
The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
way and Its Connecting Links.


way and Its Connecting Links.
To the Travelling Public:
AS the season. is now st'hand wher
many of the readers OF your widely read
journal will be IA king little recreation
TO the Northward, some to New York,
Boston, White Mountains. Niagara Falls,
&C., and as it is difficult TO keep cool and
comfortable, we must look around US for
the means and conveyances that are the
best adapted TO render us comfortable
while taking journey of some 1900 or
1900 miles. | am sure every one will
agree that there is more comfort where
we have room than in a contracted space
there is more comfort and room on a
vessel of large dimensions than on a
small one-we find more room, more
space, greater length and width on a
broad guage railroad than a narrow one.
Well, then, this brings US to the point
the Atlantic d Great WeStern and NeaC
York d Erie RuHray from an unbroken
link of 858 miles of broad ghsge between
Cincinnati and New York, which is made
without any change of cars and the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, the At
lanic and Great Western, and New York
and Erie, form 1902 miles of broad
guage from ST. Louis to New York, with
on y one change of cars, viz At Gin.
cnnati, 863 miles without change, 1909
with only one, in the finest cars that have
ever been introduced to the, railway trsv-
eler. o. the Atlantic and Great West
ern, here 10 what an exchange paper
says:
The great popularity that the Atlantic
and Great Western route has obtained, i,
from the fact that every one connected
with that institution seems to have an in.
terest in promoting the comfort Of the
traveller. Their cars are neS, clean,
wide and roomy, so that the passengers
are not compelled TO travel like behring's
packed in box. Especial cafe is taken
in handling baggage. They have EN-.
ployed competent baggage mssters-not
luggage smoSterS-and we know from ac-
tual experience that their trains make as
prompt and quick time as any
other road in the United States.
We have no intention Of getting mix
ed up in a railway quarrel, but what we
haze said above is simple justice to
= line that has been as much benefit 10
he travelling and business public, and to
he interests of Cleveland and Cincinnati |
specially Public Press.
ERIE RAILwAY.-We learn the Day
Express Trains on this Railway have
been recently furnished with a new set
If Coaches, Smoking and Baggage Cars,
Which are said 10 be far ahead of any,
hing heretofore in use These coaches
we're built at the Compsny's shops, are
y feet long, supported on six wheeled
rucks, and will seat comfortably 80 pas
sngers. They have been fitted up with
ut regard to expense, and the uphoster-
ng is really luxurious, The improve
neat in the formation Of the backs of the
eats, being SO arranged as to fit every
or;ion of the back like an easy chair, is
very desirable one while special pains
as been taken to give ample room for
be limbs and support for the feet. Nil.
er's Platform, with his patent Coupler
nd Buffer, has also been adopted, by
'hch the platforms arc brought close to.
ether, thereby avoiding the jerking AID
usually experienced in stopping
nd starting trains, and forming a perfect>
smooth and safe passage way from
ne coach to another. Besides these ad | ,
4ntages, it is claimed that this kind OF I
atfoTm, being continuation of and Oh Il
direct line with the sills Of the coaches,
-eVents the possibility Of one coach iels
gpiu., as it is termed. into another, in r
se Of collision or accident of any kind, e
The Smoking Cars are furnished with
ne seated revolving chairs, and at one
ID news stand has heen erected where y
! the current literature as well as a good d
gar can be obtained. On such train n
this, stopping at proper hours for Din. Il
r, Breakfast and Supper, At eating n
uses equal, if not superior. to most of If
e fr't'class hotels in the country, uaV- o
RS cannot fail to properly appreciate all Ii
At is being done for their comfort by the n
'na!ers OF this greet thoroughfare. and ic
the same time enjoy the magnificent Sc
merry Astounding everywhere on this OF
lie of Railway. IN
Here is what Mobile merchant has al
say about this route bt
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