The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-10
THE CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS MAR.
ROW. GAUGE RAILROAD

inns road ~ now IN running order from
Murphysboro to St. Louis, and regular
passenger trains have been placed on the
track between those points Several of
our contemporaries have enjoyed the pleas
ure OF riding in tue now narrow-gauge
cars, and unite in giving TO the road, the
coaches and the officers of the trains, hir b
praise. The " aterloo Advocate OF the
3ist ult says
ION Saturday last the first regular pas
senger coach passed this place gong south.
IL was not open to passengers, hut on in
NNAtion OF The gentemAnly superintend-
ent, Mr.. Hamilton, We rode ia ii from f.
Carondelet to Waterloo. 1t has a width
oi seven feet and is furnished with TWEEN
ty-two arm chairs, and sofas at each end
There 10 Nh aisle down the centre. The
chairs are Of walnut, handsomely carved
IN antique style. The aisle is carpeted
with Administer Brussels The uphoster.
ing is tasteful and suggestive of luxury.
The windows of plate glass and large,
with very neat double blind to drop aud
raise. The woodwork within, OF walnut
and oak. ana paneling of English walnut,
finished to degree Of perfection almost
Two very handsome lamps, suspended
from the ceiling at each end This coach
and all Are " be like it on this road
IS only equsled, aud not surpassed by the
Pullman palace cars
This being the first trip of this coach,
come doubts were expressed as to its run
hIng qualities, but at the end of the first
mile 1t was perfectly evident to US, tina, a
more comfortable or easy riding institu.
ton could not be gotten up--snd as we sat
IN half dreamy state, we remember how
hard we had to labor for this road-how
Aoioing our faith had been in il, and how
We LAD endeavored TO install the same
INTO our readers. This, indeed WAS a
haFPS realization OF our predictions, and
We would respectfully command narrow
gusge sore heads from CAIRO M. toa
riue IN The new coach TO cure them of
'helr poll evil Ia conclusion. when we
cay that the Cairo and ST. Louis railroad
mas ~ hne corps Of officers and employees
M any other road, We render out a lust
tribute to those individuals.
we la narrow-guage
10 TINS testimony 10 the smothness of
the road and the comfort and luxurious
ness OF the coaches, we add ,hs, OF the
S0o''N paHetle OIL The 18th inst:
on last Tuesday morning, having
curioutity TO crafty in regard to tn
practical working OF the Caro- and 5
Louis nsrrow-gauge railroad, we took
seat IN the car At Murpyhsboro, on ront
Tor ST. Louis. The train was composed o
one baggage and one express car, snC
three passenger cars, two Of the latter be
ing common coaches aud the other,
ladies car, q correct description Of which
10 given by the Waterloo Advocate in
another column. These cars are man ufac.
tured by +. 4. Canda Il Co, OF Chicago,
and are Lot surpassed for beauty Of fms b
by the cars Of any road in the state
These are the FRS, manufactured
Tor this road, and we
learn that several improvement:
VIII be made upon the other passenger
coaches which are to run through IA soon
Ms tho road is completed. The leepinu
and parlor cars will also be manufactures
NJ Mr.. Candss shops, and will be equal I,
the best cars of the Pullman line. w,
never rode upon . new railroad that Wa
as nooth and complete n this 1t is
continuous rail, and the cars glide alou.
without the jar and noise incident TO ole
style rail. The road passes through tn
hnest portion of the state. Sparta Rec
Bud, Waterloo aud Columbia, are town
OF importance, surrounded by the tnes
whest-growing country in tho West W.
have not space this week 10 speak of the
road and towns through which it runs, al
length, but will refer 10 them at another
time.