The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-17
LuxuRY ON THE RAIL.


LUXURY ON THE RAIL.
The Difference.
We have been frequently asked: !:
"What is the difference between rail.
road dining car and . Pullman Hotel
car I" That there il . vast difference
is we'll known BY those who have had
occasion to use either; but the untrav-
eled public are not fully advised a. to
the points Of difference. The old.fash.
ioned railroad eating-house is, alas |!
too we'll known; its peculiar, hastily
eaten meal, have been partaken of BY
too many thousands to be forgotten
The dining car, then. is this we'll
known eating-house placed on wheels,
attached to the train at the usual meal
hours. and hauled along tor Thirty, for
ty or sixty miles, until the meal has
been served, when it is set off on =
side-track, aud is by the next train
hauled back to it's starting point, and
20 il runs few miles for each meal
To get meals in this car the passenger
has to work his way through the train
while it is under full motion pass
from car to car, running the risks Of
falling between the platforms, and in-
ally finding the car at the rear of the
train. Then comes the meal, which
must be hurried through with to give
chance for other hungry passengers to
take your place, and you must force
your way back to your seat, and again
run the risks Of your platform passage
while the train is At full speed. In such
cars you pay seventy.fve cents for
each meal, even if you take or need
only = cup Of coffee and . cracker.
Bear in mind, in no case do these din.
ing cars accompany the train from
starting point to destination. They
are always "cut off, aud taken on as
We have described. With the Pull.
man Hotel car the case is different IL
every respect. These cars are sixty to
sixty-si6 feet long, have sixteen
wheels under each, are built strong. &C
as to insure steady, quite running;
without the usual unpleasant side mo
tion. Each Hotel car contains, in the
order named, the following compart-
ments:
LIST. A cosy, neat and clean little
kitchen, fitted up with range, an ice
and meat box, rows Of shelves covered
with bright silver and brighter glass
ware, and all the appliances needed for
preparing a sumptuous meal.
End. A compact China and glass
closet, in which is kept the table ware
and linen, cutlery, etc.
Bird. A passage way, cutting of
the kitchen and China closet from the
rest Of the car, aud forming an arr
chamber to prevent the smell of the
cooking victuals from reaching the "a.
loon portion of the car.
4th. The grand saloon. This is
fitted up with twelve, fourteen or six
teen sections, with space for table be-
tween each, and in these the meals are
served. You. while on this car, own
the space you occupy Is much as you
do your room at home, and no one can
hurry you while at meals, nor are you
forced to give it up to allow any other
person occupy it. At night, as if by
magic, this saloon is changed into =
boudoir, and here you rest yourself is
clated, and as separated from your fel.
low-travelers as you would be 10 your
own bed-chamber.
5th. An elegant drawiug-room,
with room for six or eight persons.
This is found alone in these maenifi
cent cars. In it you and your family
or party Of friends may be as secluded
as you please, or you can slide open
the end and have the company oi
those in the grand. saloon.
9Th. Charmingly. arranged lavator.
les are par itioned of, aud arranged in
Two distinct compartments for the sep
arate use Of ladies and gentlemen.
These favorites are supplied with pure
water, clean towels, combs. brushes
and,, in fact, everything the most dain
ty may desire for the perfect perform
ance of an elaborate toilet.
7th. Then follow conductors and
porters' rooms linen closets, etc., etc.
It will thus be seen that this ca. is
as it's name implies, . perfect moderr
hotel, with al Of it's appliances and
comforts complete. This car is taker
on at the commencement Of the jour
ney, and is part Of the train to its des
tination. In it you get your sleeping
compartments and your meal accom-
modations, while neither encroach up
on the other. Envious dining ca
employees, who are paid to decry thi
form Of Hotel car, cannot, with any
thing like Truth on their side, Civ
any valid or conclusive reasons for pre-
ferring the dining to the Hotel car
and they only chatter in favor of thei
dining car because they are paid to d
90. These Hotel cars have run frou
New York to San Francisco and bacl
with the Emperor Dom Pedro-witl
Jsrret 4 Palmers party, that travele,
At almost lightning speed-with man
. party of Calif,rnia bonanxs kings
AMI all join in pledging their h, NJ
that the cars are incompatible.
Two lines Of these celebrated car
run between New York aud Chicag
and one line only between Chicag
and Omaha. Il may be needl>s, t
say that this last-named line runs ovc
the steel track Of the Chicago
NJ rth- Western Railway. That thes
cars ars attracting large share Of tn
California travel, both ways, migt
easily be conjectured. Any road de
serves to be patronised that is enter
prising enough to give the trayelin
public such facilities a. are freel
rendered BY the Chicago + Mort Wes
ern Railway on ito California line.