Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-10
TIE ORIENTAL LIMITED.
\ Through Vestibuled Train for Servit
On the Cepfrsl Cva,t.nd p,r4,

4 Through yessibuIed Train for Service
on the Central Overland Route.
a through train between this city and
Council Bluffs. making the fastest time
possible and living 10 the traveller every
luxury that modern invention has pro-
vided-this is the plan the Southern Pacific
is about to carry out on its central route in
conjunction with the Union Pacific man.
ayers. General Passenger Agent Goodman
has had the scheme in hand for some time
1t has been evident that the increasing
number OF first-class travellers, both East
and West, over the shortcut central route
demanded the best accommodations that
could be devised, and the idea of the
Oriental Limited" was the result That
IS to be the new traiE's name. Comfort,
elegance and luxury are the ideas sought
to be conveyed in this designation of the
train.
The cars-palace, dining, drawing room,
sleeping ana smoking coeches-Will be
| among the finest ever built by the Pullman
| Company. They have been in course of
construction for some time and are nov
/ nesriy completed. All will have the
modem vee'ibuled platforms, so that tbs
| entire jFaja will he IS one long room, so
Tar as case IN g0irS from ne 10 another is
concelned The rwo palace slteping-cars
| will be longer than ususl-70 feet-and es-
pecia!ly designed. Several improved feat
ures, all Tor comfort and convenience. will be
] introduce d in them. One is the curving.o
all narrow c0rridors-no corners for the
| traveller to run against abruptly. Another
is the arrangement Of departments. Two
rooms will connect by large door so tha
a large family will be comfortably accom-
modated. Another feature is the placing
| of wash-roGms, e;c, more conveniently,
| ha hac Il.
and rooms for employees, ice chests, etc.
| Next to this will be dining car of the
ordinary Pullman pattern. Behind this
will be combination sleeping and smok-
| ing car. 1t Will cJnta Ii eight befths, and
| IN the end nearer the sleeping coach will
be large bath room for ladies, with tues
| wesh-stands and other conveniencfs. This
combination car will give the train practi-
cally two and a half sleeping coaches. In
one end of the baggage car, next to the
engine, a dynamo and storage battery will
be located, to supply the entire train with
| electric lights. The dynamo will be run
by steam from the engine. Both the bag
gage car and The combination coach were
especially designed 4. well S ihe slcepsrs
for this serYics. A library for the use of
travellers will be provided. Another feature
will be the employment of . lady chaperone
whose duty it will be to assist and care for
ladies and children travelling alone who
may desire such attendance.
Altogether, it is planned to make the
Oriental Limited the finest appointed
train that ever crossed the Continent in
regular service. What contrast it will
appear to the days OF prairie-schooner of
hardly quarter Of century ago! The
new train, according tJ the arranged sched-
uIe, will Cross the Continent only once
a week. 1t will leave here Saturday even
ing probably, and, returning, leave Council
Bluffs on the Wednesday morning follow
ing. The cars are expected here in about
three weeks in readiness to start Eastward
on the first trip on December Sth. All first
class tickets will be good on the Oriental,
but an extra charge of $50 will be made in
addition to the usual charge fo- sleeping
cars. II is planned that travellers may
leave Southern California points on the
Friday preceding and connect here with
the new train. A great saving in time will
be effected by running through on the
Union Pacific Line to Council Bluff 1t
will be the first time this has been done as
a regular thing since 1869, when hotel
express" which made the run in about the
same tin it now takes to go to New York,
was one of the wonders of the day. Close
connections for the East will be made at
Council Bluff and Chicago-S f. Bulletin,
| NOv 9th