Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-12
THE YLSTIBULE TRAINS.
l. H. zoo faan Speaks in Detail Ahou
Chat "Oriental Limited"

4. ii. Goo dnan Speaks In Detail About |
Chat "Oriental Limited"
Is. F. Examiner.
Ae proposed "Oriental limited train |
10 run through between this city, Ogden, |
Omaha and Council Bluffs is now the en-.
crossing topic of conversation in railroad
circles. It is considered by passenger
agents as the first attempt to extend the
limited passenger train service of the East
to the Pacific coast.
L. II. Goodman, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent of the Southern Pacific Com
panv, gave representative of this paper
yesterday some facts of interest in connec
ton with the new train. Said he: There
will be five cars in the train, ard a woman
attendant will be employed to look after
the children, also chaperon to assist wo-
men who are travelling alone. From my
telegraphic correspondence with the Union
Pacific Company l think that the train
will make its first "trip on Wednesday, De-
cember 5lh. Ii will probably leave Council
Bluffs on that day, arriving here Saturday,
December Stb, at a. NJ. If it does arrive
at that time it will leave the same evening
at P. NJ. and Sacramento at IL P. NJ.
las the schedule of running time has
not yet been arranged l cannot say how
| fast it will run, nor announce positively its
! hours Of arrival or departure from this co st.
1t will leave and arrive only once week.
THE EXTRA CHARGE.
An extra charge of $50 will have to be
paid by passengers on this train. When
yeu look at the facts in the case this cannot
| be considered unreasonable. Take, for in
stance, the usual rate from here to Chicago.
| First-class it is $72 80, making $40 for the
round trip. Bat, in place of this, an ex-
cursion ticket from Chicago to this coast,
or visa versa, can be purchased at any time
for 500, and it is good fer six months.
| Now add to this 500 $40, that is $50 each
way from Council Bluffs, and the fare on
the Oriental Limited will be $40 for the
round trip between Chicago and this city.
You can see thar it is So less than the usual
rate. Then, in addition, person going 10
! New York by this train will only have to
make two changes of cars. He will change
| at Council Bluffs and at Chicago, and for
the entire distance he will be riding in fine
vestibule cars.
THE LIMITED SERVICE.
"The present limited train service in the
| East can be said to practically extend to
Council Bluffs. Between Chicago, via all
of the leading lines, to New York, limited
trains have been in use for number of
years. Recently these roads have put a
new equipment into the service, making
| them composed entirely of vestibule cars.
Between Chicago and Council Bluffs
vestibule trains have recently been put on,
| and their speed makes them limited trains
to all intents and purposes. Ours is the
latest service of this character, and had
| there been only one line in existence be-
tween Chicago and Council Bluffs it is
likely that we would have arranged to run
the new train through from the Pacific
| coast to Chicago. AS there are five or six
| lines between the two former points it be-
| comes impossible to do so.
Mr.. PULLMAN's IDEA.
"The two companies look upon the new
venture in the same way that Mr.. Pullman
| expressed himself a short time ago. He
thinks that the establishment of passen-
ger service to the Pacific coast equaling in
| comfort and luxurious conveniences any
thing TO be found on any railroad IN this.
or any other country, will attract 10 this
coast large amount OF first-clas travel
that now goes to Europe. By putting on
the new train we are making bid for this
| travel. You know there are & great many
people of means that will only travel to
this or that place when they are certain
that the trip will be as pleasant as any
| other they could take. If they have any
| doubts about the trip being a comfortable
| one in the way of luxuriously furnished
| cars and the like they travel in the direc-
tions where they can get them"