St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-15
A Magnificent Train The New
Pennsylvania Limited.

The Pennsylvania system leads all
slant improvement. 1t keeps apace
with this literal age of progress in every
sense and makes use of every inven-
ton that can make its roadway, it's
equipment or its service. Yesterday it
brought into service between Chicago
and New York its new ''limited veSti-
buled" train, which eclipses the former
'limited'' as that OvershadOwed all
former passenger trains. The new train
is a thing of beauty which has Just
emerged from the Pullman shops with
all its brightness and undimmed by use.
There is the usual smoking car. with
bath room, barber shop and library
next to the engine, while the OBJ
servation car at the end is also pro-
vided with two library cases and
writing desks. The observation car
contains six sections, and large parlor
with bay windows and glass doors that
permit full views of the scenery from
any part of the car. The mahogany
carvings in this car are exceedingly fine
and artistic. This car cost about 5000.
All the cars are about seventy-six feet
in length. The interior woodwork is of
mahogany, while some Of the uphol-
STEERING is covered either with rare plush
or white l Italian haircloth, something
new for summer. There is also a din
ing car, and this was especially well
-patronized yesterday noon, when
party of gentlemen accepted the COM
panY's hospitality and went on the trial
trip to Valparaiso, Ind, forty-four
miles away.
A generous luncheon was served on
the dining car, and when the smoke of
the cigars first began to ascend the
party was called to order. The follow
ing acknowledgements were read and
adopted with great enthusiasm:
Eight years ago the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Pennsylvania Com
pany inaugurated revolution in the
railroad world. 1t was Limited" rev.
olution, yet it shook Uncle Sans do
main from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
1t was a revolution Limited" only in
name. 1t was grand and startling and
stupendouS in every way. 1t revolu-
tionized travel at the rate Of mile
minute, and enabled man to escape
from his mother-in-law in Chicago and
greet his wife in New York ere twenty
five hours had passed. The Pennsylva-
MIA led the American system of railways
in making startling time, in offering
marvellous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W lIS pat
rons on the rail, as it did in adopting
every mode of comfort, every form of
Improvement that would benefit man
kind in its race of civilization, its strides
in commerce, its progress in railway
pleasures. The Pennsylvania has kept
one eye upon its 'limited" train and an
other upon inventions that would i'm
prove it.
''To-day a number of Cbicago's repre-
sentativeS in commerce, traffic and art
have enjoyed the latest improvements
made by the Pennsylvania system In
conjunction with the Pullman'S Palace
scar Company. The Improvements upon
the former limited. are almost as
great as the old limited was upon its
predecessors. The guests of the Penn
sylvania herewith offer their apprecla-
ton of the cOmpany's progress at mile
a minute, and return thanks for the
courtesies received, which have enabled
them, as committee representing the
world of commerce and of pleasure. to
Judge the company'S efforts in leading
the world in railways, as the vanguard
of every improvement that the paSSen-
ger may desire or the traveller hope for"
Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean, Aug. Is,
1889.