Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-04
par NAMES OF RAILROADS.


The Residing Is Now the ROYAL Route
II has become widely prevalent p-ac.
tice among railway companies to bestov
upon their respective lines brief and
catchy trade mark titles. IN order 10
designate them more concisely than BY
their proper corporate names. as well as
TO impress their individuality, so 70
speak, upon the minds OF the travelling
public
Some OF these nick names are more
strikingly unique than euphonious For
example, there is "Kankakee Line" &
''Choctaw Line" and 800 Line "
There's "Waycross Route" aud a sBluff
Line, "rarpoon Route, and Fishing
Line. Contrary to what might be ex.
pected two last named do not connect
one being located in Florida aud the other
in Wisconsin. A list of all the trade
mark titles in use by railways would be
highly interesting as well as amusing.
And now the old reliable Reading
Railroad, once so conservative but
for the psst few years go az
gressively progressive, has adopted
or. to bs more exact, hes had thrust upon
lt--a title that is particularly appro.
pirate, The Royal Route" Everybody
who mas travelled on the splendid lines
operated by the Reading between Phiia-
delphia and New York. ard between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, will con
cede that the name is we'll applied aud
unquestionably we'll deserved.
Just how 1t was acquired is not known
with certainty Some enthusiastic sea
shore pilgrim, pleased with the mognif-
cent cars and phenomenal speed of the
Regdings famous Flyers, which make
the run between Philadelphia and Allan
tic City in rs minutes, dubbed that line
the Royal Route TO the Sea This ia
certainly the model sesshore railway
Of America. IL is double
tracked over its entire length, being
the only doubled tracked road to Atlantic
City, and ite rails of cleaning steel run
in an almost curveless line from the
Delaware 10 the sea. It's locomotives,
built for this special service. are reckoned
among the ieetest and most powerful in
the world, and. like sll the Readings
engines, they burn only clean anthracite
coat, obviating thosetwin terrors of travel
soft coal sm, Ike and cinders The cars
are not only beautiful ia finish aud deco
ration. bnt they are uncommonly roomy
aud comfortable. and are furnished with
al approved modern appliances aud con-
veniencss Regardless of the charms Of
the city by tbs sea at its farther eud. it
is worth a trip over this line to realize : 0
what perfection SCI shore travel has been
brought
Another of the Reading routes which
has won a celebrity that extends even
beyond the borders of the Union is the
Royal B.ue Line, between New York.
Philadelphia and Washington. This
route is composed of portions Of the New
Jersey Central, Reading and B & o.
roads, and Is claimed to be the best con-
structed and most completely equipped
through line in America, 1t receives its
name from the color of the ears, a rich
deep blue, and they are further distin-
guished by bearing on thsir sides, in
gold, presentations Of tho eosts- Of
arms % the several states through which
the line passes. These cars, by the way,
are unlike any others; they resemble
drawing room cars and are fitted and
in truely regal style. Ard
neit her Gear, nor Emperor. nor King, nor
any scion of the ''effete monsrcties". of
Europe can travel so rapidly as do the
hundreds of passengers who are daily
carried between Philadelphia and New
York on these wonderful trains.
Here, where every citizen has a sover-
eign for whom only 1.-THE best is good
enough, the luxuries of travel which are
accessible only to royalty in other lands,
are rapidly being placed within the reseh
OF everybody; and it is its bold and
advance In this direction that
fairly entities the Reading Railroad to be
called the Royal Route