The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
Pct Names Of Railroads.
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THE RRADI O IS NOW THE noYAh ROUTE.
1t has b. come widely prevalent 0rac- |
,ice among railway companies to hcstow !
upon their respective lines brief and at
tractivc t-uda mark titles, in order to
desigu,te them more cpuoisely than ny
their prop r corporate names, as wcll as
to impress their Individuality, IN so tospcnk
upon o. minds of the travelling pubic.
some of these uick-names are more
striking " que than ouphonious. For
cxamp'c, q ere is o TX ,nkGkce Line a
'Chsclaw Linc,' and a 800 Line"
There's n 'W 'ycross Route aad Buff
Iiur,' 'rarpon R.u.e' and a Fishing
Line Contrary t. what may be expect
cd the two last named do not conntc',
one bci-R located in Florida and the 9TH
er 10 Wisconsin. a list Of all trade mark
titles 10 u,c by rail ways would be highly
Interesting as well as amusing.
And now the Old reliable Reading Rail-
road, once so conservative, but for the
past few years so aggresively progressive,
has adopted-or, to he more exact, has
bad thrust upon it-a title that is parii-
cularly appropriate, 'rhe Royal Route
Everybody who has travelled on the
splendid lines operated by the Reading,
between Philadelphia and New York,
and between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City. will concede that the name is well
applied and unquestionaby well descrv.
ed.
Just how it was acquired is not known
with certainty. Some enthusiastic sea-
shore pilgrim, pleased with the magnif-
cent cars and phenomenal speed of the
headings famous Flyers which make
the run between Philadelphia and Allan.
tic City in IS minutes, dubbed that line
the Royal Route l., t." Sea- This is
, certainly the model saashorc railroad OF
America. II is double-tracked over its
entire length, being the only doub ble track
road to Atlantic City, and its rails of
cleaning steel run in an almost curve
less line from the Delawar, to the sea.
Its locomotives. built for this special SER
vice, are reckoned among the ileetest
and most powerful in the world and, like
all the Readings engines, they burn only
clean anthracite coal, obviatiug those
twin terrors OF travel, soft coal smoke
and cinders. The cars are not only beau
titu in finish and decoration, but they
are uncommonly roomy and comfortable,
and are furnished with all appr oved
modern appliances and conveniences.
Regardless of the charms OF the City by
the Sea a:its farther end, it is worth u
trip over this line to realize to what per-
fection seashore travel has been brought.
Another of the Readings routes which
has won celebrity that extends over be-
You'd the borders Of the Union is the
Royal Blue Line between New Yolk.
Philadelphia and Washington. This
route is compos ID Of portions Of the New
Jersey Central, Reading and b. s. o.
roads, and is claimed to be the best con-
structed and most completely equipped
through line 10 America. 1t receives its
name from the color Of the cars, rich
deep blue, and they lare further distin.
guishcd by bearing on their sides, in
gold, representations os the coats-of-srms
Of the several states through which the
line passes. These cars by the way, are
{ unlike any.otbersl; they resemble draw
ing-room cars aud arc Rtted and furnish
ed in truly regal style. And neither
Gar, nor::Emperor, nor. King, nor any
scion of the 'effete. ..monarchies' Of Eu-
rope can travel so rapidly AS the hun.
dreds of passengers who are daily carried
between Philadelphia and New York on
these wonderfulitrains.
Here, where every citizen is q sover.
eign for whom only the hest is good
enough the luxures of travel which are
accessible only to ro, atty in other lands
are rapidly being placed within the reach
Of everybody: and it is Its bold and vig-
orous advance in this direction that fair
ly entities the Reading Railroad to be
called the Royal Route