The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-07

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W. such feature awaits
the new Quaker City Day Express, Phila.
delphia, which leaves Ninth and Green
streets, for Boston at ten o'clock every
morning except Sundays, over the all-rail
route lately acquired by the Reading sys.
tenn in conjunction with its New York
and New England Railroad. The estab-
lishment of such route, which does away
entirely with the annoyance of changing
cars and the trying use of ferry-bosts, and
which will be of SO much convenience
to the travelling public, was made
possible by the aggressive and energetic
management Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Oompany's affairs by its
president and general manager, A. A. Nc
Leod.
train, which has been in service less than
two weeks, and which consists of through
coaches and Pullman buffet parlor cars,
will be run at any great profit for the
present. the many advantages the new
route offers over the older routes will in
the near future secure for it at least fair
share of patronage. The great possibilities
which this newly-scquired sll-rsil COM
municstion with Boston gives to the
Reading system depends but little, how
ever, upon the passenger traffic. The
greatness of the project, whereby the
Reading Company secured by purchase
the important connecting link, the Pough-
! keepsie bridge, and effected such close re-
lstions with the tributary railroads, lies in
the fact that the coal lands of Pennsyl-
vsnia and the general freight traffic of that
state and the south (by means of the
B. g. o. will be brought into close re-
lations with the whole of New England.
1t was the experience of the writer as one
of party to leave Philadelphia Friday
morning of last week on the day express
and see for himself the workings of the
new system. The train pulled out of the
depot at ten o'clock and sped on at rat
ting pace to South Bethlehem, where it was
| Jersey Central and soon reached Easton
| AT the latter place an engine and train
! crew of Lebigh and Hudson River Rail-
road was awaiting the party. A few
moments suficed to attach the fresh engine
and the traiR was speeding on to May brook
Junction, N. Y. where it was taken in
charge by a crew of the Central New
England and Western, and proceeded to
| Hartford, Connecticut, behind one Of their
engines. After stop at Hartford of
fifteen minutes it passed on to the New
York and New England Railroad reaching
Boston at 9;55, or exactly on the minute of
scheduled time the excellence of the latter
system permitting the ten minutes it had
been behind to be easily made up.
From the beginning to the end of the
journey the cars passed through a country
that was ever-changing and charming;
through fYe states that afforded the tourist
an opportunity of seeing as varied and as
beautiful scenery as the country affords.
| The interest of the passengers was of course
centered on the Poughkeepsie Bridge, and
and an opportunity for close inspection
was given them. The mammoth structure,
which passed into the Readings hands last
week, spans the Hudson river at great
heighth, and its ends, resting upon the
mountain sides, are separated by distance
of mile and three-quariers. From the
centre of the bridge most excellent per-
spective is obtained. For miles may be
seen the picturesque Hudson winding its
way through country unsurpassedly pic
turesque. The train enters Poughkeepsie
high above the house-tops, sffording an ex-
celent view of the pretty town and the
surrounding verdure.
The return was made over the same
beautiful route with the same dispatch At
Bethlehem the train was few minutes
late, but the Philadelphia and Reading
engine which was awaiting in charge of
Engineer Albert De Groat, whirled it into
Philadelphia with minute to spare. The
train conductors, Pullman conductors,
brakemen. and in fact every one having
any connection with the train, seemed to
be happy in explaininGall points of interest
and in making the trip 8 pleasant one. As
stated above, the Quaker City Day Ex-
press leaves Ninth and Green streets daily
at 10 a. M, except Sundays, and the same
train known rs the New England Day