St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-02

miles. Inc chart shows terminals at
chicago, st Joseph Grand Rapids,
Toledo. Cleveland, Ashtabula, Grand
junction, Erie, Sodus Point. New York,
Long Branch: Cape May, Philadelphia,
baltimore, Washington, Indianapolis,
Vineennes. st. Louis and various other
points, but sufficient have been named
TO show the extent of the system. An
other keystone gives the organization of
the road, and still another shows the
seals of over 100 corporations which
have been merged into the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad company.
. Double hanging racks, aggregating
over 100 IN number, each about 2Sx36
inches, show Old posters. time tables,
orders. drafts. passes, copies of old
newspaper engrayings OF old scenes on
the line OF the road, engineering views,
stage coach illustrations, etc. Models
In wax show the uniform of conductors.
brakemen and other employees, and
among the relics is the original of the
largest check drawn in America, being
this company's check for S14, 94g, 052. 20
for the Philadelphia. Wilmington &
Baltimore railroad in 1881.
There is an ole seat made of rough
boards, from a passenger car of 1882, old
time signals, coupling pins, lanterns.
badges, checks, punches, buckets,
Z Wrenches, side stakes. models of stage
coaches of 1925, the six-mule teams of
1reighters, passenger cars resembling a
nest OF stage coaches, ears having but
three windows on a side, Others modelled
after steamboats,, and still others re-
sembNng group of shed-roof ShaAtles,
ambulance cars in use for the transport
tatlon or wounded during the war, and
thousand and one things of interest in
connection with Tailroading and rail-
road history.
There is a model of the monument at
Bordentown concentrating the first
movement by steam on railrOad in the
state of New Jersey Nov. IL, 1881, and
fac-simile in bronze of the tablet on
SAID monument, giving the points in the
history OF the John Bull engine hereto
fore mentioned.
These old relics in comparison with
the new standard tracks, pneumatic
lnterlocking switches and signals, steel
rails, Pullman and passenger coaches
and other equipments of the present
time are exceedingly interesting. There
IS one car intended for the Shipment of
heavy ordnance. The gun loaded,
which weighs 2S5.00O pounds, rests OIL
cars weighing 12S.000 pounds. The
total weight of the entire outfit is 46O,-
COO pounds
No one can look over this exhibit
without realizing the wonderful ad-
vance made in transportation during
the past sixty years, and yet its most
magnificent strides have been made
during the past twenty, as shown by
the improvements in track and equip
ment on the Pennsylvania.
Another interesting feature of the
Pennsylvania exhibit is the information
bureau. occupying one end of the build
ing, with corps of clerks who esteem
1t pleasure to give information in re-
latlon to any railroad matters, but more
especially as to Pennsylvania railroad
affairs. Here are time tables and gen.
tlemen in every sense of the word who
viii! order tickets, sleepers or give any
desired information in relation to any
train on any road leading in or out of
ChicagO,Or furnish any available printed
matter relating to their own road.
Their especial duties are to give in
formation concerning the lines of this
system, the points reached by it. the
time OF arrival and departure of trains,
the equipment OF trains, the location of
terminal stations, the forwarding OF
baggage. the price and conditions of
tickets, or any other matters of interest
10 travellers. While established for this
purpose, it is only in keeping with sim
lIdI OlHCcS dL ill teTulHdl SLatlOnS OI the
Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania exhibit affords a
thorough insight into the manner and
methods OF managing great railroad
system, taken as 4 whole, and ought to
g be visited and thoroughly inspected by
every visitor to the fair.
Trains on the PENNSYLVANIA leave
Chicago for New York at 1O:45 a. M,
arriving at 2 p. N. next day. The linn
tied leaves at 3 D. IN. and reaches New
York at Z p. N. next day. Another
leaves at 9 p. IN. and reaches New York
g at 30 a. IN. the second day. The fast
line leaves Chicago at 1880 p. m. and
reaches New York at $50 the second
day, stopping two hours or more in
Plttsourg. The Eastern express leaves
at the same time, and reaches New
York at 1850. This gives a choice of
six trains, and is a splendid route to
take if going to New York.
G. A. LoUNsBERRY.