The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-15
THE "R0YAh LIMITED"

Most Superb Daylight Train In tho World.
The "Royal Limited" the imperial train
of tn famous Royal Blue Line, running
between New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, is presented to the
public as the climax of 10Th century trains.
Although there are nine fast trains daily
in each direction between these cities in
the Royal Blue Line series, all elegantly
equipped and making phenomenally fast
schedule, the management OF the Royal
Blue Line, consisting Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, Philadelphia & Reading
Railway and Central Railroad of New
Jersey, realizing the value and class of
travel between the Nations Metropolis
and its Capital, at once requiring the
highest standard of railroad equipment
that can be furnis he'd exclusive for first
class travel, as well as the corresponding
quickening Of time, has been Induced to
equip two trains with the very latest pat
terms of Pullman cars, which are sched-
uled to make the entire distance in the
remarkable time of five hours.
The "Eoyal Limited" properly speaking,
is q dual train, composed of observation,
parlor, buffet smoking and dining cars;
made for this service by the Pullman
Company. The two trains are exact
counterparts of each other, and leave
New York and Washington simultane-
ously at 800 P. M, arriving destination
500 p. Al.
and Queen" are superbly finished in
vermiliOn wood, with an inlay of Persian
design. The ceiling is of royal blue and
the upholstery Of the same color, except
in the ladies' toilet. which is OF dark
olive green, the ceiling decorated to cor
respond; the drawing room being fin
ished in harmony with the main parlor
of the car. The general design of the
interior of the main parlor is Persian
whilst in the drawing room and ladies'
toilet the design is renaissance. A beau
tiful effect is given both to the exterior
and interior of the cars by oval windows
with opalescent glass placed in the toilet
rooms and passage ways The cars are
the most palatial and largest ever built
They are seventy feet in length, with
every modern improvement and appli-
ance, including wide yestibules with anti
telescoping device, empire deck, steam
heat, Pintseh gas, air pressure water
system, and have capacity for thirty
four seats.
The unusually large space devoted to
the ladies' dressing room is novel feat
ure OF the car. 1t is most beautifully
being decorated to correspond. 1t is
provided with dresser with large plate
glass mirror on each side Of which are
coy corner seats, and in another corner
is a bookcase and stationary washstand
The room was especially designed for the
comfort and privacy Of lady patrons.
The observation smoking carS-"Jupi-
ter" "Eercury" and Neptune of
the same general appearance on the ex-
terror as the parlOr cars. except that
the observation end is recessed with q
deep platform. The full seating capacity
of each of these cars is thirty three, IN
Guiding fourteen chairs in the smoking
Commandment. The parl0r compartment
is finished in vermiion, richly inlaid,
the ceiling is blue and aluminium, and
the chairs upholstered in royal blue The
ing compartment is finished in Cir
cassian walnut, exquisitely inlaid; the
chairs upholstered in olive green leather:
the ceiling Of red and gold, the general
design being of Italian renaissance The
car is provided with writing desk and
material a very important necessity to the
traveller.
The buffet is also one of the exquisite
features. Ii is provided with the dainti-
est china and cut glass, and the larGer is
supplied with all the choicest viands CON
ducive to an appetizing luncheon.
The dining cars are the very latest pat
terms which have left the shops of the
well-known name of Pullman" These
cars, the Waldorf and Astoria" are
placed in commission bearing the names
of one of the greatest hosteries in the
world, farfamed for its excellent Gull
nary triumphs. The service, which is
under the direct control OF the Passen-
ger Department of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, is unsurpassed. The
menu consists OF every delicacy in sea
son, daintity served and tempting TO the
appetite of the most pronounced epieure.
In the introduction OF the "Royal
Limited" the Royal Blue Line again as
serts its claim OF superiority of passenger
train service in the oft repeated phrase
Finest and Fastest Series OF Trains in
the World"