Washington sentinel., 1898-12-03
The RovaI Limited
MOST SUPERB DAYLIGHT TRAIN IN rHs
WORLD.


The ROYAL Limited, the imperial train
of the famous Royal Blue Line. running
between New York, Philade phia, Bal
umore and Washington, IS presented TO
the public as the climax Of Ioth century
trains. Althoug there are nine fast
trains daily in sch direction between
these cities, in the Royal Blue Line
series, all elegantly equipped and MAX
ing phenomenally fast schedule, the
management of the Royal Blue Line,
consisting OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, Philadelphia & Reading Rail
way and Central Railroad of N, W TerseY,
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 iurCished exclusive tor first class
travel, as we'll as the corresponding
quickening OF time. has been induced TO
equip two trains with the very latest
patterns OF Pullman cars, which are
scheduled to make the entire distance
in the rem kable time Of FIVE hours
The Royal Limit d, properly speak
ing, is dual train, composed OF obser.
vatIon parlor, buffet smoking and din
ing cars; the entire equipment being es.
pecially made for this service bN the
Pullman Company. The two trains are
exact cOunterparts OF each other, and
leave New York and Washington, SIM
ultans ously at Z 90 P M, arriving at des
tinatioD 8 90 p. NJ
The parlor cars, Empress, CzaTina,
and Queen, are superbly finished in
YermIllion wood with an Inlay Of Per.
sian design t. ceiling rs OF royal blue
and the upholstery of the same color,
exc ept in the ladies' toilet, which is OF
dark olive green. the ceiling decorated
fn nj he Hrot otutfFnor kafnoy
finished in harmony with the main par
lor of the car. The general design Of
the inte iOr of the main parlor is Per
sian, whilst in the drawing room and
ladies' toilet the design is renaissance.
A beautiful 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 inn
provement and appliance, including
wide vestibules with anti telescoping
device, empire deck, steam heat,
pintsch gas, air pressure water system,
and have capacity Tor thirty four seats.
The unusually large space devoted TO
the ladies' dressing room rs a novel feat.
ure OF the car. 1t is most beautifully
furnished IN dark olive green, the cell.
ing being decorated to correspond Ii
is provided with dresser with large plate
glass mirror. on each side Of which are
COW 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
Jupiter, Mercury end Neptune-are OF
the same general appearance on the
exterior as the parlOr cars, except that
the observation end is recessed with a
deep platform. The tull seating capacity
OF each OF these cars Is thirty three,
including fourteen chairs in the smoking
compartment. The parlOr compartment
is finished IN vermilion, richly inlaid,
the ceiling in blue aud aluminium, and
the chairs upholstered in royal 5lue.
The smoking compartments fnishedin
CiTcassian walnut, exQuisitelY in!aidi
the chairs upholstered in olive green
leather the ceiling in 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 ths exquisite
features. Itis provided with the daintiest
china and cut glass, and the larder is
supplied with all the choicest viands
conducive 20 an appetizing lunch on
The dining cars are the very latest
patterns which have left the shops ofthe
well known name OF Pullman. These
cars, the Waldorf and Astoria, are placed
IN commission bearing the names Of one
OF the greatest hostelries IN the world,
far Ia ned for its excellent culuat nv
triumphs The service which under
the direct control of the Passenger
Department ol the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company is unsurpassed. The
menu consists Of every delicacy In
season, dalntllv served and tempting TO
the appetite OF the most pronounced
epicure.
In the introduction Of the Royal
Limited, the ROYAL Blue Line again
as erts its lain OF superiority of
passenger train service in the oft re-
peat, d phrase Finest and Fastest
Series OF Trains in the World.