The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
COSTLY NEW EQUIPMENT
THE PENNSYLVANIA TO PUT ON FIVE
NEW vEsTIBULED TRAINS.
Rates on Grain and Grain Products,
25-NoveI Suit Against vandaIia.

The Pennsylvania lines yesterday put in
service their new trains. just built by the
Pullman Company, to run on the New York
and Chicago limited. The new trains pre-
sent very striking exterior effect by the
use of two widely different colors. Above
the belt line" which is the term used by
car builders to designate the rail which ex-
tends just below the window stills the entire
length of the car, the color to the roof is Of
a beautiful cream, ornately and profusely
decorated with gold leaf. The belt rail it
self is of dull, Roman gold effect. setting off
TO the best advantage the bottle green of
the lower half of the cars. This too, is pro-
fusely decorated with gold-leaf designs. The
roof. is of black, touched up with dark
green, while the trucks are of bold red and
bottle green. Adding still more to the fine
appearance of the train as whole are the
perfected safety vestibules, of full width of
the cars, through the plate-glass doors of
which may be seen the brilliant mahogany
finish artistic domes supporting magnifi-
cent electric light fixtures and Pintsch gas
chandeliers. At the rear. perhaps the most
striking feature of the train, apart from it's
color, is the wide observation platform,
used exclusively on the Pennsylvania lines
trains In point of comfort, luxury and
convenience the train lacks nothing. 1t is
lighted by electricity from a 50-horse-power
dynamo placed in the front end of the bag
gage car, and is also completely equipped
with Pintsch gas chandeliers for use in case
of accident to the electrical equipment. In
the baggage Apartment is extensive appara-
tus for heating the entire train. the power
being supplied from the engine. OF the
train, as whole. another striking feature
is that water is supplied by air pressure,
the old-style pumps in toilet rooms being
dispensed with. Tanks for water are dis
tributed in every available nook and Granny
of the entire train, insuring supply far in
excess OF the demands of the tWenty-four
hours the train will be between terminals
Back of the electric and heating fixtures
IN the composite car is an extensive space
cleared for the use of the baggagemen Be-
hind this is a perfectly appointed bathroom,
connecting with a barber shop, in which is
every known convenience of the tonsorial
trade Next in order is the dining car. Here
beauty has been secured by richness and
simplicity of design. The woodwork is
again OF wermillion mahogany, which sets
llghtlng fixtures, which are distributed pro-
fuSely throughout the car. Behind the
diner are the drawing-room sleeping cars,
nnlshed exactly alike. Here again SIM
plicity and richness of wood. fabric crystal
and metal have been appealed to for the
production of elegance. Last in the train
Here are six compartments, so arranged
that any two or more may be used together
II desired. Each is finished with beautiful
wood and magnificent tapestry upholster-
ing. Twenty-seven feet of the interior of
the last car, aside from the nine feet Of the
exterior platform, are given over to the OBJ
servation apartment This room is a SYM
phony in color and a model of luxury and
comfort, Drawing-room sleeping car connec-
tons will leave Toledo daily at p. m,
Cleveland n:10 D. m, St. Louis / D. m.
Louisville. p. m, indianapolis 7:2o p M,
Cincinnati D. m, Columbus 1920 midnight.
All concentrate at Pittsburg, from which
point the trip is by daylight through Penn
sylvania, and includes ride across the ro-
mantle Allegheny mountains, around Horse
shoe curve. One of these palace sleeping
cars, which is to run on the Southwestern
system, between New York and ST. Louis,
passed west on Train yesterday, and an
other came east on Train last night over
the Vandalia on its initial trip. They were
much admired while they stood in the sta
ton. p. A. Ford, F. A. Van Dusen and
other Pennsylvania officials went to Chicago
on the fast line Tuesday night to be among
the first passengers on the new train to be
started from that city.