Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-01
NORTH COAST LIMITED"
Title of New Train Arranged by
the Northern Pacific.
II viii Carry an Observation Car Be
tween Portland and 1T. Paul
Modern Improve mtnts.


and the Twin cities, St. Paul and Min
neapolis.
The morning train from st. Paul will
leave at s 80, after the arrival OF the fast
trains from Chicago, st. Louis and the
East cunning by the way of Butte, and
will reach Portland at 7 A. M. The COR
responding train will leave Portland at
| 80 A. NJ. by the way of Butte, and
will reach st. Paul at 3 p. NJ. and will be
known rs the "North Coast Limited"
Train No. 3 will leave st. Paul as at
present, :35 Z. NJ, arriving at Port
land aus =. NJ. Train No. 4 will leave
st. Paul :l5 a. NJ. Both and 1 will run
by way OF Helena. This schedule will
continue in effect until November |, and
longer if the business justities it. Trains
3 and / will carry the same equipment
as present and ,, first and second-class
coaches, Pullman trst-class and Pullman
/ tourist seepers and dining cars, with
the usual number of mail, express and
baggage Cu1S. llleSC Trains VIII CuIly
standard and tourist sleepers from and
to st. Louis by the Billings route, the
burlington" thus Offering the public
service to the Missouri river country,
st. Louis and intermediate territory SUI
perior 10 anything heretofore established.
The "North Coast Limited" will be
one OF the handsomest and most COM
plete passenger trains in the country.
With its new 7O-foot baggage and ex-
press cars, combination smoker, new
tirst-class coaches, new Pullman tourist
sleepers, handsomely upholstered in dark
green leather, thoroughly modern first
class s.aapers and elegant dining cars,
all wide vestibuled, the train might be
considered complete. tie chief attrac-
tions, however, will be the thorough
lighting OF the train throughout by cleo
tricity, including two berth lights for
reading in each section, and an observa-
ton car more complete than anything
of the kind heretofore constructed. This
car, which will be 20 feet in length, with
II W luc anu IuIlOoOulCly t0ltCO ASUA PA"C
form will have II upholstered plush
chairs, with writing desk and reading ia
BILE in the rear end; carefully select
ed library OF l25 volumes; bath room,
barber shop and buffet in the center,
while in the rear, in addition to toilet
rooms for men and women, there will be
two smoking and card rooms, each fur
!, nished with six comfortable chairs and
a folding table. These smoking or card
rooms will be shut of from the remain.
der of the car and so thoroughly venti-
lated that those addicted to the weed
may indulge at leisure without attract
ing undue attention.
The Northern Pacific management re-
Allies that for short night runs, as for in
stance between st. Paul and Chicago,
, where there is no opportunity to enjoy
the really interesting scenery, library
car meets the wants OF the traveller, but
-, on a transcontinental journey of 20Ou
miles or more, where the passenger hopes
to see something OF the country through
!, which he is passing, perhaps for the first
time, they hold that the observation car
is the car par excellence, and that moth
ING else will take it's place. The "Nortll
Coast Limited" OF the Northern Pacific
will be run exclusively in the interest Of
passengers and, as a consequence, the
!, observation car will be kept on the end
OF the train for the benefit OF the passen'
gers who have paid their money and to
. the disgust possibly OF the "private'car
. tourists and railroad official who is sc
frequently in evidence. President Meller
i. saws that neither his own private cal
= nor the private cars Of other officials o.
;, people will be hauled on this train.
Thus, for the first time the transcon
= tinental traveller is to have, and without
extra fare or charge, a daily transconti
mental passenger service absolutely su
. perior to anything heretofore offered hin
either in the West or in the East.
The Northern Pacific people feel conf
dent their enterprise will he appreciated
by the public and that the large bust
r. ness they have heretofore enjoyed vii
. be greatly increased.
!, The Northern Pacific passenger bus
y ness OF the past year has been very salts
), factory, and it is showing a good increas
q right along. 1t will not seem out {
. place that the Northern Pacific railwa
should inaugurate this service. as the
did the dining.car service, especial
when it is borne in mind that the carr
q ings OF the passenger trains for the pas
year shows Il greater revenue per tral
mile than any other road in the Unite
en- state: or Canada.