Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-02
From the Morning O1exonian. Portland.
February II.
"NORTH COAST LIMITED"
Title Of New Train Arranged by the
Northern Pacific.
1t Wlu Garry an Observation Car Be-
tween Portland and st. Paul
Modern Improvement.

way, who reached Portland Thurs
day, announced that April 20 his
company will! establish II double
daily passenger train service be-
tween Portland. Puget sound and
the Twin Cities, st. Paul and Mime
apolis.
The morning train from st. Paul
will leave at S:15, after the arrival of
the fast trains from Chicaro, ST.
Louis and the East. running by way
OF Butte, and Will reach Portland ut
a. ~. The corresponding train
viii leave Portland at / 30 Il, III. by
the way OF Butte, rad will reach st.
Paul at p. N. and will he lll.own
ais the "NOrtll t'O:St Linltei.'
Train NO.3 Will leave st. Paul as,
at present, !0:35 y. M, arriving at
Port]and at s y. III. Train MOI Will
leave Portland at 1880 p. m. anal ar
rive at st. Paul at !: IS q. m. Both
, and i will run by way of Helena.
This schedule Will continue in effect
until November !. and longer ii the
! business iustiii, it. Trains 3 and i
will carry the same equipment as
present / and 9. first and second
class coaches, Pullman filst-class
and Pullman tourist sleepprs and
! dininG-cars, With the usual number
OF mail, express and baggage cars.
These trains will carry standard
| and tourist sleepers from and to st.
Louis by the Billings route. the
"Burlington,' thus Offering the pub
lie Il service to the Missouri river
country, st. Louis and Intermediate
! territory superior to any thing here
tOfore established.
| The 'NOrth Coast f4i1nited'' will
be one Of the handsompst ANA most
complete passenger trains in the
country. With it's new 7p-foot bag
gage and express cars, combination
smoker. nt.w firSt-cla<s coaches new
Pullman tourist sleeuers, handsome
ly upholstered in dark green leather,
thoroughly modern iirst-cl;ass sleep
ers and elegant dining cars, all wide
Vestlbuled, the train might he con-
sldered complete. It's chief ;ettrac-
tions, however, will be the thorough
lighting OF the train throughout by
electricity, including two berth
lights for reading in each section,
I
plete than anything Of the kind here
to ore constructed. This car, which
will be 10 feet in length, with a wide
| and handsomely rallied rear plat
form, will have II upholstered plush
| chairs, with writing desk and read
| ing table in the rear end; carefully
selected library OF 125 volumes; bath
| room, barber shop and buffet in the
! centre. while in the rear, in addition
| to toilet rooms for men and women,
there ill be two smoking and card
rooms, each furnished with six com
Portable chairs and q folding table.
These smoking Or card rooms will
be shut Off from the remainder of
the car and so thoroughly ventilated
that those addicted to the weed
may indulge at leisure without at
tracing undue attention.
The Northern Pacific management
realize that for short night runs, as
for instance, between St. Paul and
Chicago, where there is no Oppor-
unity to enjoy the really interesting
scenery, a library car meets the
wants OF the traveller, but on a
trans-continental journey of 1000
miles Or more, where the passenger
hopes to see something CT the coun-
try through which he is passing,
perhaps for the first time, they hold
that the observation car par excel
lence, and that nothing else will
take it's place. The "North Coast
Limited,'' Of the Northern Pacific,
will be run exclusively in the inter-
est OF passengers and as a conse-
quence. the observation car will be
kept on the end Of the train for the
benefit OF the passengers who have
paid their mony and to the disgust
possibly OF the "private carr tour
lists and railroad official who is so
frequently in evidence. President
Mellen says that neither his own
private car nor the private cars of
other officials or people will be
hauled on this train.
Thus. for the first time the trans
continental traveller is to have, and
without extra fare or charge. a
daily trans-continental passenger
service absolutely superior to any
thing heretofore offered him either in
the West or in the East.
The Northern Pacific people feel
confident their enterprise will be ap-
preciated by the public and that the
large business they have heretofore
enjoyed will be greatly increased.
The Northern Pacific passenger
business of the past year has been
very satisfactory, and it is showing
a good increase right along. 1t will
not seem out ofplace that the North