New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-14
TWENTIETH CENTURY RAILWAY COACHES
DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE MODERN IN
PRovEMENTs FOR TRAVELLERS COMFORT.

DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE MODERN M
PRovEMENrs FOR TRAVELLERS COMFORT.
In few fields does the opening Of the twentieth
century find greater advancement than In that or
railway equipment. Every safety device that skill
can evolve is applied the practical operation or
the railroads. and the passengers are surrounded
by every convenience and luxury.
The Pennsylvania Railroad OF the first
in the country to provide its patrons with the
Luxurious accommodations supplied by limited
trains and keeping pace with these provisions Tor
those who cared to pay for exclusiveness the
ordinary day coach has been improved IN proper
ton The new vestibuled coaches Of to-day are
as far superior. in all that makes for comfort TO
those OF a quarter of a century ago as those or
President McKiney's transcontinental special are
TO their predecessors Of like period
The new coaches Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
are SO feet inches in length. and are fitted With
wide vestlbules. The platforms are strongly con-
structed and the couplers are or the most ap-
proved type.
The interior is finished in quartered oak. and the
recommendations classed as Romanesque- The
light colored wood, with its Handsomely nnished
surface lends brightness which is intensined oy
the high pitch OF the roof and the width OF the
upper deck The head lining. soft shade Of green.
conforms to the general scheme OF color.
Saloons are introduced at both ends OF the cars
in which there are the usual conveniences These
are partitioned from the body OF the car by bulk
heads ornamented with panels. heavy green glass
and brass brilles-
The of new pattern, ana the system
OF springs on which they are built adds greatly 10
their comfort. The windows are OF ample diIlen-
sions and are provided with curtains OF a reddIsh
brown material OF a design especially selected Tor
these cars The movement OF the curtains Is con,
trOiled bv fixtures which permit them TO be raised
10 anv desired height. The windows, fitted with
snacfaI fixtures are balanced as 70 be raised by
a simple mechanism fixed 70 the sill When this
mechanfsm is pressed lightly with the finger the
sash rises and stops al any point desired by the
passenger. , -
five 10 six lamps introduced in the body Of each
car and one in each vesttbule, give abundance
Of light and render the attractive night
one of the modern improvements that mas been
introduced is the system OF heating and ventilation.
The source OF heat is steam from the locomotive.
ST I'm is carried into each car. passing through
radiators and the condensation returned the
tender OF the locomotive by means of a vacuum
pump. The Improvement in ventilation consists in
a radical change from past practice. which drew
the cold air through ventilators in the roof OF the
car and distributed IL the heads of passengers.
This system obviates the discomfort OF draughts
and insures at all times perfect ventilation The
initiated air escapes by natural means through
ventlators placed IN the roof
Sixty-three passengers may find comfortable seats
IN each OF these modern coaches.