The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-16
THREE HANDSOME TRAINS.
Passed Through savannah on Their
Initial Trips.

An event of Importance to the pas
senger and the operating departments
of the north-and south lines that make
bid for the heavy tourist business be-
tween the North and Florida is the
saiauguration of the through vesti-
buled passenger trains, which are put
on by companies at great expense in
order that they may attract the pa
tronage of the wealthy seekers after
the health and pleasure afforded by
the salubrious climate of the South.
Those trains passed through Savannah
yesterday. having left New York the
day before, over the Plant System, the
Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
Railway.
The Plant Systems train is the New
York and Florida Special. 1t is No.
3, running south, and No. SO, running
north. No. 81, the initial train of the
season, was turned over to the Plant
System by the Atlantic Coast Line at
Charleston twenty-five minutes late,
but five minutes of that time was
made up when Savannah was reached.
The train was due to arrive here at
1880 but got in at 11:10, with Engin
eer 7. j. Bowling at the throttle and
Conductor s. l.. Malone in charge of
the train. Some seventy passengers
were aboard. all of whom were greatly
pleased with the equipment and the
service that was afforded.
Baggage, dining, composite, sleeping
and observation cars make up the New
York and Florida Special, and all the
cars are lighted by electricity. They
are perfect palaces in decoration and
comforts, and it is not remarkable that
they and the similar cars used by the
other lines should be so popular with
Northern tourists, serving, as they do,
to prevent much of the business from
the North finding it's way to the Pacific
coast, whittier it might go did not the
North-and- South lines make such pro-
vision for the comfort of their pas
sengers. The Plant System has five
| through vestibuled trains running daily
into Florida, three from the East and
two, including that of the Southern
Railway, which is turned over to it,
from the North.
Its magnificent train has been dubbed
by the Seaboard the Florida and Met
ropolitan Limited. Southbound. the
train is No. 81, while northbound it is
No. "a. No. 81 made it's first trip
through somewhat delayed, trouble of
some sort having occurred before it
was turned over to the Seaboard. The
train was due here 1905 p. m, but
| arrived at $780, Conductor Hubert was
in charge, and Engineer Jaudon was
| at the throttle Oh mo. OLE, WHICH
brought the train in, turning it over
her to Engineer North and No 614 to
carry it on to Jacksonville.
Sixty-seven passengers were aboard
| the train, and they Travelled in COM
! fort and in style. Most sumptuous are
| the appointments of the Seaboard' 5
| cars on the Limited. Besides the bag
gage car those making up No. 81 on
| it's initial trip, were the diner Gilsey.
| the sleeper Alvarado, the combination
Borachio and the observation Trypen.
Right on the dot arrived the South
| ern's Palm Limited. Conductor J. w.
| Blanton was in charge of the train,
and Engineer ]. r. Hunter was in
the cab of the engine that brought it
| in on time, arriving at 1920 a, IN.
at the Plant System station, which is
used by the Southern. Conductor
| John a. Farris relieved Conductor
Blanton and Engineer NJ. j. Solomons
relieved Engineer Hunter, and took
the train on through to st. Augustine
The Southern's Palm Limited is a
| solid vestibuled train. 1t is made up
of Pullman sleepers, composite, din
ing and observation. cars, that Offer
| nothing that the most critical passen-
| ger might complains Of or the most
| pampered plutocrat might decry.