The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Orders so New Pull
mans For California Limited.
Will Run 7-Car Trains Next
Winter.
INCREASE THE SPEED.
Limited Will Reach San Fran
cisco 3 Hours Earlier.
edition de Luxe Train Has
Been Abandoned.


General Passenger Agent w. J. Black
of the Santa Fe announced yesterday
that the Santa Fe had made arrange
ments to discard all of the Pullman
equipment which was used last winter
on the California limited trains. ana
mad placed an order with the Pullman
company for so brand new Pullman
cars of the very latest and most elap-
crate style. The new equipment VIII
cost about 81 100000.
Instead of running six-car trains. as
were run last winter, seven-car trains
will be run and the service will begin
some time between October Is and NO
vember 1, depending SON ewhat on the
time fixed for the semi annual time
card meeting.
To still further improve the service it
is announced that the limited will beat
it's last seasons time into San Fran
cisco by three hours. Instead of arriv-
ing there at 2 O'Clock in the morning
it will reach there at IL p. M The
running time OF the train will be in
creased west of Albuquerque In the
1880 miles of road west of that point
it is believed that the train will have
no difficulty in making up the time.
1t will be necessary to use the new
Prairie type of locomotives on all the
California limited trains in order that
this fast time may be maintained with
heavier trains than were in use last
year.
All of the composite cars and diners
to be used on the limited are now IN
the shops here at Topeka and are I'M
dergoing a general overhauling. They
will be reftted and reprinted and made
to look as fresh and new as they were
at the beginning of last season.
Mr.. Black Also said, in speaking OF
the wonderful train: I'VE have given
the Harvey people to understand that
we would improve our part of the linn
tied this year, and that we expect them
to do the sane. I don't think it is pos
sible for them to improve the cuisine
lions in the way of equipment. Their
table linen, silverware, dishes. ETC., will
all be brought up to the highest posi-
BILE standard, and there will be plenty
of things in the way of fresh flowers
and elaborate service to please the pat
rons of the road. The California limited
I firmly believe to be the finest train in
the country, east or west. and we pro-
pose to improve it as fast as anything
presents itself which we believe would
prove attractive or useful to those who
ride on the train.
1.-The club train, which was talked OF
some time ago, will not be run during
the coming winter. 1t was proposed to
run this train once a week. and under
this plan it was feared that the train
would be too crowded. Instead of do
ing this we will improve the California
limited
The proposed club train, which was
commonly spoken of as the edition dc
luxe" train. was to be made up ex-
clusively of drawing room sleepers. A
double fare for each passenger was to be
charged. When it was decided to inn
prove the California limited by a pur-
chase of entirely new equipment, it was
decided that the plan of the edition de
luxe train would better be abandoned.
The Santa Fe passenger officials are
confident that the California business
during the winter of 1902-1903 will ex-
coed that of last year by large per
cent and that the increased equipment
of the limited trains will be all required
to accommodate the rush to the Pacific
coast.