The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-05-01
THE OVERLAND
LIMITED.
Detailed Descrip-
ton of this Mag
nificent Train.

1t may not be generally known that
the overland limited from Chicago to
San Francisco, via the Northwestern,
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific lines
ls the equal of any swell train in the
United States. This means that it has
no superior in the world. The trains
run both ways through Battle Mountain
evory day in the year, but pass through
here at such an unseemly hour that but
few people have had al opportunity Of
seeing and admiring them. A description
of the palatial, magnificent cars of the
train will therefore be Of interest.
In the first place there are four com
panies which have shared in the expense
OF putting on the service the Pullman
Company, Chicago : Northwestern, I'm
ion Pacific and Southern Pacific. 70
make the service complete required
eighty new cars, at a cost of over 81 ,0o0,-
go. The extra number of cars were re-
quired because the train leaves Chicago
and San Francisco every day and it takes
nearly three days to make the rip, so
many cars are on the road at the same
time. All the cars are identical in color
ing and lettering. Across the top panel
is the legend The Overland Limited"
panel is the name of the owner OF the car
pullman" ""Uuion Pacific, "'Southern
Pacific" or "Chicago & Northwestern"
The cars are all OF standard color, olive
green and chaste gold decoration. The
train is limited to eight ears, though or
dinarily it ia composed OF but six.
The first is combination dynamo and
baggage car. Next comes the composite
car The front end Of this is for express
and baggage; then comes barber shop
and bath, then buffet and then the IL
brary. This apartment is in a rich dark
color, with desks. easy chairs and sofas.
1t has well stocked library, and the
porter has charge and will look to tke
comfort OF the passengers, whether for
their mental or physical welfare. The
barber looks out for his customers as 10
a city shop.
The diner is the third car in the train.
Its interior Is in white aud gold and the
effect is striking. On the tables are
china, silver aud glass are Of the finest
description. The car has steward, chef
and many assistants and is stocked like
a metropolitan hotel. One of these cars
is always in the train, although they are
changed at terminals for the sake OF
cleanliness. Two sleeping cars follow.
like regular standard Pullman cars only
more elegant and with the electric light
and new features. The interiors are of
the latest work Of the Pullman artisans
and each has seventy electric lights,
which includes lights over each seat, to
be turned on or Off by the occupant.
The light is unlimited, as the dynamo
can serve $50 Is candle-power lights.
Twelve-inch electric fans are in the cars
for use during the heated spells.
The most elegant ear in the train is
the last one. II is new and novel, being
the very latest design. On one side runs
a narrow corridor two thirds OF its length
This opens into six private boudoirs,
which are absolutely exclusive and built
for only two passengers. Each is in a
different finish, birdseye maple. oak,
cherry, mahogany, redwood and so on
Each has its own comforts and makes a
private car for two. At the end of the
car is the observation drawing room.
The rear is one great plate glass, with a
door on the extreme side. A wide and
deep observation platform, surrounded
with brass ratings, completes the train.
AS one of these palatial trains runs
over mountain and prairie it requires
just twenty four men to care for the pas.
sengers. They are as follows. Engineer
and fireman, conductor, head and rear
brakeman, electrician, baggageman, bar
ber buffet porter, Pullman conductor,
four porters, steward and chef in dining
car and eight assistants. And they, one
and all ale at the service of the passen-
gers through the medium of electricity,
steam and compressed air, so wonderful
and fleet are the works OF men. Silver
State.
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