Evening journal., 1903-09-29
TROLLEY SLEEPING CAR
Unique Build Of Vehicle Design
ed For Night and Day Use.
EASILY TURNED INTO PARLoR CAR

Hend of Boston hallway Syndicate
Believes That Two Years WIN See
service Between the Hub aud New
Yoris-The Run WIN lie Made In
About Ten Hours.
A through electric service between
New York and Boston. in parlor, din
ing and sleeping cars, viii be In opera
tlon within two years. This is the CON
ndent prediction Of James Il. Shaw. /
president Of the Boston and Worcester I
Electric railway. says the Kew York
Herald.
Tracks on land owned by railway
corporation are now being built from
Worcester to Hartford, distance Of
sixty miles From Hartford this line
will be continued to New Haven. forty
miles farther. From City Hall square.
In New York. four track line Is to
run to Port Chester The line between
Port Chester and New Haven will COM
plete the system that win give Boston
through service to Gotham.
with the completion OF this line it is
stated that residents of New York and
Boston win be able to take the trip
between the two cities In only twice
tile running time OF the present steam
railroads at half the expense and in
modern sleeping and parlor cars
Finishing touches have already been
put by n Boston syndicate on the first
two trolley sleepors ever built, which
are to make their first trips during the
present month between indianapolis.
Ind. and Columbus. o. Tweny-four
} more. OF these cars are IN process OF
construction
over the Boston and New York line
will run magnificent cars not unlike
those that are to be put In operation
in the west. The cars are being built
by car company In Indiana which
VIII own aud operate these lust as the
Pullman company owns and operates
its cars over the steam roads.
The smallest OF the sleeping cars viii
contain twenty berths. The compart
ments for each phir OF berths are made
! by dropping mahogany shutters similar
to those used In roll top desks. These
are drawn out of the sides and nool
and doyetail Into each other when up
making a perfectly rigid and firm wal
: with a doorway. The upper berth 4
let down from the ceiling on the SAM
principle as Is used In the Pullman
Comfortable upholstered chairs, use'
In the day parlor car. viii be combined
10 make the lower berth bed. Two o
) these chairs are put face 20 face. B.
e pressing a spring the arms spread oui
the chairs then becoming one bo
s spring mattress bed. four feet wild
+ and seven feet long. Every moder
e convenience is to be provided for tn
f passengers. even electric hair curleI
e for women ana electric cigar lighter
s. for men, Each compartment will 1
it ventilated separately. and window
will be raised and lowered by pressir
a button.
Ia When the nights ride Is over Il
n framework Of the compartments wi
lie be rolled into the walls and into n
a. floor. the beds will be folded ini
ID chairs. and the car VIII be transforme
rs into a vestibuled coach within half a
,c hour.
Is The combination sleeping and dinln
cars viii have ten foot apartmer
B added between the berths and the rea
n dressing room. Temporary tables wi
l. be placed between chairs. II Is claim
n ed for the sleepers that the sleepin
e convenionces will be superior to thos
(. used In the ordinary Pullman. Th
e cost Of riding will be far less than tn
d rates charged IN the others. During
h nights run from Boston TO New Yor
It will be possible TO obtain an entir
s compartment for 50, Single berth
e win cost 81. but two travellers occr
t. pying the same compartment can &c
g 1t for 81.
4 Owing TO the fact that there will
y no clnders and dust win be obviate,
r the car windows Of the sleeper may /
II left open all night over the Bosto
IS and New York electric line the cal
J. will be run at about half the speed a
tanned by the steam roads.
It Each car viii be fifty to sixty-n,
s. feet long and VIII cost S21000. 1t wi
T, be about two-thirds as heavy as a
ct regulation Pullman sleeper. The powl
v under these sleopers will be four m
of tors, one to each axle, generating g
horse power and capable Of an ord
d. nary rate Of sixty miles an hour
" This new development OF the trollG
rs is only natural step in the wonderfl
progress Of electric transportation. ant
tc in fact. has been foreshadowed by O.
10 periments in both this country an
re abroad. Few persons realize that
II is only sixteen years since the fir
IS "broomstick" car was given q trial.