The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-14

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run daily between Northern pacific and
eastern and western terminals. These
terminals include st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Superior and Duluth in the east, and
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland on the
coast Westbound, the North Coast
Limited" the crack train of the north
west, leaves st. Paul at 10:15 a. M, after
arrival of all morning trains from the
south and the east. This train has
achieved the justly deserved reputation
of being the peer, in general, of any
train in the United States, and, particu-
larly, for transcontinental train, the
superior of any. Its equipment is built
specially for it and comprises the most
modern day coaches, newly built and
superb dining cars, the most complete.
roomy and sanitary Pullman tourist
sleeping cars in use, and the latest de-
signed Pullman standard sleeping cars.
Better still, there isa luxurious obser-
walton car with barber, bath, smoking
and card rooms, buffet, and a large Ii
brary. The current magazines i'm
leather covers are also at hand, and a
desk with free stationery stands in a
secluded corner, A feature of this car
and train, and original in it's relation to
it, is the fact that travellers can have
their garments pressed by the porter
for reasonable fee, while they sleep
at night, so they are ready for them
freshly pressed and cleaned upon aris-
ing in the morning. Passengers in the
standard Pullmans who have paid for
their accommodations have free access.
to the observation car; others pay a.
small additional fare, graduated accord
ing to distance. No free transportation,
of any sort is honored on this train
Both first and second class passengers
are carried on the North Coast Limit
cd but the latter have not the privi-
lege of using the observation car. The
train is steam heated and electric
lighted, having more than 300 electric
lights, including two lights to each
Pullman section. The Pacific Express
called the Twin City Express, east
bound leaves ST. Paul at 1915 p. M
daily. This train is also steam heated,
but not electric lighted, is composed Of
day coaches, dining ear, Pullman tourist.
and standard sleeping cars, but does
not carry an observation car. Except
} as noted it approximately approaches
: the "North Coast Limited" in character
' and is in every respect first class
J train. This road also carries through
5 Burlington route trains between st.
Louis, Kansas City, Lincoln and Denver,
: running to Tacoma and Seattle via Bill
lings. These trains run over the North
, ern Pacific tracks between Billings,
? Mont. and Seattle. The road also OPP
crates fast and finely equipped trains
5 between st. Paul and Duluth and SUI
l perior, and Portland and Tacoma and
3 Seattle. The eastern traveller who has
e never been in the west will be surpris-
e ed beyond measure at the character of
e these trains, the train service, includ-
s ing particularly, perhaps, the dining
y and observation cars, the rapid time
|, made on such long runs, and the excel
n lence of the roadbed, which is rock and
S gravel ballast. Over large portion OF
e it's road the Northern Pacific has estab-
e lished block signal system. This,
6 added to the fact that its trains are OF
It unusual strength, having steel platforms
t. etc, greatly increases the element of
If safety. On the trip out the general in
t. spector Of the air brake system travelled
e for two hundred miles in our sleeper,
is and we greatly enjoyed visit OF sever
g al hours with him. He carries small
II instrument little larger than a type
y writer which is attached to the air
g pressure in the sleeper and on circu-
le lar dial it makes an accurate record of
it the air brake pressure which is MAIN
al tained by the engineer in charge of the
n train, registering every variation and
ID showing at just what point the en-.
ID gineer applied the brakes and how hard
I'd Also as to whether he at all times main
'e tanned the required pressure so that he
in had his train absolutely under control
lie The many steep mountain grades of the
10 Northern Pacific require skilled en-
le gineers and the management does every.
lg thing in it's power to see that the mes
re faithfully perform the duty entrusted
It. to their care, and that the passengers
lg are at all times guarded by every safe
6, guard it is possible to throw around
to them. The scenery along the Northern
be Pacific is said to surpass that OF any O.
elk the other northern routes and it i.
as grand beyond description. In addition
'p, to it's main line from St.Paul to Portland
We the Northern Pacific has many brancl
er. lines reaching into every point of the
er great northwest territory where ther
de is need of railroad to handle the pro
ok ducts of the country and to this line O
I'D road is due more than any other cause
to the great development of the wester!
w country in the past few years. Th
en railroad has thousands and thousand
'es of acres of good land along it's entir
~. line which is open to settlement O
IN most liberal terms to the settler VIII
lrk desires to engage in farming or stoc
5he raising. Personal acquaintance wit
rty some of the officials of the road Statistic
es, us that persons wanting to locate in
in new country, or to simply take a fin
lch pleasure trip, can do no better than t
out travel over the Northern Pacific. Th
are officials will be pleased to give reply I
ma any inquiries which may be addresse
led to them. So much for our trip
ha- Portland Next week we will tc
to what we saw at the exposition and
hes the country surrounding Portland.
KY (To be continued next weekly
&c. s.: presbytery Next Week.