The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20
G. Ms NEW TRAIN
FULL OF LUXURY.
EQUIPMENT OF NEW soRIEN
TAI" GOES INTO SERVICE.
Many New Features Are introduced,
Together with All the Standard Com
forts and Luxuries Known to the
Most Expert Car -Builders-A New
= Type Of Diner.

"Oriental,''' as the new name Of
the Great Northern overland train
which leaves Minneapolis every morn
ing for the Pacific coast, has double
significance. 1t implies the connection
at Seattle with the Great Northern
Steamship company's route to the far
east and also conveys to the magma
tion a sense of magnifcence and opu-
lence.
The new equipment of the Oriental
offers an ease in travelling and a picture
to the eye which is luxurious. The
first train, christened yesterday in the
st. Paul union station by General las,
senger Agent G. E. Stone, was followed
today by another, and for six more
days solid new equipment will be sent
out from the twin cities, until the en-,
tire eight trains now in service nave
been replaced with cars Just from the
shops.
The first intimation of the character
of the new trains was given by the
Great Northern road when it put IN
service two new trains to winnipeg
They were considered the finest that
had ever pulled out of Minneapolis T1 H soa on
panv's view was indorsed by the trav-
cling public. The Oriental's makeup
is Of the same splendor as that OF the
Outside, the new Oriental shines with
a beautiful weather varnlsh hnlsh OF tne
Great Northern's g standard olive green.
Inside, the cars are handsome com6!-
cately-colored upholsterlng, nnely
blended carpet colors and metal h1'
lures of magnificent pattern. e..
Two features of the train are the hrst
to take the attention. These are the
observation-end composite club ano IN
compartment car, which is placed at the
rear end of the train, and the dlnlne
car with it's extraordinarily high WIN
dows and peculiar outside appearance
The car has no platforms and appears te
he a nart Of the cars Immediately fol
lowing or preceding.
The Interiors of the sleeping, day
smoking and dining cars conform 70 tn'
latest ideas Of sanitary necessity ant
are very plain, without unnecessary cor
ners and angles. In finish and uphol
stering the best taste of the Pullman
expert builders is shown. In no bette
place is this illustrated than IN the clul
posite observation car. It is snu'
little room with high leather-covere,
table. The walls are plain wood abov
is genuinely "club.'
The Sunday oriental was pulled Q
the 10-wheeler locomotive No. 1,O50. l
was made up of a mail car, baggage
combination express and baggage
smoking car, day coach, tourist; sleeper
dining car, sleeper Winnipeg and or
servation car.
The sleeping car cost $4,000. It
a sixteen section car S21k, feet Ions
The regular coach is eighty-one fee
long and seats eightyfour passenger
The dining car is one Of the most a
tractive places to eat imaginable. B
night or day it is cosy and almost ja
less Soup, coffee and other liquid
preserve an almost even level in th
dishes, while the train is running fu
speed and the eatables and drinkable
always find the right way down instea
Of by the coat-sleeve or the shirt-fror
route. This equilibrium is due to tn
, heavy construction Of the car and tn
ease of the heavy balanced trucks.
. Judge Ira B. Mills Of the railroa
commission was passenger west on tf
first train.