The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-10
CITY NEWS
NEW TRAINS ARE
LIKE ST. REGIS
NORTHWESTERN LIMITED A MOD
Ell OF BEAUTY AND COMFORT.
Combination Of Vanderbilt Capital and
Pullman Art Produces Results That
Surprise Veteran Travellers Trains
Abound with New Conveniences and
improvements.

- as St: Regis on Wheels IS "A travel Fl,
exaggerated terms were enthusiastically
used to describe the two new trains
put in service Wednesday. night as the
nNorth Western Limited, between
Minneapolis and st. Paul and Chicago;
station at o'clock k over the omaha line
street station in Chicago at $3.50 CLOCK |
over the North-W estern line.
And why notF'' echoed 9 passenger
on the first trip: within obvious lin:
! Vanderbilt capital and Pullman art
offers as much Of elegance and comfort
! as the famous type of the modern New
| York hostelry. The one represents the
acme Of hotel building, and the other
struction.0
Passengers ,woh took either train
prise that the company had unostenta-
tiously put two absolutely new trains
trains appear fawless.
.-... Absolutely Sanitary.
A rapid trip thru one Of the new
trains reveals a predominating char
acteristic which represents an improve
1
itary in all points as the best scientific
experience can make it. The cars are
without unnecessary angles. This means
that they are, comparatively dustless.
The germ-lodging places have been
eliminated elm IN favor of pleasing curves
wood finish. A trip back to the other
end impresses one with the pleasant
blending of colors in the plain ceiling
effect, the u!pholstering and the beauti-
full carpet design. Another impression
is the abundance Of soft lighting by the
which gives each section the benefit Of
six lights. -. "
h Taking the train as whole, several
changes are noticed. The compartment
car is missing. Instead, two of the
sleepers have ten sections and three
end compartments each, and another has
ten, sections and two end COMPARTMENTS
car for Milwaukee has fourteen sections
and stateroom. The new sleepers are
seventy-two feet over all, allowing for
something that will please every travel
er, particularly the six-footer. The
berths are all four inches longer than
have eight inches more headroom than
the old pattern, which gives the tall man
in the lower berth chance to 8 sit
up' without the customary ejaculation.
Heavy Steel Frames.
Of course the casual look does not re-
veal the fact that the new cars are
1 built with heavy, steel frames, rein
: forced with steel girders, so as to secure
! sum total of strength against an
emergency; or that the floors are laid
with monolith, to reduce the running
noise to minimum. Because of this
precaution it makes little difference
whether the passenger gets a berth in
the middle of the car, or cover the
4 wheels.'
The composite car is the first to get
\ the attention of the man traveller. 1t
is his longing room. He feels at home
/ at once. If he doesn It analyze his SEN
sation he fails to discover that it is
the lighting effect that makes the in
There is no glare Of light. The effect
is produced by the use of green tinted
cathedral glass shades on the. chair
lights, which removes the chance for eye
strain in reading, and the center lights
are softened with cut-glass covers.
/ The washrooms in the sleeping cars
have open plumbing and, instead of the
lain. The toilet room walls are inec
with a. sanitary white enameled rubber
composition.
|
The new weather strip on the win
dows to exclude the chill air and dust
the electric fans, several arrangement
for the convenience Of trainmen, and
lot Of minor changes could be mentioned
at length as differentiating the nev
trains Of the North WESTERN Limited
Something must be left to the curiosit,
Of the traveller. He will find real re
clining chairs in the chair car and com
Portable accommodations in the com
bination smoker-da coach. Travel
ing in either department Of the train
satisfaction will be felt realized.
In the dining cars out Of Chicago
the color effect is particularly attract
i've. Skilled chefs have been selecte
with care and experienced walters serv
the table d 'hote dinner. 8
Twin city newspaper men were guest
Of the Omaha road on both Unite
trains Wednesday night. In charge of 6
H. MacRae, assistant general passe1ige
agent Of the Omaha road, they wer
taken to Eau Claire in the private car
!, of General, Manager A. w. Trenhol1
and returned yesterday morning. Super
intendent T. W. Kennedy Of the easter
division, looked after the safety of tn
party. j. A. O'Brien, city passenger an
ticket agent, represented Minneapoli
and E. A. Whitaker, city passenger an
= ticket agent, represented st. Paul. Vic