Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
TRIPS FOR PLEASURE
Tours by Railway and Water
Offering Special Attractions.
SOME OF THE NOTED POINTS
Niagara Falls, Yellowstone Park and
Numerous Mountain Resorts.
Many Charming Vacation Spots on
the Line Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
SOME OF THE NOTED POINTS

The Pennsylvania railroad has long been
noted for the many charming vacation spots
along its routes. Starting from this city
1t leads to numberless resorts where health
and pleasure may be obtained Reaching
Philadelphia Is in position to proceed
to the beautiful parts of the state of Penn.
sylvania or into New Jersey, visiting At
iantic City. Cape May and other resorts
on the coast. Arriving al New York by way
Of the Pennsylvania, direct connections are
made with the railways leading to New
England and the steamer routes to many
well-known northern resorts.
To aid the traveller In his journeys the
Pennsylvania railroad has Issued as usual
a handsome railroad guide for the season
1905, which describes graphically all the
leading resort sections. 1t contains half
tone cuts and also two complete maps of
the country covered by the Pennsylvania
system. The book closes with short para
graphs devoted TO almost every excursion
steamboat line in existence. A special fea-
ture is a comprehensive table of railroad
fares to various parts of the United States.
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad tours have long
been popular. Those announced for the near
future are: Niagara Falls, July and 20,
August 10 and p. September and u and
October II; September to October 4, 1906,
to the battlefield Of Gettysburg, detailed
itineraries of which will be prepared in due
season, and may be had from Mr. George
w. Boyd, general passenger agent, Broad
street station. Philadelphia.
On July 8, August and September the
Pennsylvania railroad will run specially
conducted tours to the Yellowstone National
Park Fare from Washington win be S223.
The tourists will be afforded five and one
half days in the park, and the entire tour
will be a most delightful one. The fact that
these tours will be managed by the Penn
sylvania road Is sufficient guarantee that
nothing will be left undone for the COM
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members of the party.
Other Lines.
The Norfolk and Western railroad enjoys
the reputation of being delightful route to
some of this country's very attractive re-
sort territory. This railway and its con-
nections also offer the very best accommo-
dations for visiting the mountain and sea-
shore resorts in the Old Dominion, and the
springs and seashore resorts of the New
Jersey coast Some of the more prominent
points reached by the Norfolk and Western
are: Richmond. Lynchburg. Bedford Blue
Ridge Springs Natural Bridge. Elkton.
Buena Vista. Luray. Hagerstown, Front
Royal and Pulaski. Va. From June / to
September 30 summer efficursion tickets are
on sale at the offices OF connecting lines,
and also at the principal offices of the road.
Among the river excursions of this coun.
try, 1t Is claimed, none are more delightful
than those up the Hudson river via the
Peoples line, giving view of the historic
Hudson by searchlight. The steamers c.
w. Morse and Adirondack. two of the
largest river steamers in the world, leave
New York daily and Sundays. June to
and including September 30. from pier 80.
North river foot OF Canal street, at q
O'Clock pm. Connection is made next morn
ing at albany with trains for Lake George,
Adirondacks, Montreal and Thousand Is
lands, and also with trains for the Berk-
shires and the Green mountains. Steamers
leave Albany for New York at o'clock
pm. daily. Sundays included. arriving early
the next morning. A very useful guide
is issued by the Peoples line. giving vari-
GUS Information as to tickets connections
and rates of fare to the regions mentioned