St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-17
"ON TO WASHINGTON"

, over Scenic-HiStOric Route.
: Washington, the capital of the Unite
States, and in many respects the mos
beautiful and attractive city on the cor
tinent' will be the objective point of
personally conducted" excursion fror
this section the latter part of March
such as the people of northern New
England have never before had tn
privilege OF participating in.
1t is to be made at time when no
only are sightseeing conditions at the
Dest IN the country's political center, bu
when public interest will be focused OF
the capital to an unusual degree, by
reason of the change in administration
The excursion has been arranged by
the Boston & Maine railroad, and il
every detail of transportation, accom-
mediation and interest of itinerary will
leave nothing to be desired. The ar.
rangements provide that excursionists
| from points in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire north of White River Junction will
be conveyed to Greenfield, Mass, on
March goth, stopping over night at that
attractive place. On the morning of the
9th the special train that is to convey
the passengers through to Washington
Will start from Windsor, VT, taking on
excursionlsts at principal stations south
OF that place, and at Greenfield will take
on those who have come down the night
before from points north.
The route has been mapped out with
special reference to its scenic and his
tore attractions. and it is not an exag-
geratlon to say that there will be no
special train to Washington this season
that will run through a more interesting
territory.
From Greenfield, which may be re-
garded as the real starting point of the
excursion, the route will first be over the
picturesque Fitchburg Division of the
Boston q Maine railroad to ALBANY.
This stage ofjourney will take the ex.
curslonists from the charming region of
the Connecticut river valley through the
no less delightful Deer6eld Valley, part
OF the war-path of the early Indian in
habltants and in later years visited and
described by Hawthorne and other
noted American writers.
The route next runs through the
famous Hoosac Tunnel, that remarkable
bore which penetrates the Hoosac
mountain, is one of the longest railroad |
tunnels IN the world, and cost $2O,OOO,- |
200. North Adams, Williamstown and |
other interesting western Massachusetts
communities, Greylock Mountain and
the beautiful hill country of Vermont and |
New York are next traversed, until
1nally the train reaches the upper part
'f the Hudson river at Albany, the CAPT
al of the Empire state.
Here the special train enters upon the
racks OF the picturesque west bank of
ne hudson, revealing to the passengers
ne scenic beauties of that noble stream
ma OF the Catskill mountains, the Pail
AIDES and the historic West Point and
Iewburg regions. This is unouestion.
by one OF the most charming railroad
ldes in America
At Jersey City the special will be taken
yer by the Pennsylvania system and
'ill be sent through on express schedule
Washington, passing through Phila-
elphia, along q portion OF the Delaware
yer, across the beautiful Susquehanna
nd through Baltimore. The train is
1e to arrive at the capital late in the E
lme day of its departure from Green
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In this varied itinerary, taking in, as !
does, seven different states there is not :
single mile that is not full of scenic !;
storlc or contemporary interest. 1t a
en- affords glimpse of New York Civ 4
e great metropolis of America with it's h
Using commercial and maritime life and -
'. marvellous array of sky-scrapinp h
nee buildings-one OF the greatest o
yhts of the world. s
MS special train equipment will con- "
t OF vestlbule day coaches with COM ~
table seats and every incidental con. ~ ~
nlence. 1t will be in charge of O. H. ;s
a veteran attache of the n,
ston q Maine railroad, who has had ", :"
IRE than 80 years service in the mas. =,
lger and ticket department of this a. a,
npany and several years experience ", W
special parties to Washing w :"
I. Mr.. Henderson will give his per ~
lal attention to the details ofthe trim ~ u,
4 can be depended upon to do every- Wv w
ng possible for the comfort and ~
asure OF the excursionists. *, 10
lie Will be assisted by an efficient bag - -
9e master, who will attend to the e. g,
nsier OF the passengers effects, and 80
re Will also be chaperone on the N
IN to look after the welfare of the ~ ~
les. In addition, a representative of ~
west Shore and Pennsylvania rail e,
DIS will accompany the train over i lo'
If respective lines to explain points of IN IN
'rest and assist the conductor in Div. ~,
information In short, the arrange. 49,
It's VIII be practically the same as ~,
Sc provided for the gilt-edge trans. b Ln'
tours, save that Pullman 80 90
) will not be used. ~ sta
hose who desire can arrange with the an
ductor to have all travelling ex- t an
SEES, including hotels, meals en- route t tn'
ring car rides in Washington and ~,
YORK. return sleeping-car accommo- aa
IONS, etc, paid by him, thus relieving az
Il OF all care and responsibility and Vi Vi
hitting them to utilize every minnie w s.s
heir time tor sightseeing and recrea. az az
of course, is one of the 49,,
t interesting places to visit in the WI wi
ltry, and the conductor of the party ''' N
grady give its members the bene6t ~,
is knowledge of the city, to the end o w.,
they may be able to get the great. I IuC
amount of pleasure and instruction n,'G
OF their visit. Congress will be in a; aNo
on at that time, and the program y;
e stay Will include visits to the Can -
the " hite House, the beautiful Con. uI III
'ional Library, the various depart r mE'
buildings, the Smithsonian Institu- T tSi''