The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
Steel Fire-Proof Cars On
Through Passenger Trains
Via The North
Western Line
Announcement Is Made of Extensive
Purchase of New Equipment
and Motive Power

Orders have been placed by the Chi
cago and North Western railway COM
pany for 125 steel. freproof coaches.
reclining chair cars, parlor cars, din
ing cars and baggage cars. and this
equipment is now under construction
for early delivery.
All of these cars are fully equipped
with noncollapsible. heavily reinforced
steel frames, with the most modern
safety vestibules, Westinghouse high
speed air brake equipment, and the
latest improved draft gear
The floors are laid with sanitary
composition that adds strength to the
cars and deadens the noise of the train.
Even the frames of the seats are built
of steel and no combustible material
enters INTO any part of the construc-
tion.
The new dining cars will have fea-
lures that are of direct interest to the
public Each car is arranged to seat
usual standard. and special improve
ments have been effected in the ar
rangement of the kitchen and pantry,
which viii insure greater capacity and
more prompt service and at the same
time remove all odors from the kitchen.
The day coaches and reclining chair
cars are 10 be five feet longer than the
largest cars heretofore used. and will,
capacity. The parlor cars will be of
the most ample dimensions, and the
interior fittings and finish will be in
accordance with the usual luxurious
North Western standard.
Special attention has been given to
the sanitary arrangement of all of this
equipment and it will all be fitted with
the latest devices for insuring clean
liness and satisfactory ventilation.
The Chicago and North Western rail-
way viii be the first western road to
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equipment on all of its through passen-
ger trains.
The announcement is also made that
75 new Pacific Type" locomotives for
use on all through passenger trains are
now under construction and viii be
delivered during the next two or three
enable them to haul, at a high rate of
speed and with the greatest ease,
loaded train of IA standard Pullman
sleeping cars.
The country reached by the North
Western is very prosperous: so pros
porous in fact that ii is going to re-
quire skillful handling on the part OF
the railway people to take care of the
situation is fairly met. the railways
must also recognize the purchasing
power OF the people of the west and
provide means. not only for heaVy
passenger traffic, but for an unprece--
dented movement of merchandise and
all other classes of freight.
IQeSe conditions nave DSSn met DN
the manag agement Of the North-W Western
line in the most liberal way. and in ad-
dition TO the passenger equipment
above described they have purchased
within the past u months 5000 freIg nj
cars. modern type and capacity, which
it is said will increase the carrying
capacity per smile of road fully Is per
cent. The Northwestern policy has
always been such that equipment has
been maintained above the average
capacity. and. while other roads have
about seven cars to the mile, the Chi
cagO and North w WeStern now has an
CONTINENT of eight cars to each mile of
road operated by the company. In ad-
dition 10 the freight car equipment,
orders have also been placed for 80
heavy freight engines. each of which
has hauling capacity 40 per cent
greater than that of the largest type
now in use on the line
Much attention has been accorded
by the North Western anagement to
the public's demand for a maximum
Of safety precaution and devices and
the liberal policy which has been pur-
sued in matters of this kind is shown
in the extensive amount of automatic
safety signal work that has been done
and in the purchase of new steel, fire
proof passenger equipment that is an
nounced today.
1t is only a few weeks since the
announcement was made that the
Railway was the only line between
Chica go and the Missouri river the en-
tire length of which was protected by
automatic electric safety signals.
This is one OF the many projects
that has been constructed by the North
western management in pursuance of
its policy to give its patrons the most
perfect service that skill and money
can provide. and to enforce In spirit as
well as in letter the motto which in
sures TO. every patron The Best of
Everything"
The early completion of the magnifi-
cent new Chicago passenger terminal.
which is being pushed forward with
all possible apidity. together with the
many plans that are well under way
for the Improvement and added con-
venience of the train service between
Chicago and the region of rich agricul-
tural lands and of western towns and
cities that the North Western system
reaches, insures closer trade relations
and an added degree of prosperity for
Chicago and for the entire region upon
which its manufacturers and commerce
depend.