El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-02
FAST TRAINS ON
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Millionaire Specials Twice a
Week Through FL PasO
in the Winter


The Santa Fe's millionaire Spe-
cial' TO and from California is not go
ing to have anythin~ on the Southern
PacifiCs new thrice a week train be-
tween New Orleans and California. Gen
eraI agent W Q. Mccormick was ad-
yised Sunday that a train unparalleled
IN magnincence, Will be put on this
line IN short time that will call for
a cut of 80 hours in the running time
between New Orleans and San Fran
cisco.
The trains will be all steel. The cars
viii De OF latest design and viii con-
tain every comfort now in use on the
fastest and best equipped trains, and
many new conveuiences in addition.
Built for High Speed
The trains viii consist of only six
cars and thus the high speed that will
be demanded to make the schedulemay
be maintained with comparative ease
Each train will carry only a dynamo
and baggage car, a diner, three draw
ing room sleepers and an observation
smoking car. The sleeping and draw
ing room cars VIII be finished in ma
hogany and other beautiful hardwoOds
and furnished luXuriOusly. The sleeping
cars will each contain 10 sections, two
compartments and drawing room. A
WOmens maid, manicure and hairdres-
ser VIII aid in caring for the needs Of
the women
The men also will be well taken care
Of there being barber, shower bath,
arrangements for pressing clothing and
a stenOgrapher aboard.
The berths are to be electric light
ed both upper and lower and electric
fans viii cool the air Of the car.
The dust and dirt of transcOntinentaI
travel viii be eliminated as much as
possible by the installation of vacuum
cleaners. At ALI terminals the trains
VIII be given telephone connections and
travellers viii be enabled to talk with
friends in the city without leaving the
cars.
Previous Record To Be Broken,
10 IN ha fv.-H ..-saHH
begin December 4 from New Orleans
and the following day from San Fran
cisco. The trains will leave New Or
leans at 1870 noon Mondays and
thursdays of each week and arrive in
Los Angeles at 9:15 p. m. every We'd
nesday and Saturday, and in san Fran
cisco at II a. IN. the following days.
On the eastern trip trains will leave
San Francisco at $50 p. m Tues
days and saturdays at Los An
geIes at $3.50 a. m. the follow
ing days and arrive in New Orleans at
~ D. m every Friday and Tuesday.
The running time between Los Angeles
and New Orleans will taUs be cut to
So hours and so minutes and between
san FRANCISCO and New Orleans TO 20
hours and 80 minutes, or less than
three days for the trip that now takes
more than four
The luxuries afforded the traveller
and the speed attained are such that an
excess fare of SO will be charged be
tween the two terminals.
Connection With Steamships,
The time of the two trains has been
gagged so that direct and quick connec-
ton viii be made at both ends of the
route with ocean steamships Travellers
from San Francisco bound for the east
and north may take this train and be
whirled to the Louisiana metropolis and
there transfer TO fast trains or
steamships Of the Southern Pacific On
the western trip the man who is hurry
ing to catch one OF the vessels Of the
Pacific Mail will have an additional
day for business and stilI make his
boat.
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