The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
RAILROAD news.
First Train Ode Luxe in es;
on Santa Fe.
Once a Week Extra Fare Limit
ed to California.
WILL COST $50 EXTRA
Cut Time to Coast 6 Hours West
s Hours East.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.
WILL COST $50 EXTRA

The following statement issued from
the Office of J. NJ Cornell, general pas
senger agent of the Santa Fe. tells the
story of the first extra fare limited
train ever run in the west It will be
the Santa FEES de Luxe lirnitai be
tween Chicago. Kansas City and Cali
tornia. which will be placed III service
December l.
Sixteen years ago the Santa Fe put
on the first limited train eve. run to
southern California. This service start
ed semiweekly. in winter only, and is
now run daily the year round
Having set the pace for limited trains
among western lines, the Santa Fe an
nounces that beginning Decembe- first
II will put on the first extra fare tain
ever run to California.
The new train viii be called Santa
Fe-de-Luxe." 1t will be operated once
q week, during the winter between
Chicago and Los Angeles, via Kansas
City and Albuquerque.
The schedule viii be sixty three
hours between Chicago and Los m
geles. and fifty-one hours betw zen
Kansas City and Los Angeles West
bound it Will leave Chicago at y. m,
Kansas City 8. a m. and arrive Mt Los
Angeles a. m, third morning. East
bound it will leave Los Angeles 6 o.
m. arrive Kansas City II .. m. sec
ond evening, and Chicago IL "a. m. thirJ
morning.
This exclusive de luxe service marks
notable advance in transcontinentaI
travel and the Santa Fe is to De CON
graduated on the innovation. More
and more California is becoming the
playground of America. Repeated de-
mands of those who have winter homes
in California make this extra fare ser
vice necessity as the California LIN
al lin &c
longer accommodate all corners. Fortu-
nately the Santa Fe is in a position to
meet the demand, having today prac-
tically a double track line half way to
California-the gap is being shortened
every month Powerful locomotives
and "A perfect roadbed assure the eddi-
tional speed with safety.
The Santa Fe-de-LuXe will be equip
ped with compartm drawing room
and observation sleeping cars, club car
and dining car. all newly built from
special designs and with carte blanche
as to expense. The cars are all steel
underframe with wood interior, insur
ing a maximum of safety. comfort and
artistic effect The train Will carry
barber. ladies' maid. a stenOgrapher
and other accessories of high class SER
vice. in addition to the regular train
employees. Bathing facilities will be
provided. Market reports and daily
bulletins of important world happen
ings also will be telegraphed the train
en- route A library of western fic-
ton. magazines. periodicals, etc, will
be furnished. Telephone connection
a { terminals, afternoon tea and numer-
GUS other comforts and conveniences
viii be devised. The dining and club
cars as usual will be under the man
agement of Fred Harvey.
While this train de luxe is intended
primarily for through travel between
Chicago. Kansas City and California,
there Will be excellent connection at
Williams for Grand canyon of Arizona.
The celebrated California Limited
train of the Santa Fe Will be continued
on present schedule with new equip
ment the coming season. The comforts
and advantages of this train are so
we'll known to overland travellers as
not to require special mention here.
Passen gers on the California Limited
will not be required to pay extra fare.
The Santa Fe now has four daily
California trains. The newcomer will
build up its own clientele as there is
a steady increase In Pacific coast
travel Wise travellers more and more
are looking to the far west. rather
than to Europe, for their outing trips.