The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-10
WILL BRING MANY
TOURISTS TO CITY
srOPovEH PRIVILEGE GIVEN BY
RAxLR0Ans BRINGS HUNDREDS
TO RICHMOND.
TRAINS DE LUXE GOING
ATLANTIC COAST LINE AND SEA
BOARD AIR LINE FLORIDA
SPECIALS CARRYING MANY
ON TROPICAL. TRIPS.

Compelled by the European wars TO
"see America first" thousands OF
tourists will be carried during the
States. Two OF the MOST important
North and South lines Of railroad. the
Atlantic Coast Line and the seabcard
eAire-Iine. have entered into the work
Of carrying these tourists in de luxe
trains of steel from the cold weather
Of the north country to the Sunny
Southland on larger scale than IN
preceding years. and every conven-
fence and comfort afforded the -.ravei-
er la given In the fast special trains.
Each night there are carried South
through Richmond two OF the finest
trains in the world They are brought
into Richmond from Washington by
the r., r. & r.. one Coast Line train
from here to Florida points and the
other a SeQboard train. At 1lI9
each night he s. A. l. train leaves
Main street station Thirteen minutes
later the A. (. l.. trains puts out OF
g3yrd Street. Since the operation OF
me two traits began last Monoay
might bD{b nave PtEi INV"
tourI~ss seeking health and pleasure
nj Southern resorts
Many stop In Richmond
4 good portion of each trainloao
14kes advantage Of the stop-oyer
privileges given by the roads ana
either on the way South or on me
return Nor.h later In the spring 1hey
make short stays IN Richmono, -. -
was estimated yesterday by railway
messenger officials that between now
ana April there viii be between s.eou
and q, 800 visitors in Richmond pc
cause pf the operation of these trans
and the stop~over privileges given. a
majority OF those who stop on AT hAch,
rnona are persons who have not pre-
yiougly visited the city.
The trains making few stops ne
tween New York and the southern
end OF the trip get into Jacksonsiiae
about twenty-four hours amer leaving
New York. AID the cars Tor points
south Of Jacksonville are carried on
on a fart schedule. Any time lost IN
the earlier part OF the trip IL IN
yariabiy made up by time JACKSON
vile lis reached.
' Luxurious Equipment.
Both trains are similarly equipped.
Roth are palaces on wheels. All MT
,lngs are luxurious and the service
given the equal 10 that of tho spiend-
idly appointed hotels either IN khe
North or In the Florida resorts The
cars making up the trains are Pull
mans Of the latest and most improved
type and are enexcelled in elegance
Of appointment and comfort They
are vestibuied. electrically lighted and
steam heated.
The equipment Of the New York
and Florida special. the A. G. l.. train,
In: One two drawing room. seven
state-room car. three one drawing
room, two state-room. ten section
cars, one two drawing-raom. seven
state-room car. one one wing-room.
twelve car, one ten-seefton ob-
s<ryMfion car and ono baggage car and
one of the new A. e. l.. diners. the
specially designed forty -eight-seat ca
paciiy cars recently built tor the Coast
Line,
The Seaboard Florida Limited
equipment liz: one club car. one Sea-
board steel dining car, one seven
etateroom two drawing-room car. one
ten section two state-room one draw
sng-rocm car, one twelve section
drawing room car. one seven state
room two drawing-room car. one
twelve-section drawing car and
one ten-secticr observation car.
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