Evening star., 1938-06-19
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Vests Trains
Offer Wide
Variety
Routes and Services
Fit Many Tastes
And Purses.

11lA i VI SCSs
HCAGO, June 1s. - Prom
Prairie schooner to stream
lined train" sums up the
Transition Of three-quarters
Of . century in the 1000 miles of
prairie. plains. mountains and desert
between the Mississippi River and the
Pacific Coast.
In the ruts made by the old covered
wagons. in the trails created by the
Pony Express, speedy streamlined
trains. caparisoned In bright yellow
and brown, In orange and red, or in
fray, now race across the Continent
At speeds which have moved the coastal
cities witnm e. day ana z hxtf tfum
Chicago. -
Whether due to the lure of gay COL
ors without, and the art of the in
terror decorator within, or If the magic
Of air conditioning. augmented by re-
duced fares, rail travel West has re-
cetved an impetus in the past i've
years which has converted q moribund
and almost obsolescent mode Of trans
port into one which again enjoys high
popular favor. This summers bust.
ness to the national parks and Pacific
Coast viii equal, If not exceed, last
years heavy business. travel experts
agree.
Todays train IS q revelation to
those who have used other conyeyances
IN recent years. Berths which fold
upward to provide space for one to
dress In . section: individual rooms
costing little more than . lower berth
for one person and the same price as
two lowers when occupied by two;
"roomettes" which are, essentially,
small, private rooms for one pas
senser; telephones between various
types OF rooms, the diner or cocktail
lounge from which one may order
meals or other services-these are but
few Of the Innovations.
There are radios II desired; speed
ometers. % that speeds above 100 miles
An hour may be duly registered with
uavelers: tourist sleepers (half-rate
cars) luxurious reclining seat coaches;
dining car meals at 90 cents q day for
coach and tourist car guests. The
novelties Of rail travel today are As
hmitless IN extent as they are welcome
to passengers seeking the hotels on
wheels which are railroad trains OF
today.
50 RAPID has been this transition
that only the more erudite travellers
realize the wide diversity In accommo-
dattons now available In the West.
with Eastern lines Offering their own
dtversities - well.
A quick trip to the coast. with sew
eral National parks en- route, or an
exchange Of washingtons sultry
streets for the two-mile-high levels
Of Colorado Is now possible, either In
the hish-speed streamliners or the
sumptuous standard-type trains, with
full days clipped from schedules
formerly prevailing. In fact, the
Went Is only around the corner" now.
II the prospective traveller had both
the desire and the latitude TO go
shopping" before buying his ticket,
his mentor might invite him to pause
In some Of Chicaso,s terminals hous.
ing the spectacular trains to the Pa
cine Coast-Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco. Portland or Seattle.
Early evening :. A row Of color
ful trains stand In the Northwestern
Terminal. poised for their swift fiishts
northward and westward. Here il
the streamlined City Of San Fran
cisco. its II cara stretching into the
yards - 1t receives It's crowd Of pas
sengers. On an adjoining track i
the City Of Denver, it, white,uni-
formed crew receiving guests for the
overnight dash to the mile.hieh
sColorado capital, behind the sleek
Diesel motors which whisk these color.
ful streamlmsrs westward, over the
North Western Line. Denver, l,047
miles distant. In only l6 hoursl
Nearby are the standard-type, Corn
King Limited and Duluth Superior
limited - their observation cars
monCed with travellers and visitors,
Tor these train departures are becom-
ing colorful events.
Ebewhere are Super Chiefs, Golden
4tatsG, oiympians and other notable
tSstna
4 Or. At Union Station, the same scene
= being portrayed. The Denver
Zephyr = ready TO take up its nightly
burden and the Twin Zephyr, for the
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