INTERIOR OF PULLMAN CAR
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Identifier: ourironroads00will Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidourironroads00will">Our iron roads: their history, construction and administration Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1883">1883 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1880">1880s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorWilliams__Frederick_Smeeton__1829_1886">Williams, Frederick Smeeton, 1829-1886 Subjects: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectRailroads____History">Railroads -- History https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectRailroads____Great_Britain">Railroads -- Great Britain Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon___Bemrose___sons">London : Bemrose & sons Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorUniversity_of_California_Libraries">University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorMSN">MSN View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/ourironroads00will/ourironroads00will#page/n391/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/ourironroads00will" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidourironroads00will">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/ourironroads00will/ourironroads00will#page/n391/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: emarkable had beenthe success of these carriages. In 1867 there were only thirty-seven of them in America; but five years later there were 700in remunerative operation ; and the companys contracts arewith, more than 150 different railways, and extend over 30,000miles of American railway. Careful observation and inquiryled Mr. Allport to the conclusion that these carriages might beof service in this country, especially for long or night journeys.Eventually it was arranged between the Midland board andMr. Pullman that his cars should be introduced on their lines ; ,;;:? our iron roads. and a contract was entered into for fifteen years, by which thePullman Company provides the cars in good order and withsuitable attendants ; and the railway company supplies motivepower, warmth, and protection. In payment, the railwaycompany has the ordinary first-class fare, and the PullmanCompany a certain very moderate additional sum. That every-thing has been completed without regard to expense may be Text Appearing After Image: INTERIOR OF PULLMAN CAR. inferred from the fact that the Pullman parlour car costs noless than ^3,000—a sum nearly equal to that spent on themagnificent travelling carriage built by the London and NorthWestern Railway for the use of the Queen. When the first journey of the Pullman train was run, it wasfrom St. Pancras to Bedford. Literally nothing, wrote onewho then travelled, seemed left to desire. Entering the train PULLMAN CARRIAGES. 2>7, from one end, you were introduced to the parlour car, a luxuriouscontrivance for short lines and day-travel only. It was a taste-fully and richly decorated saloon, over fifty feet long, light,warm, well ventilated, and exquisitely carpeted, upholstered, El u LB m M ,L m \ and furnished. Along each side, and close to the windows, werecrimson-cushioned easy chairs, in which, by means of a pivot,you might swing yourself round to converse with your neigh-bour, or, by means of one of the thousand ingenious contrivances 374 OUR IRON ROADS. with whi Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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