Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-06 | Page 2 | Passenger Cars Sterilized

Passenger Cars Sterilized. A device has been perfected by h chemist of thi- mechanical department of the Erie railroad by which all the cars n the Chicago limited train are thor- ughly sterilised al Jersey City aft-r aeh round trip between Jersey City and Chicago, a run of about 8000 miles, cava the Railway and Engineering Review. Experiments looking to this method of leaning cars bo as to kill all disease, germs and destroy all bad odors have been in progress for some time A deodorizing de-odorizing apparatus has also hi en devised which is placed under the Heats In the are, out of sight of passengers, and gives off an odorless gas, which combines with I the stale tobacco smoke or other offensive odors which may accumulate In the cars, md serves to oompletelj nullify them. I Thl6 treatment has been so effective that it Is expected It will he extended to ail the passenger cars In tho Erie service.