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Show feU. P. STAGES s; NOW ON ROAD lr Ten new . super-coaches were .r-' placed in service this week by r he Union Pacific Stages between r'- Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, r These ultramodern new buses are ivirt of a fleet of 100 super-coaches super-coaches that will be operated be- tween Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, via Omaha and J S. lt Lake. This new coach has created quite , sensation throughout the country. coun-try. It involves many new and imnroved features and is radically radi-cally different from any other bus ever designed. Most noticeable of the new features are the position po-sition of the motor at the rear of the bus instead of in front, ? the baggage compartment under- neath the floor of the bus, the J higher passenger deck inside the coach, modernistically - designed chairs, frosted tube lighting,, and the general outline of the coach. Passengers sit eighteen inches higher than in previous buses and j are able to see over the tops of ' passing cars; yet, the center of gravity of this new coach is lower low-er than ever before an added safety feature. The air brakes on this bus are approximately 40 :i per cent more effective than hy-' draulic brakes on the average $ private car. With the motor in the rear, the driver has a much better view of traffic, and motor noise, heat and fumes are elim-i elim-i inated. There are no wheel housing i I seats in this coach, and additional lei; room is provided between . seats. The upholstery of the seats j and interior of the coach is unusually un-usually luxurious. The seats are covered in beautiful patterned mo- . "air. similar to that used for hisrh crade furniture, of a rich blue . color which harmonizes with the "lue and silver of the exterior of the coach. Improved ventilation is provided provid-ed by using blowers which draw "i the outside air and forces it through the perforated false roof hich has been installed beneath the main steel roof. The air inside 'he coach is changed every two minutes, keeping it fresh at all rnes. Ash trays are nrovided beside be-side each row of seats. Other features include Venetian-,vPe Venetian-,vPe pull-down shades, new type of loot rest, and small metal overhead over-head racks beside the coach for "its and small parcels. The suoer-coach is of all-metal "hstruction, and weighs two tons , KS than buses previously used. |