Show PALACES ON WHEELS i Improved Service Service Is Keynote I Of Railroads Railroads' Bid for Trade I Features Fea Faced with the keenest competition in their long history from th the m modern dern automobile bus and airplane American railroads are leaving no stone unturned in their out all-out bid for passenger preference if the new streamliners now entering the transportation picture are any criterion These new II streamliners sleek and beautiful in their exterior appearance appear- appear 0 TR ance are modern palaces on wheels inside Determined to outmoded replace u IZ adding adding add add- rolling stock the railroads are t ing equipment at an increasing ever rate as builders slowly recover from a wave of postwar strikes fold and work stoppages that have kept ea strategic supplies of steel roller ie bearings conditioning air and certain certain tam tain hardware electrical appliances and other materials coming into their plants In a mere trickle since V-J V V Day k Traffic and revenue reports on st st. Americas America's first four tour postwar-built postwar rai trains constructed by Pullman- Pullman pei Standard Car Manufacturing company company com corn b- b pany show that the public not only is showing great interest In the new trains but also Is backing ng It up at the window The new equipment ringing bringing Improved service and andin in V public is responding with in increased in in- ne creased patronage f hl Stress Comfort Postwar railroad coaches are designed de de- de- de signed from end to end for passenger passenger passenger ger relaxation and comfort One of the greatest postwar ImI Improvements improvements im Im- Im- Im I is in seating Coach WIt WI t p seats of the Sleepy Hollow type provide provide pro pro- t vide the ultimate in comfort This seat so spaced as to give ample leg legroom legroom I room and provide a wide range of ot II adjustment of ot back and rest toot po- po I t I fr V f SOLID COMFORT Ultimate ud in comfort is afforded coach passengers passengers pas pas- in the new streamline trains now reaching the nations nation's railroads The longue chaise chair chairas as shown above provides length full I I relaxation was developed as a direct result result re re- re- re sult suit of studies of persons who 1 r. r were measured by a university scientist scientist sd- sd to determine the sitting requirements requirements re re- re- re of the average passenger This reclining scat seat is adjustable to I 10 different positions and the foot oot footS footrest S rest has four positions In the main seating compartments compartments compartments compart compart- ments of the new postwar cars a anew anew anew new type of lighting affords a high degree of reading comfort and con con- The reading lights installed installed in in- stalled In the overhead baggage 4 U rack are equipped with two lenses over each cross seat one to give L tight light for the window passenger the theother theother other for tor the aisle passenger Each M light has an individual switch to permit permit per per- pr mit a passenger to read without dis- dis u his neighbor tIl The new trains are particularly particular particular- Ii ly interesting from a color standpoint Inasmuch as the new I color themes are set by the route of the train In an effort to have 1 these streamliners express In En color the characteristics of the countryside through which they pass colored pictures are taken and studied by the builders As Asa a result Interiors are strikingly pleasing to passengers for the F Fc f l rock formations furnish the In Inspiration In- In Jt r for the e tans and 3 I i j browns the foliage e provides o G the greens and the skies and lakes set the interior color tones for the blues and grays Further decorative effects are obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed through use of colorful fabrIcs fabrics fabrics fab fab- for tor shades and chairs and mirrors mirrors mirrors mir mir- mirI I In flesh or gold tones are used for bulkhead ornamentation Tinted murals also have made their appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance in postwar equipment done in special monochromatic coloring matching or contrasting to the wall tones I No Spilled Coffee Coee A new postwar diner with diagonally diagonally placed seats and tables has made Its debut This diner seats its patrons at the sides of the car at square tables which are placed di diagonally diagonally dl- dl along the car wall This nis modern arrangement permits patrons patrons pa pa- I to pursue a direct conversational conversation conversation- nal n- n al attitude at the tables permits serving from between tables instead I of ot from the aisle and obviates the necessity of ot reaching In front of ot one patron to serve another as is the custom in the conventional diner Although the railroads and equipment equipment equip equip- ment meat builders have emphasized beauty and comfort in the new postwar postwar post post- war train no compromise has been made as to safety features for here too oo new Ideas have been incorporated ed into the finished product Basically the streamline train must be lighter in weight than the old conventional equipment It must bo be sleek of surface but strong enough t to meet rigid requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re of the railroads Development of ot new materials for tor construction of ot lightweight cars created created cre cre- many new problems and the choice of ot car building materials and processes came as the result of intensive Intensive in- in investigation by welding engineers engineers en- en and other research agencies It is the conclusion of the nations nation's largest argest car-building car plant that the so so- called low alloys allos of steel of high tensile ensile strength and the strong alloys alloys al- al loys of ot aluminum together aluminum together with the advantages of girder type construction construe construe- tion offer tion-offer offer the combination of qualities qualities ties most suitable for the building of of- modern lightweight passenger train cars Extensive testing and service use and experience with severe forms torms of shock have confirmed the soundness I of these selections of ot basic car build ing og materials and designs i iNo No Rude Awakenings I Postwar cars are equipped with the famous coupler which offers maximum safety by making virtually impossible the accidental accident accident- al uncoupling of cars and also adds to the ilie riding comfort of ot passengers by permitting no slack between the cars to cause jolts in starting or stopping l I Double pane shatter proof glass Is used throughout the new lightweight equipment assuring insulation not only against frosting and steaming of windows but also against outside I noises Special materials control temperatures and reduce outside noises On some of the new equipment proof fool electric impulses are replacing replacing replacing re re- re- re placing the deft hand of the locomotive locomotive locomotive loco loco- motive engineer in stopping high high- speed passenger trains Engineers on these streamliners merely press pressa a button when they wish to stop and anda a robot electrical aide makes all the decisions from there on This new system results In hi smoother smooth smooth- er and faster taster stops because the maxImum maximum maximum max max- of efficient braking is applied automatically at each speed range Loss of ot efficiency In stopping which takes place when train wheels slide is 15 eliminated by a I Yes the postwar transportation I battle is on and it all adds up to the best deal the traveling public has yet been offered |