Show Programs Attuned To Locale Planned For Luxury Trains CHICAGO Packaged entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment fitted to the locale and produced produced produced pro pro- by showmen in studios before the train ever leaves the station is the latest promise in hi luxury travel by the railroads Everything from physical comforts comforts comforts com com- forts to psychological color and sound effects are being utilized by train designers to please the passenger passenger passenger pas pas- and make him fully conscious conscious conscious con con- of the ease and relaxation of ot train travel Latest in the long list of postwar improvements is the plan of the Santa Fe railroad to use wire recordings recordings recordings re re- re- re for foi reproduction over the public address systems in new passenger passenger passenger pas pas- equipment now under construction construction construction con con- at shops of Pullman Pullman- Standard Car Manufacturing company company com com- pany In Chicago In designing programs for these new trains it is planned to have a producer study their specific routes and then select musio music and entertainment to fit the locale Rivers creeks and waterfalls will call for sparkling sparkling sparkling spar spar- kling tinkling music Indian country may call for music with the chanting undertone so characteristic characteristic characteristic char char- of the early American Indian folk and war songs Because nothing short of a major catastrophe interferes with the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road schedule of a fast cross coun try streamliner the producer in the st studio dio will know in advance the exact time a train will pass through certain country He will select his entertainment accordingly His timing timing timing tim tim- ing may call for the techniques of the radio producer his choice of music an intimate knowledge of human human hu hu- man emotions and history of the country Both Santa Fe and Pullman- Pullman Standard engineers point out that the use of wire recordings has several several several sev sev- eral advantages in this type of cus cus- tom-built tom entertainment The units are small and compact and several hours of entertainment can be recorded recorded recorded re re- re- re corded on a spool of wire no larger than the average fishing reel Once set in motion the unit reI requires requires re re- re- re quires no attention as announcements announcements announcements announce announce- I ments and dialogue will be worked 1 into the program at the studio However However How How- ever should special announcements I be required a flip of a switch will change the circuit to a microphone in the stewards steward's office and another flip will bring back the wire recorder recorder recorder re re- re- re corder with practically no loss of time to upset the predetermined schedule |