. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Austrian Horse Car. For fine animals. tion, but not until forty years after the BaltimoreChronicle called attention to the subject. Theoutgrowth of this desire w^as the hotel or diningcar. The meals were served on tables placedbetween two seats facing each other. The car 196 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. is a restaurant in itself â fitted with kitchen,closets, and ample storage people can be served simultaneously inone of these cars. Where traffic does not warranta dining car, a buffet car is sometimes used. Ithas only a limite
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Austrian Horse Car. For fine animals. tion, but not until forty years after the BaltimoreChronicle called attention to the subject. Theoutgrowth of this desire w^as the hotel or diningcar. The meals were served on tables placedbetween two seats facing each other. The car 196 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. is a restaurant in itself â fitted with kitchen,closets, and ample storage people can be served simultaneously inone of these cars. Where traffic does not warranta dining car, a buffet car is sometimes used. Ithas only a limited cuisine, but ample to meetrestricted needs. Another popular car in Amer-ica is the buffet smoker. It forms a part of theservice on limited or very high-grade trains. Itaccommodates some twenty-five persons comfort-. American Ilorsc Car. ably. It is provided wdth luxurious seats, andan attendant who looks after the wants of pas-sengers and supplies them with tobacco, cigars,liquor, and so on, upon their order. There are two great manufacturers of cars inthe United States that originated with the palacecar companies. The Pullman was the first ofthese. Many years afterward the Wagner com-pany went into the business. These companiesdo not confine themselves enclusively to theconstruction of palace and sleeping cars, however, LOCOMOTIVES AXD CARS. 197 but build other cars on order. It is, however,in connection with the passenger car that theirgreat and peculiar service to railway travelconsists. Their business as carriers has from thefirst required careful attention to detail, as thetraffic they cater to is exacting to the last de-gree. Its comfort not only involves superiorconveniences, but embraces, incidentally, the dec-oration of the vehicles in which it is moved. ryimof t> ».^M» »Â
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