. Railway Times . o trains are com-1. The dining-rooms are1,11 i . bring 31ft. Sin-,, jo persons comfort-ably. I In general style ofthe interiors is colonial, inquartered oak. The windowsare large and glazed withheavy plate glass, and are alldouble, being dustproof. Thefloors arc carpeted withhandsomclv designed Wiltonthroughout the whole lengthof the car. Between Toronto and Mon-treal a parlour-librar) -1 afecar is run on Train 4. I his vehicle is Ut. [oins. long, has steel platforms, with widetibules, and is mounted on six wheeled trucks. Atone end of the car is placed the ladies
. Railway Times . o trains are com-1. The dining-rooms are1,11 i . bring 31ft. Sin-,, jo persons comfort-ably. I In general style ofthe interiors is colonial, inquartered oak. The windowsare large and glazed withheavy plate glass, and are alldouble, being dustproof. Thefloors arc carpeted withhandsomclv designed Wiltonthroughout the whole lengthof the car. Between Toronto and Mon-treal a parlour-librar) -1 afecar is run on Train 4. I his vehicle is Ut. [oins. long, has steel platforms, with widetibules, and is mounted on six wheeled trucks. Atone end of the car is placed the ladies lavatory. In1 he adjoining compartment is found the parlour, sump-tuously carpeted and containing ten revolving chairsred in peacock blue plush, and tun comfortable wickerchairs. Large windows give a sweeping view of the land- . p. \i. 1I1. i] mi rushes along. In the parlour section is1 booki ase with the latest works of fiction, which are supplied1. 1 the free use of passengers while on the train. \ door. Grand Trunk Standard Passenger Train I hicago, the train enters at Putt Huron the famous St. < lairtunnel, which extends beneath the St. ( laii River, connectingIoii Huron. Michigan, with Sarnia, Ontario. This marveloj engineering skill and enterprise was constructed by the( . Irunk Railway at a 1 os1 oi sj.;oo,ooo. ft is a tubulaisi no tare of iron, bulled together in sections in the process oiconstruction and. with its approaches, is nearly two miles inlength. It entirely overcomes the obstacles presented b\ anavigabli stream, liieralh alive with commerce during the summer and often com-pletelv blocked with ice inwinter. The motive powerthrough the tunnel is elec-tricity, powerful motors per-forming this service quickly,smoothly and cleanly so thatall annoyance from foul airand gases is eliminated. Theequipment, which was in-stalled by the WestinghouseCompany, was illustrated anddescribed in The wTimes of November 28, other great work re-ferred to i
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