. Railway mechanical engineer . - of the time and will no doubtrecall to many of the older readers of this the time when carsthus decorated were the rule. The abundance of gold leaf,colors and decorative work with which the cars were em-bellished certainly gave them an attractive and inviting ap-pearance. In the matter of luxuriousness and expensiveness in cars,. and Western car illustrated, with the interior of a car of1876, like the Delaware and Bound Brook, is ver>- interest-ing. Xot only is there a remarkable gain in simplicit}- andbeauty in present day cars, but there also is a conside
. Railway mechanical engineer . - of the time and will no doubtrecall to many of the older readers of this the time when carsthus decorated were the rule. The abundance of gold leaf,colors and decorative work with which the cars were em-bellished certainly gave them an attractive and inviting ap-pearance. In the matter of luxuriousness and expensiveness in cars,. and Western car illustrated, with the interior of a car of1876, like the Delaware and Bound Brook, is ver>- interest-ing. Xot only is there a remarkable gain in simplicit}- andbeauty in present day cars, but there also is a considerableeconomic saving in eliminating the expensive decorativeeffects of former days. Improvements in methods and machinery u.^^ed at the Har-lan Plant naturally kept pace with the increasing demandfor better and more elaborate passenger equipment. Numer-ous extensions and additions have been made to the plantand the present time finds it fully equipped with modem 1 L . ■H^^^ji, i « i^^-. .--^.M 1 LwaiMiiill - odflH Interior of Delaware &. Bound Brook Car Built in 1B76 probably the hijih water mark was reached in the privatecar built at the Harlan Plant in 1888 for Mrs. Lily car was the ne plus ultra in car buildinj; at the time,and it is doubtful if it has been exceeded in luxurious ap-pointments by any car built since. The details of
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