. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ings were sold at similarrates. That was the only eating-car thatI have found on the Continent thus far. Itis not surprising, under the circumstances,that passengers prefer to grab a sandwichat the station bars, gulp down a glass ofsour wine, and run to the car, chewing thesandwich, which is the prevailing fashion. After a brief stay in Paris, I took theParis. Lyons & Mediterranean Railwayfor Geneva. The train was a rapide, asthe express trains are called in France,and consisted of twelve corridor cars,e
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ings were sold at similarrates. That was the only eating-car thatI have found on the Continent thus far. Itis not surprising, under the circumstances,that passengers prefer to grab a sandwichat the station bars, gulp down a glass ofsour wine, and run to the car, chewing thesandwich, which is the prevailing fashion. After a brief stay in Paris, I took theParis. Lyons & Mediterranean Railwayfor Geneva. The train was a rapide, asthe express trains are called in France,and consisted of twelve corridor cars,each about 40 feet long, pulled by a com-pound engine whose picture is shown inconnection with this letter. The enginehad a sort of wind-cutter in front andwas the first locomotive I had ever seenso constructed. At one of the stations Iinterviewed the mecanicien, as the en-gineer is called, and he seemed to be veryproud of his odd-looking machine, andaverred that the air-cutting attachmentwas bien bon, which means very good. The rapide did not rush through LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 057. IAl-;!;^. LYONS \- MEUITliKl;\ w 1:. : -ILTTTER
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