Statues of Abraham LincolnLincoln Memorial . Bob arrived by B&Ofrom TJew ybrk I guess that settles it, said I. Ill get in touch withthe Baltimore and Ohio ticket agent tomorrow. Thats the way to go, said Nell; Its the oldestrailroad in America, started in 18x7 —and teachertold us that Lincoln rode on theBaltimore and Ohio from Balti-more to Washington, February23, 1861, on the way to his firstinauguration. Yes, and its the only rail-road between the East and Westthat passes directly throughWashington; the first road to air-condition its trains, too, said I;Also, I see theyre advertisingtheir W
Statues of Abraham LincolnLincoln Memorial . Bob arrived by B&Ofrom TJew ybrk I guess that settles it, said I. Ill get in touch withthe Baltimore and Ohio ticket agent tomorrow. Thats the way to go, said Nell; Its the oldestrailroad in America, started in 18x7 —and teachertold us that Lincoln rode on theBaltimore and Ohio from Balti-more to Washington, February23, 1861, on the way to his firstinauguration. Yes, and its the only rail-road between the East and Westthat passes directly throughWashington; the first road to air-condition its trains, too, said I;Also, I see theyre advertisingtheir Washington Tours at spe-cial rates. Ill get in touch withthem in the morning. KAOTMANN-FABEY. lAUTMAN-N-FABET We enjoyed every minute of the trip Of course the Baltimore and Ohio saw to our accom-modations with the fine courtesy for which that railroadis noted. They ought to know all about helping folkstour to Washington—and they certainly do. Theyvebeen helping travelers for over a hundred years. Of course we enjoyed every minute on the was taken care of for us. Mother and Nellwere delighted because they could wear their whitedresses in the all air-conditioned train. I sat back insolid comfort and marveled at the smoothness withwhich the engine pilot put the miles behind us. Before we knew it we were in Ohio, and the twilightwas settling down. We lingered long in the diner, overa delightful meal. Even Jack hadenough, for once. I dont seehow they can do it at the price,said Mother. Every one of us turned in the next thing we knew,we awoke from sound, refreshingsleep to look out upon a magnifi-cent panorama of the historicPotomac Valley. Nell, who i
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