. The ways of our railways . MAIL-VAX, SHOWINC, NET AND VESTIBULE L. AND X. W. R. The net is used in connection with the apparatus shoun APPARATUS luR ANU LiLLiVLKlNo MAIL-BAGS TO AXD FROMA TRAIX IX MOTIOX. The bag drops into an elastic net cautnllv aJ;ii^ud /,■ /.;/;,• on the of the impact. THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. 187 for the skill of carriage superintendents in designingtrains which afford lavatory and refreshment accom-modation to every passenger, it would be impossibleto make those long non-stop runs which are so im-portant a feature of present-day r
. The ways of our railways . MAIL-VAX, SHOWINC, NET AND VESTIBULE L. AND X. W. R. The net is used in connection with the apparatus shoun APPARATUS luR ANU LiLLiVLKlNo MAIL-BAGS TO AXD FROMA TRAIX IX MOTIOX. The bag drops into an elastic net cautnllv aJ;ii^ud /,■ /.;/;,• on the of the impact. THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. 187 for the skill of carriage superintendents in designingtrains which afford lavatory and refreshment accom-modation to every passenger, it would be impossibleto make those long non-stop runs which are so im-portant a feature of present-day railroading inthe passenger department. The result is that long-journey passengers are transported with far greaterexpedition than in the more leisurely days when astop of half an hour to an hour for dinner wasquite a common arrangement. The efficient andeconomical working of the whole plant must in thelong run be enhanced thereby, though during thetransition stage some loss is inevitable from the super-session of accommodation provided to suit differentconditions of travel at the large stopping stationsof former days. From the shareholders point o
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