CHAPTER XVIII

THE LUXURY OF MODERN RAILROAD TRAVEL 292

Special trains provided--Private cars--Specials for actors, actresses, and musicians--Crude coaches on early railroads-- Luxurious old-time sleeping-cars--Pullman's sleepers made at first from old coaches--His pioneer--The first dining-cars--The present-day dining-cars--Dinners, _table d'hôte_ and _a la carte_--_Café_-cars--Buffet-cars--Care for the comfort of women.