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April 9, 1904
The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Old-time railroad men discuss train safety, noting that Pullman sleepers are increasingly popular and considered the safest due to their heavy, sturdy construction, while smoking cars are the most vulnerable in wrecks as they are often old and positioned between heavier cars.
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PULLMANS ARE SAFEST.
They Are the Ones Which Escape Injury in Wrecks.
The report of the recent wreck caused a number of old-time railroad men who were talking to bring up the subject of the safest place to ride in a passenger train, and from their experience in handling the traveling public it was shown that of late the number of people who now ride in Pullman sleepers, when even only going a short distance, is increasing at a very rapid rate, and it was their opinion that this was caused by the fact that the Pullman cars are considered the safest.
This is due to the fact that the standard sleeper is heavier and better built than any other car in the train and consequently will withstand a heavier shock than any other car, while on the other hand the smoking car, in case of a collision, is considered the worst place in the train, as they are as a general thing old coaches that have been fixed over, and when a crash comes, they being between the heavy baggage cars in front and the heavier Pullman cars in the rear, are generally smashed to pieces.
Albuquerque Journal-Democrat.
They Are the Ones Which Escape Injury in Wrecks.
The report of the recent wreck caused a number of old-time railroad men who were talking to bring up the subject of the safest place to ride in a passenger train, and from their experience in handling the traveling public it was shown that of late the number of people who now ride in Pullman sleepers, when even only going a short distance, is increasing at a very rapid rate, and it was their opinion that this was caused by the fact that the Pullman cars are considered the safest.
This is due to the fact that the standard sleeper is heavier and better built than any other car in the train and consequently will withstand a heavier shock than any other car, while on the other hand the smoking car, in case of a collision, is considered the worst place in the train, as they are as a general thing old coaches that have been fixed over, and when a crash comes, they being between the heavy baggage cars in front and the heavier Pullman cars in the rear, are generally smashed to pieces.
Albuquerque Journal-Democrat.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Pullman Cars
Train Safety
Railroad Wrecks
Smoking Cars
Passenger Trains
Story Details
Story Details
Railroad men opine that Pullman sleepers are safest in wrecks due to superior build and weight, increasingly chosen by passengers; smoking cars are most dangerous as old, rebuilt coaches crushed between baggage and Pullmans.