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First All-Room Dreamliner Between New England and the Midwest first all-room dreamliner between New England and the Midwest BOSTON & ALBANY ROUTE of the NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM /--ireme) / / The Puritan founders of New England might have thought this train almost "sinfully" luxurious. The covered wagon pioneers of the Midwest would have thought it an impossible dream of comfort. Yet today, the gleaming new NEW ENGLAND STATES forms a fitting link between these two rich lands of 1 industry and commerce. And New York Central proudly presents this finest new, private-room, Diesel powered, stainless steel Dreamliner to link the Hub of New England with the Heart of the Middle West. THE NEW ENGLAND STATES #y/(1,/,/ , sr---1'- c---> --f--._, -----_ -, if t• rl '1-',"r•544':11,5016 7-7 OVERNIGHT DREAMLINER - TILL BEDTIME, your roomette, bedroom or suite is cozy as a Colo- nial parlor. It's your personal sitting room or air-conditioned private office. Luggage slides out of sight. Clothes hang away in a full-length wardrobe. Deep divans and easy chairs invite you to relax. A table holds your note paper, typewriter or playing cards. BY NIGHT you have a bedroom that's also a completely appointed dressing room. There's even a full-length mirror and circulating ice water! Bedtime is anytime. You can turn in early or late without disturbing anyone aboard this private-room Dream- liner. Your lullaby bed is always waiting with crisp white sheets, fluffy blankets, all the pillows you want and a six-foot-four foam rubber mattress, as comfortable as any feather puff that ever graced a New England four poster! DINE WITH DISTINCTION in a dining car that is modern from its smart tables to its stainless steel kitchen. Yet order from a menu highlighted by traditional down-east dishes, prepared according to famous New England recipes. Al)! Real New England flavor! TWO LUXURIOUS CLUB CARS invite you to enjoy the sociability of train travel. PP • THERE'S MAGIC in the twilight hour aboard the NEW ENGLAND STATES. As you sip refreshments be- fore dinner in the smart mid-train lounge or the streamlined observation car, you're gliding east- bound along the shores of the Great Lakes or rr,7 westbound through the beautiful Berkshires. --------, EVERY ROOM HAS THESE! Its own complete toilet facilities. Full length wardrobe. Circulating ice water. Individual air-conditioning controls that you can adjust to suit yourself. Restful fluorescent light- ing if you wish, even a blue night light soft as moonbeams. Every NEW ENGLAND STATES bed is six-feet-four with a foam rubber mattress that cradles you to sleep as your Dreamliner glides over the smooth Water Level Route. Enclosed Joilet facilities A PARTY? If you're traveling in a business or family party, you can have two bedrooms con- nected as a suite. Or they can be joined together to form a single spacious room made to order for conferences or entertaining. A COUPLE? You'll find the new-type double room delightful by day, with its inviting sofa and fold-away easy chair. At night, two big beds and a new, completely enclosed lavatory make it a perfect sleeping room for two. BY YOURSELF? A new-type roomette on the NEW ENGLAND STATES costs hardly more than an open section on other trains. Yet it gives you all the comforts and conveniences of a private sitting room, bedroom and dressing room all in one. Milli 11111111111 FILL YOUR SNAPSHOT ALBUM with New England history and beauty. The steeple where Paul Revere saw the signal lantern. Sea-swept headlands quaint fishing ports covered bridges ivy mantled colleges rugged peaks and elm shaded villages that each year tempt thousands of artists to set up their easels. e(/ The Pioneers blazed the smoothest path between New England and the West. They crossed the beautiful Berkshires. They followed the water level warpath of the Iroquois through the Mohawk and Genesee Valleys. Finally they skirted the shores of the Great Lakes. Today, on your way to and from a New England vacation, you travel the same historic trails. But now, gleaming rails replace wagon ruts. Smooth Diesel power does the work of plodding oxen. And instead of spending weary weeks in a covered wagon, you get there in enjoyable hours aboard New York Central's private-room Pullmans and stream- lined, air-conditioned coaches. SEE ALL SEASONS IN NEW ENGLAND! Fish famous trout streams in spring. Swim and toast yourself tan on summer beaches or breathe the bracing air of the Northeast's highest mountains. Hunt or hike through forests ablaze with autumn coloring. Skate where the ice is smooth on wooded lakes or ski where the snow is dry and fast 00 mountain slopes. BETWEEN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDWEST THE NEW ENGLAND STATES between Chicago and Boston. New, Pullman, private-room Dreamliner. THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED between St. Louis and Boston. Pullmans and reclining-seat luxury coaches. And many other great daily trains. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL CONVENIENCES A NEW CAR AT YOUR DESTINATION Now at your service is the network of cooperating Driv-ur-self agencies located in princi- pal resort centers and cities. Get there swiftly in restful, air-conditiored comfort by train get around conveniently by car. When you buy your railroad ticket, your New York Central agent will assist you in reserving your car at destination. VACATION NOW- PAY LATER The new Rail Traveloan Service allows you to go at ease pay at ease! This plan provides money for rail tickets, sleeping car space, meals and travel incidentals. No down payment and no collateral are required you have up to a year to repay in easy monthly installments. TRAVELOANS may be cleared within 24 hours. Consult your local ticket agent for details. O TORONTO - DETROIT ST. THOMAS bIb CHICAGO To and BATTLE NIAGARA FALLS CREEK ROCHESTER UTICA ERI BUFFALO The Wet, KANKAKEESA. SOUTH BEND SYRACUSE LAFAYETTE \ YOUNGSTOWN INDIANAPOLIS COLUMBUS PITTSBURGH ST. LOUIS SPRINGFIELD DAYTON New England Through Service CINCINNATI Optional Routes and Other Through Services. To ond from the Southwest To and from The Mid-South MAP OF NEW YORK Allagash Moosehead MONTREA Lake Rangele) Lakes EASTPORT") BANGOR lanspeld ST. JOHNSBURY 8ARJ HARBOR BdgDO4C Lakes ONTPELIER x Mi. Washington AUGUSTA •Ipl.NORTH of the Mtn. 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