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From: "R DOT Dukarm" rdukarm AT adelphia DOT net
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 21:28:29 -0400
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: EL Mail List Digest V3 #2344
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Jim and List,

The mid-train lounge on the 1939 Century, the "Atlantic Shore", had a shower
and barber shop, along with a tape recoder and secretary. The WNYRHS owns
the car and we made the movie "The Natural" with Robert Redford in the car.
Attached is a NYC publicity photo showing the shower.

Ron Dukarm ELHS #532 ELHTS #66


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Subject: (erielack) Re: EL Mail List Digest V3 #2344


> Re: Showers
> I don't think there were any cars on the railroads with showers, except
> for
> the very few expensive accomodations on the 20th C and a few other trains.
> The
> prospect of a transcontinental journey, without something other than a
> French whore's bath, could be daunting, especially in the days before
> A/C. But,
> then in the olden days many folks only bathed once a week; somebody
> didn't just
> make up the term "Saturday night bath" out of the blue. This can still be
> the case in other places, where they aren't as fanatical as we are with
> the
> deodorant (I've been in some places where I wished they were-some times
> it would
> make your eyes water).
>
> Anyway, the way it worked for many folks was that when you got to the big
> intercity terminals, like Union Station, and probably others in Chicago,
> you
> rented a shower/dressing room, for $3 or so for an hour., showered,
> changed and
> generally felt good Still a long trip across the country from Chgo to the
> west coast.I did this twice, once in '62 enroute to Okinawa for a year. I
> took
> the EL Ltd from Dover to Chicago (it had the Tavern Lounge then, which I
> rode
> all the way to Meadville, except for dinner), then cross-towned in the
> limo
> service-there were several stations then. My train, the CZ didn't leave
> 'til
> 330 or so, so I visited All-Nation Hobby Shop, then back to the station
> for a
> shower, then boarded the train. Did same thing in' 69 enroute to RVN.
> except
> I took the Broadway, and the Denver Z., then finally the Super Chief l
> Some of the big overseas airports, like Heathrow, and Johannisburg have
> these amenities; probably unlikely in this country-we can't even provide
> decent
> public toilets.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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