New Haven Railroad with The Rexall Train and heavyweight Pullman Sleeper Observation Puretest seen at a platform in Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut 8-25-1936
New Haven Railroad with The Rexall Train and heavyweight Pullman Sleeper Observation Puretest seen at a platform in Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut 8-25-1936. The Rexall Train toured the United States and New Haven was one of its planned stop locations. All of the cars on the train were up-dated a bit with turtle back roofs being installed along with a refurbishment and then painted for the Rexall Drug Store Company. We appear to have three railroad employees in this scene. Notice the three boxes that are mounted below the sleeper observation car's floor, because they are for the ice activated A/C system. If you notice there are metal cans placed under the cars at various locations because back in those days all of the toilets and the sink water was disposed of on the track where everything was dumped. LOL The Puretest was built by Pullman as the Newport, and it was a 4-compartment sleeper observation and was used as the private quarters for Louis Liggett.
This photo came from my New Haven Railroad photo collection, however; the photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
New Haven Railroad with The Rexall Train and heavyweight Pullman Sleeper Observation Puretest seen at a platform in Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut 8-25-1936
New Haven Railroad with The Rexall Train and heavyweight Pullman Sleeper Observation Puretest seen at a platform in Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut 8-25-1936. The Rexall Train toured the United States and New Haven was one of its planned stop locations. All of the cars on the train were up-dated a bit with turtle back roofs being installed along with a refurbishment and then painted for the Rexall Drug Store Company. We appear to have three railroad employees in this scene. Notice the three boxes that are mounted below the sleeper observation car's floor, because they are for the ice activated A/C system. If you notice there are metal cans placed under the cars at various locations because back in those days all of the toilets and the sink water was disposed of on the track where everything was dumped. LOL The Puretest was built by Pullman as the Newport, and it was a 4-compartment sleeper observation and was used as the private quarters for Louis Liggett.
This photo came from my New Haven Railroad photo collection, however; the photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.