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I'd like to add a note on the CN's passenger service in the '60s. They sure knew how to re-do an interior. Their re-decorated car interiors were right out of James Bond, and right up to date for the times. It was done in good taste as well. They thought the whole thing out as well as their color scheme for cars and power. It showed that the management was interested in the product. They re-did the trainmen's uniforms as well and made them modern without loosing tradition, or becoming "burlesque." I once rode the "Maple Leaf" from Toronto to Chicago in September of '69. What a ride. I used the CN's "Club Service" or parlor car. It was a converted parlor-buffet "Silver Lake." It was now a diner-club. The Porter in Charge collected my ticket and then invited the club section passengers into the dining section for breakfast. The meals were complimentary with club service. On the Grand TRunk the train, which was hauled by 2 passenger Geeps, had an RPO baggage car, the club-diner, and a few coaches, just flew from Port Huron into Chicago. We were doing about 100 mph in some districts. I took advantage of one of the CN's bargain fares. They were good. Mitch
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