Vintage photos show how glamorous train travel used to be - 1 minute read
Vintage photos from decades ago show how traveling by train used to be a lot fancier.
First-class cabins were furnished like living rooms and included radio gramophones.
Passengers dined on fine china and played cards to pass the time.
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Traveling by train was pretty swanky in the early to mid-1900s, and it hasn't gone out of style.
Today, Japan's bullet trains can make the trip from Tokyo to Osaka in just 2 1/2 hours, and in the US, Amtrak is working on high-speed trains of its own.
Still, the lavish furnishings and fine dining of the past hold a special place in the railroad's rich history. These vintage photos show how glamorous train travel used to be.
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