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New De Luxe Train Provides Concerts With Victor Radio Crack “Empire Builder” Affords Microphone Entertainment En Route—Electrically Operated, Both Radio and Records Are Heard in Lounge Car With the installation and successful operation of a Victor Radio receiving set on its de luxe new train, the Empire Builder, the Great Northern Railway has added to its hotel- like luxuries the latest form of diversion for passengers en route, it was announced by officials of the railroad yester- day. Running from Chicago to Seattle, Portland and other cities of the Pacific Northwest, the Empire Builder is drawn by super-power electric and oil burning engines and oper- ates on a new fast schedule which enables travelers to save a business day. The inauguration of the new train was heralded to the country by Graham McNamee over a coast- to-coast hook-up and while the train was on exhibition in the Union Depot at Chicago this last word in railway travel comfort was visited by more than 20,000 persons. During the inspection both radio concerts and phonograph records played by a new RE-45 Victor-Radio with Elec- trola were enjoyed by those who visited the luxurious lounge car of the train where Great Northern officials and their guests listened to the Empire Builder broadcast. In co- operation with railroad engineers, the technicians of the Radio-Victor Corporation devised a special installation which permitted passengers to enjoy radio and record music on the Empire Builder’s initial trip and this form of enter- tainment will be a regular feature of its daily runs both westbound and eastbound. It is stated by Great Northern engineers that results ob- tained with the new Victor have been highly satisfactory with both the radio and the Electrola. Even with the noise of the speeding train the micro-synchronous feature of the instrument resulted in amazing faithfulness and clearness of reception. In addition to several Chicago stations, WLW, Cincinnati and KSTP, St. Paul are picked up with excellent volume. Following the success of this novel experiment the Great Northern has ordered nine additional Victor instruments, it was announced recently by the Radio-Victor Corporation. These will be placed in service on other Great Northern trains and one will be part of the equipment of the private car of the president of the road. That this newest depar- ture in entertaining travelers on de luxe trains will shortly result in making Victor instruments standard equipment on the country’s finest trains is the opinion expressed by both* radio and railroad engineers.