 The tickets for the train were blue, the dining car chairs were upholstered in blue linen, and the porters were dressed in blue as well.The locomotive was capable of 100 miles per hour, and the railroad claimed the train itself was the first east of the Mississippi to be equipped with roller bearings for easy starting and stopping.Inaugurated on February 21, 1929, the "Blue Comet" was designed to provide coach passengers with deluxe equipment, accommodations, and service at a regular coach fare.