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The Superliner is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United States.Amtrak commissioned the cars to replace older single-level cars on its long-distance trains in the Western United States.
A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) [1] is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers, usually giving them space to sit on train seats. The term passenger car can also be ...
Converted back to a full-length passenger car and renumbered to 268 in 1966. 270 Lake Kathleen (since 1967) J. Hammond Car Co. 1893 Originally, Pacific Coast Railway Baggage Car #201. [20] Purchased by WP&YR as Baggage Car 1st 207 in 1937. Cupola added in 1937. Cupola removed, converted to passenger car, and renumbered to 270 in 1967. 272
Passenger cars (UIC: railway coaches) and related equipment used on railroads in the United States. Pages in category "Rail passenger cars of the United States" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702). 3734, 3740, 3744, 3745 Pullman-Standard Gallery: Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. [34] [35] 4300 St. Louis Car Company postal storage
A private railroad car, private railway coach, private car, or private varnish is a railroad passenger car either originally built or later converted for service as a business car for private individuals. A private car could be added to the make-up of a train or pulled by a private locomotive, providing privacy for its passengers. [1]
Doodlebugs sometimes pulled an unpowered trailer car, but were more often used singly. They were popular with some railroads during the first part of the 20th century to provide passenger and mail service on lightly used branch lines at less expense than with a train consisting of a locomotive and coaches with larger crew. Several railroads ...
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