Amtrak Baggage Car. Baggage cars carry rider's checked luggage and also
small freight where Amtrak offers that service. They are normally
immediately behind the locomotive(s). |
Amtrak Superliner. Superliners are two (2) level cars common on most of
Amtrak's long haul routes.
Superliners come in a number of configurations: sleeper, coach,
diner, and lounge (next photo). While a good train spotter can tell the
differences, the best way to know is to read the words at the end of
each car! The "Transition Sleeper" above is for crew accommodations
and allows transition between another superliner and a single level
car. |
Amtrak Superliner Lounge. This car has open swivel seating in the upper
level and a lounge on the lower level. A great place to sit in
mountainous territory. (Click for interior view) |
Amtrak Coach. Single level car with seating for perhaps 50-80
passengers. Common on day trip routes in the eastern USA. |
Amtrak Dinette. I include this photo to show the subtle differences in
window arrangement. Dinettes offer
limited food service on short haul routes. |
Sound Transit commuter cars at Seattle WA. |
Vista dome / observation car "Silver Horizon" from the CB&Q's
California Zephyr, circa 1950's. This one also qualifies for my
"Depots" pages; it's the Sunset Limited Amtrak depot at Casa Grande, AZ.
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Milwaukee Road "Cedar Rapids" observation car, was built in 1948
for operation on the Hiawatha between Minneapolis and Chicago. The "Sky
Top" design was unique to the MILW. It is now owned and operated
by the Friends of 261.
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Dining car. Smooth sided passenger cars were introduced about 1930.
The end with the small service doors is the kitchen and the large
windows are the dining area. |
1920's Railroad Post Office (RPO). RPO's provided mail sorting
and
storage common before 1960. The small door at the right shows a
retractable hook which allow mail bag pickup without
stopping. The 2 small windows to left of the door indicate this is
relatively small RPO. Larger RPO's might have had
4-6 windows in the sorting compartment. |
1920's Baggage. This vintage baggage has a "clerestory roof" style
common to passenger equipment before the 1930's. |
1920's Coach. This coach also has the clerestory roof and typically had
bench seating for 60-80 passengers. |
