NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Coach (rail)

A railway coach — also known, especially in the UK, as a railway carriage — is a passenger car designed for the conveyance of passengers by rail (the first such vehicles were, in fact, often road coaches mounted on frames equipped with railway wheels). A railway coach can be self-propelled (such as the Budd Rail Diesel Car, in which case it is known as a railcar), form part of a multiple unit of self-propelled vehicles, or be pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives either singly or together with other railroad cars. Interior of an InterCity2 (long-distance train) double decker passenger car in Finland, enroute from Turku to Helsinki. ... Interior of an InterCity2 (long-distance train) double decker passenger car in Finland, enroute from Turku to Helsinki. ... A double decker is a bus, airplane, train, tram, ferry, or any public transit vehicle that has two levels for passengers, one deck above the other. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Budd RDC-1 #407 of the Cape May Seashore Lines. ... Not to be confused with railroad car. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit (MU) is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive, and can be coupled with other similar units to operate together, in... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ...

The seats are often so close together that there is not much room for anything more than a passenger or two in them. Carry-on baggage is stowed on a shelf above the passenger seating area. Coaches are sometimes referred to as "chair cars." The seats in most coaches until the middle of the 20th century, were usually bench seats; the backs of these seats could be adjusted, often with one hand, to face in either direction so the car would not have to be turned for a return trip. The conductor would simply walk down the aisle in the car, reversing the seat backs to prepare for the return trip.

Santa Fe Pendulum-suspension car #1100

In 1938, Pullman built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway an experimental pendulum-suspension "chair" car which saw service on the San Diegan passenger train, among others. Mounted on high springs, the car was to tilt inwards of curves to counterbalance the cant deficiency with the induced centrifugal force. However, as it relied on purely passive components, it was not entirely successful, and the lack of damping produced a sea-sickness inducing rolling motion that insured that the experiment would not be repeated. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The southbound San Diegan passes through San Clemente with the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop in April 1973. ...

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The foregoing list of Famous trains primarily includes those train routes that have come to be considered legendary both in recent times and during their past history. ... La Paz (B&O #5503) is 56-seat revenue coach built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by Pullman-Standard in 1949. ... The following is a list of named passenger trains and some summary information about them. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ...

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Categories: Rail stubs | Passenger equipment Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... A string of refrigerator cars owned by Pacific Fruit Express is mechanically-supplied with fresh ice at an Oxnard, California produce packing plant in the Spring of 1964. ... Missouri Pacific Lines all-wood stock car #52967, photographed at Pueblo, Colorado in March, 1937. ... CBQ 1926, an RPO preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. ... British Rail TPO vehicle NSA 80390 on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. ... The couchette car is a railroad car conveying basic non-private sleeping accommodation. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A dome car owned by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1950s. ... A lounge car is a type of passenger car where riders can purchase food and drinks. ... When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ... The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ... Categories: Stub | Passenger equipment ... In U.S. railroad terminology, a troop sleeper was a rail car which had been converted to serve as something of a mobile barracks for transporting troops distances sufficient to require overnight accomodations. ...

Santa Fe Pendulum-suspension car #1100

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