Private car.
Drop
Switching operation where cars are uncoupled from moving train and allowed to drift to desired location. See Flying Switch ...
DRONE CAGE"Private car
DROP"Switching movement in which cars are cut off from an engine and allowed to coast to their places. (See hump)
DROP A LITTLE RUN-FAST"Oil the engine ...
Private Car/Business Car Coaches owned by private individuals/railroad (for use of corporate officials or supervisors). Cars were positioned at end of trains and train crew were to remain off these cars except in performance of duties.
Many narrow gauge lines were private carriers serving particular industries. One major industry that made extensive use of 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railroads was the logging industry, especially in the West.
In 1864 the US Military Railroad System constructed an opulent 16-wheel private car, "The United States," for President Lincoln.
Let's say you model the Boston & Maine, but you really love the Atlantic Coast Line's purple paint scheme. Well just pick up the car and spot it at the museum. Now you have a private car stored at the museum--your private car! ...
A rail car specifically designated for the use of a particular shipper, or, in the case of private cars, for the use of a particular railroad for a specific customer.
Assigned Siding ...
Car hire for privately owned freight cars that do not earn any mileage allowance to be paid to the private car owner ...
 See also: Train, Operation, Car, Special, Track
  
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