Sleeping Car
A railway coach in which beds are provided for passengers to sleep in.
Slide Bars ...
Sleeping cars outfitted with (generally) small bedrooms allow passengers to sleep through their night-time trips, while couchette cars provide more basic sleeping accommodation.
A sleeping car or parlor car operated by the Pullman Co.; by extension, any sleeping car.
Pulse width modulation (PWM) ...
A sleeping car or parlor car operated by the Pullman Company providing a high standard of comfort and service for which a premium fare must be paid.
Pulse Power
[MR] The locomotive is fed intermittent pulses of current to facilitate slow starts.
A sleeping car.
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RAILWAYS. A locomotive with only its chassis. Probably part of a diesel-electric locomotive, with electric motors but no diesel generators or cab.
SNOOZER"Pullman sleeping car
SNUFF DIPPERS"Coal-burning engines that burn lignite (which, on the Missouri Pacific at least, is the same color as snuff)
SOAK"Saturated locomotive ...
These were the cars that spelled the beginning of the end for the Pullman Company's lock on railroad sleeping car service! There are some very subtle differences between the Budd '10&6' cars used by the various railroads.
sleeping car — a passenger car equipped with sleeping accommodations. The beds are usually arranged to fold away during daylight hours.
Snap Saw — a proprietary brand of razor saw specifically designed for cutting track ...
A term commonly applied to a car used as a place of lodging for workmen. In the case of wreck trains, they are more often called dining and sleeping cars.
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from commuter service, the passengers don't make the trip every day, tickets are for single trips, and the luggage contains clothing, not the newspaper or work to do at home. Intercity passenger trains usually include such amenities as sleeping cars ...
Management notices whenever the train is late because this train is the pride of the company. It might consist of some baggage cars, mail cars, a railway post office car, some coaches, sleeping cars, a diner, and an observation car.
 See also: Track, Engine, Train, Locomotive, Passenger train
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