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Passenger Car, Early, Overton

Vehicle - Rail - Passenger Car - Overton
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NamePassenger Car, Early, Overton
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypePassenger Car
SubTypeEarly
VarietyOverton
ManufacturerVarious (Details)
EraNA Era I: Early Steam (1835 - 1900)



History: The Sierra Railway contracted with the Overton company to produce combine and coach sets used only on the Angels Camp branch where the short switchback tails limited the car length. 2-3 sets of the cars were built, in the early 1900s. Overton passenger cars are short, open platform, truss-rod cars with clerestory windows. It was natural to design the clerestory over the passenger compartment only, without continuing it over the end platforms, as there was no need for light and ventilation on the open platforms; however, it was soon found to be easier to build a full length clerestory without a complex joint at the ends. The clerestory actually weakened the structure of the car, as well as adding top-weight and cost. As far as we can tell, 'Overton' has become a sort-of generic term for early passenger cars with the above features.
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Item Links: We found: 2 different collections associated with Rail - Passenger Car - Overton
Item created by: gdm on 2018-04-19 07:34:41. Last edited by Alain LM on 2020-03-16 06:00:10

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