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Passenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman, Coach, 52-Seat

Vehicle - Rail - Passenger Car - Coach, 52 Seat
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NamePassenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman, Coach, 52-Seat
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypePassenger Car
SubTypeStreamlined/Lightweight
VarietyCoach, 52 Seat
ManufacturerPullman (Details)
EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



History: With their large windows and comfortable reclining seats, these coaches allowed passengers on shorter distance trips to recline and watch the countryside roll past. The 52 seat car was used for the commuter and shorter distance intercity travelers, say for instance from Reno to Sacramento. The P-S 52 seat car is a Plan 7600 car built for Lot 6856 for the C&O. Some were sold to SAL & C&NW (then to SP & CB&Q). The NKP coaches, also designed by the AMC were Plan 7600-A - they, like the 10-6s that were built at the same time, had an extra row of corrugations and their electrical systems were different (as were the lighting systems).
Railroad/Company:
The Pullman Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Its workers initially lived in a planned worker community (or "company town") named Pullman, Chicago. Pullman developed the sleeping car, which carried his name into the 1980s. Pullman did not just manufacture the cars: he also operated them on most of the railroads in the United States, paying railroad companies to couple the cars to trains. The labor union associated with the company, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which was founded and organized by A. Philip Randolph, was one of the most powerful African-American political entities of the 20th century. The company also built thousands of streetcars and trolley buses for use in cities.

Item Links: We found: 2 different collections associated with Rail - Passenger Car - Coach, 52 Seat
Item created by: gdm on 2018-01-30 10:54:16. Last edited by gdm on 2018-02-02 11:35:54

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