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Train Shed Cyclopedia #21

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Passenger Cars from the 1943 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 80 full-size pages reprinted from the original edition.
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Train Shed Cyclopedia #21 Passenger Cars from the 1943 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia 80 full-size pages reprinted from the original edition.

This volume contains the following information: (Articles) Ultra-Modern Cars for a New Era in Passenger Travel – Bodies and trucks designed for safety, economy of material, and smooth riding – Interior appointments combine utility, comfort and beauty. (Pressed Steel Car Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.) ** Deluxe Passenger Cars Built by A,C.F. Optimum in coach design features safety and comfort of passengers – Light weight of body, 86,660 lbs., Weight of truck 19,680 lbs., Weight of Spicer drive truck, 20,120 lbs., total light weight on the rail 126,460 lbs.; length over pulling face, 84 ft 8 in.; height floor to ceiling 7 ft. 11-9/16 in., seating capacity, 56. ** A.C.F. Light-Weight Passenger Cars – Coaches designed and built for the D. & H. notable for comfort and safety -- Alloy steels and special welding methods used in fabrication. ** Modern Passenger Train Cars Equipment designed and built for Service on Canadian railways (Magor Car Corporation, New York, NY, and National steel Car Corporation, Ltd. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) ** Diversified Types of Cars Built at St. Louis Plant – Quality Construction Features designs for traction lines and railroads (St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri) ** Midland Fixtures for Baggage, Mail And Express Car Doors – Designed to keep doors operating efficiently under all service conditions will last as long as the car (The Midland Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin) ** Pantasote – for seats and window and vestibule curtains (The Pantasote Company, Inc., New York, NY.) ** Heywood-Wakefield Passenger Car Seating – Designed for style, comfort, and long service (Heywood-Wakefield Company, Gardner, Mass.) ** Types of Passenger Cars Covered: Coaches, N.Y.C, -- coaches, Pennsylvania Railroad – D & H Coach – Coaches, D & H & Southern – Coaches, NY, NH & H, B & M – Coach and Combination, Can. Pac. – Coaches, A.T. & S.F. – Coaches A.C.L. – Coaches, C & O – Floor plans, Coaches – Combination Passenger Cars – Coaches N & W – Grill Coach, Chair Car – Pendulum de luxe Chair Car – Chair car, Union Pacific – Lounge – NYC LOUNGE- OBSERVATION – Chair-coach & Club Lounge Santa Fe – Parlor and Observation, So. Pac. – D & H Diner-Lounge – D. L. & W. dining and Buffet – Dining Cars – Dining Cars Pennsylvania Railroad – Sleeping Cars – Sleeping and Business Cars – Troop sleeper – Floor plans, sleeping cars – Northern Pacific Business Car – Baggage and Express Cars – Horse-Express – Baggage and Horse-Express – Baggage and Express – Express Mail – Frames and Ends – Platform, Vestibule – Vestibule, Steps – Trap Doors – Dining Car Equipment **
** JUST A NOTE: THE SHIPPING PRICE BELOW CAN COVER THE SHIPPING COST ON THREE TRAINS SHIPPED AT THE SAME TIME! **

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