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  2. Troop sleeper - Wikipedia

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    In United States railroad terminology, a troop sleeper was a railroad passenger car which had been constructed to serve as something of a mobile barracks (essentially, a sleeping car) for transporting troops over distances sufficient to require overnight accommodations. This method allowed part of the trip to be made overnight, reducing the ...

  3. Skytop Lounge - Wikipedia

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    The Skytop Lounges were a fleet of streamlined passenger cars with parlor-lounge cars built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road") and sleeper-lounges built by Pullman-Standard in 1948. The cars were designed by famed industrial designer Brooks Stevens. The fleet included both parlor-lounges and sleeping ...

  4. I paid $400 for a roomette on a 15-hour Amtrak train. The 23 ...

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    For now, the train line is investing $28 million into interior renovations on long-distance trains, including new carpets, LED lighting, and a seating makeover in coach, communal, and sleeper cars ...

  5. Superliner (railcar) - Wikipedia

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    Dubbed the "Cross-Country Cafe", they were intended to reduce food service losses by replacing both a traditional dining car and the Sightseer lounge on long-distance trains. One end of the car was converted into a café area, with tables and a small serving area near the stairs to the kitchen.

  6. The best Amtrak booking I've ever experienced was a private ...

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    Private rooms are available on sleeper cars for long-distance train rides, like my trip down the East Coast. At $1,000 for one overnight ride, it was easily the most expensive Amtrak ride I've ...

  7. Auto Train - Wikipedia

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    Auto Train is the only motorail service in the United States. [4] Passengers ride in coach seats or private sleeping car rooms while their vehicles are carried in enclosed automobile-carrying freight cars called autoracks. The train can carry up to 340 vehicles. The train also includes lounge cars and dining cars.

  8. California Zephyr (1949–1970) - Wikipedia

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    The Avon Park Depot Museum in Florida owns one former Western Pacific California Zephyr car: the Silver Palm, originally a sleeper car, is now a buffet dining car used by the museum for dinner parties. The car was converted to its buffet car state by the Auto-Train Corporation when it bought the car. [25]

  9. The best Amtrak booking is the private bedroom with 2 ... - AOL

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    The "moving hotel room" on Amtrak sleeper cars has two beds, a couch, a private bathroom, a closet, a vanity, and extra amenities. The best Amtrak booking is the private bedroom with 2 beds, a ...