Earl Wrote:
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> They had standard Pullman Sections where the two
> facing seats pulled down to make a berth, and the
> upper berth folded out from above the windows.
> Standard gauge Pullman sections could
> theoretically accommodate four (very friendly)
> passengers with two people per berth, while the NG
> ones were deemed too narrow for that, and only
> accommodated one person per berth.
Pullman Sections also had a heavy cloth curtain that was installed at night and provided visual privacy. In standard gauge cars, and most likely also in the narrow gauge cars, these were arranged as separate drapes for both the upper and lower berths.
The lower berth seats cushions were pulled together and the back cushions dropped down to make the lower bed. During the day the upper berth stored the two mattresses -- one for each berth. On standard gauge cars the curtain rod support was folded away into the upper berth as were the curtains.
In the older Pullman cars the beds in the private rooms were simply sections that were partitioned off from the rest of the car and a side aisle. These rooms had their own toilet and wash stand. In open Section cars there were separate men and woman wash rooms with toilets at the end of the cars -- just like in old hotels where these facilities were down the hallway.
Search the web for illustrations of "Pullman section" and you will find a large number of photos. Here is a direct link to the page on Orange Empire Ry Museum's website that tells about its Pullman car
BISON PEAK from 1926.
Brian Norden