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Brian Norden

November 28, 2017 10:08PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The western railroads made a difference between chair cars and coaches. Chair cars as shown and coaches have the straight back flop-over seats. That is why the western roads would say in the timetables and Official Guide identify both kinds of seating or just one or the other.

Parlor cars usually required payment of a first class fare and a seat charge -- just like for overnight travel in a sleeping car. Which brings up an other interesting facet of railroad travel; day seats in Pullman cars were often sold instead of having a parlor car on the train.

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Chair car or parlor car? What's the difference?	bcp	November 28, 2017 08:47PM
Re: Chair car or parlor car? What's the difference?	Tomstp	November 28, 2017 09:14PM
Re: Chair car or parlor car? What's the difference?	Brian Norden	November 28, 2017 10:08PM
Re: Chair car or parlor car? What's the difference?	hank	November 29, 2017 09:04AM
Re: Chair car or parlor car? What's the difference?	Earl	November 29, 2017 10:01AM
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