Hi-Level
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The Hi-Level was a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used in the United States. Car types included coaches, dining cars, and lounge cars; a sleeping car variant was considered but never
Hi-Level coaches on Amtrak's Southwest Limited at Albuquerque in 1974; the lounge is second from right.
The interior of an Amtrak Pacific Parlour Car, a refurbished lounge
The exterior of a Hi-Level lounge on the El Capitan soon after completion in 1956
The San Francisco Chief in 1971. The train had both Hi-Level and single-level cars.
Superliner (railcar)
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The Superliner is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United States. Amtrak commissioned the cars to replace older single-leve
Hi-Level
…1971 and continued to use the equipment on its western routes. Tunnel clearances restricted their use in the eastern United States. In 1979, the first Superliners, based on the Hi-Level concept although built by Pullman-Standard, entered service. Amtrak gradually retired most of its Hi-Levels in the 1990s as more…
Superliner I cars on the San Francisco Zephyr in November 1980
Interior of a Superliner I Sightseer lounge
Superliners under construction at the Pullman plant in Hammond, Indiana