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
Superliner I cars on the San Francisco Zephyr in November 1980
Interior of a Superliner I Sightseer lounge
The exterior of a Hi-Level lounge on the El Capitan soon after completion in 1956
Superliners under construction at the Pullman plant in Hammond, Indiana
Pullman Company
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The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the Unit
Superliner (railcar)
…long-distance trains in the Western United States. The design was based on the Budd Hi-Level cars used by the Santa Fe Railway on its El Capitan trains. Pullman-Standard built 284 cars, known as Superliner I, from 1975 to 1981; Bombardier Transportation built 195, known as Superliner II, from 1991 to 1996. The Superliner…
Workers leave the Pullman Palace Car Works, 1893
Exterior view of a Pullman car
Interior view of a Pullman car
Coach built in 1890 by Pullman for the B&O Royal Blue, now at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland