Sleeping Car Floor Plan

Layout of the superliner sleeping car.

Sleeping car floor plan. The cars were 10 feet wide. This meant a single car could accommodate 45 people far more than a standard section sleeper. The objective was to see if such a car would be accepted by the traveling public and the railroads as a possible replacement for dated heavy weight 14 and 12 section sleeping cars. Mainline modeler november 1991 p.

These cars were inherited from the santa fe railroad in 1971 when amtrak took over passenger service. Cimarron river floor plan. Photos of two tone gray paint drawings of sides underbody ends and floor plan. The car contained ten semi private rooms half seating sleeping three people and half six people.

Santa fe called them hi levels. The counter below indicates the total number of visits to this page since april 29 1996. Cimarron river is a privately owned 1948 pullman sleeping car which has been renovated with modern heating electrical and air conditioning systems while retaining the charm and ambiance of 1940 s railroad travel. One source for blue series floor plans is the official pullman standard library volume 1 santa fe by david w.

Click image to download a 2 6 mb pdf of this 12 page booklet. Above plans courtesy of stan stokrocki for friends of amtrak. The superliner sleeper cars are configured with 10 roomettes formerly called standard bedrooms and economy bedroom and 5 bedrooms formerly called deluxe bedroom on the upper level plus 4 more roomettes 1 family bedroom and 1 handicapped bedroom on the lower level. Several room options are available to best fit your needs and budget and all include a variety of amenities aimed to enhance your trip.

This car is found only on the coast starlight. Pullman sleeping car plan 4099. Below is a floor plan of an early pullman heavyweight as printed in the american engineer and railroad journal october 1910. This digital selection includes images of 1 299 pullman car drawings ca.

O connell return to friends of amtrak homepage. 1870 1969 with the bulk of the drawings created for heavyweight and lightweight cars ca. This lounge is for sleeping car passengers only. Amtrak sleeping car layouts.

In the spring of 1942 pullman out shopped a unique streamlined sleeping car having 24 duplex roomettes as plan 4100. Page created by craig s. An exclusive on the net from. Randall published in 1986 by.

The drawings consist mainly of floor plans but also include duct layouts heating pipe diagrams a few side elevations and underneath equipment layouts. Ordinary sleeping cars required a first class fare plus a special pullman fare.