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Topic: Passenger car


  
  Passenger car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, railroad crews and passengers quickly discovered that when these windows were opened on a passenger train pulled by one or steam locomotives, smoke and soot from the locomotives tended to drift in through the windows, especially when the train went through a tunnel.
As passenger car construction improved to the point where dome cars were introduced, some passenger car manufacturers began building double decker passenger cars for use in areas that are more heavily populated or to carry more passengers over a long distance while using fewer cars (such as Amtrak's Superliner cars).
On some dome cars, the lower portion was built as a galley, where car attendants used dumbwaiters to transfer items between the galley and a dining area in the dome portion of the car.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Passenger_car   (3989 words)

  
 Railroad car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered.
Cars usually have either air-conditioning or windows that can be opened (sometimes, for safety, not so far that one can hang out).
Observation cars were built for the rear of many famous trains to allow the passengers to view the scenery.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Railroad_car   (1118 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Passenger car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
These cars resembled coaches in their short wheelbase and exterior design, but were equipped with nets on the sides of the cars to catch mail bags while the train was in motion.
Cars built for European use featured side door compartments, while American car design favored a single pair of doors at one end of the car in the car's vestibule; compartmentized cars on American railroads featured a long hallway with doors from the hall to the compartments.
On some dome cars, the lower portion was built as a galley, where car attendants used dumbwaiter (A small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another) s to transfer items between the galley and a dining area in the dome portion of the car.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/passenger_car.htm   (3844 words)

  
 EUROPA - Taxation and Customs Union / Passenger car taxation
A system whereby a Member State would be required to refund a portion of registration tax, pending its abolition, where a passenger car that is registered in that Member State is subsequently exported or permanently transferred to another Member State.
Cars are an important means of getting around and are, therefore, instrumental to the right of freedom of movement by their users which is guaranteed under the EC Treaty.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Taxation of passengers cars in the European Union - options for action at national and Community levels(COM(2002) 431 of 06/09/2002).
europa.eu.int /comm/taxation_customs/taxation/other_taxes/passenger_car/index_en.htm   (739 words)

  
 NYC Passenger Car Models   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a combination New York Central passenger car roster summary and list of available HO scale models that are reasonably close to New York Central passenger car prototypes.
Note: A ~ between car numbers means that the series may contain some blanks, or in case of a renumbering, may not have been renumbered in sequence or some cars had been retired by the time of the renumbering and therefore the renumbered series may contain fewer cars.
Cars may be sold to an equipment dealer and then resold at a later time, but these do not show up in Company records.
www.canadasouthern.com /caso/NYC-MODELS-PASS.htm   (536 words)

  
 Passenger Car Storage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Car owners will be required to sign a release form releasing ITAC from any responsibility arising from the storage of their cars.
Should a car owner prepay the storage for up to one year (non-refundable regardless of conditions), he/she shall be guaranteed of that rate and storage, for the length of time prepaid.
Should a car owner require access to their car(s) not during normal business hours, ITAC shall have the option of charging the car owner the time for allowing access based on the current shop rate x 1.5 (overtime), which will be billed on the next regular billing.
www.iltransit.com /pcs.html   (802 words)

  
 The Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
A dealer shall ensure that there is displayed in a clearly visible manner on or near each new passenger car displayed or offered for sale or lease by that dealer at a point of sale, a fuel economy label for the model to which that car belongs.
Upon request by any prospective end user of any new passenger car displayed or offered for sale or lease by any dealer, a copy of the current edition of the fuel economy guide shall be provided at the point of sale by that dealer free of charge to that prospective end user.
The guide shall include a reference to the European Community's target for the average emissions of CO from new passenger cars and the date by which the target is to be achieved.
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2001/20013523.htm   (4711 words)

  
 Railway Passenger Car Inspection & Safety Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Car inspectors must demonstrate to a railway company by means of oral or written examinations and on-the-job performance, a knowledge and ability concerning safety inspection of railway passenger cars.
A train consisting of more than five passenger cars shall be equipped with two stretchers and two trauma kits, one at each end of the passenger car consist.
22.1 Every passenger car shall be provided with a device at each end of the car or other accessible location on the car, which when activated shall cause an emergency application of the brakes throughout the train from any time or stage of brake application and release.
www.tc.gc.ca /railway/Rules/TC_0-26.htm   (4308 words)

  
 Passenger Cars : : ©Disney Passenger Car, Lilly Belle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When the first series of Disney passenger cars were retired in 1974, the management of Disneyland decided to preserve a car and convert it to a salon car to accommodate VIP guests.
The car re-entered service in 1976 and was named after Walt Disney’s wife “Lilly Belle.” The first passenger was the Japanese emperor Hirohito, who was attending the bicentennial celebration of U.S. independence.
Today, the car still is used on occasion in regular trains for special guests and contest winners.
217.160.206.33 /Produkt.nsf/WebSucheIE/ACD2387A0331E3AEC1256DEF005516F0   (200 words)

  
 Southern Pacific Passenger Car Models
This cheap plastic streamlined baggage car is model was manufactured by ConCor, it was modified by filling in the top of the baggage door with a plastic strip to match the prototypes letter board and door windows.
MHP cars have metal ends with a punched out opening, the IHC HO Passenger Car Diaphragms, #6060, has tabs that hold on the edges of that opening, so no glue is needed.
This is the Union Pacific lounge car Hollywood, that ran on the City of Los Angeles.
www.geocities.com /espee9164/pass.car.mod.html   (1399 words)

  
 Desktop Solutions of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Car sides are fabricated from 20mil ABS plastic, and the usual hobby paints adhere well.
Most car sides are sized to be used in conjunction with the plastic core kits that are manufactured by Eastern Car Works.
Car sides are fabricated from 10mil ABS plastic, and the usual hobby paints adhere well.
merchandise.pennsyrr.com /ms_laser.html   (666 words)

  
 Passenger Car HVAC Parts
On the surface, HVAC controls on railroad passenger cars seem simple enough: keep the passengers comfortable by running the air conditioning when it is too hot and run the heat when it is too cold.
If the car were stopped on a section of track with super-elevation or sunken sections, the temperature control would also be unreliable.
Therefore, producing reliable HVAC systems and temperature control for railroad passenger cars is not quite a simple as it might first appear to be.
www.nwrail.com /NWRE_products/HVAC-index.html   (392 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Railroad Passenger Car : An Illustrated History of the First Hundred Years, with Accounts by ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The text is buttressed with numerous monochrome photos and illustrations of passenger, sleeping, and dining cars that run the gamut from the poshest to the poorest of accommodations.
The American Railroad Passenger Car (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) by John H., Jr.
The Railroad Passenger Car is very highly recommended reading for both the railroad buff and students of 19th century railroading history and development, including the sleeping car and dining car.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0801865417?v=glance   (860 words)

  
 Nevada Northern Railway Comprehensive Passenger Car Roster
Chair cars generally had a selection of both comfortable chairs as well as some nicely appointed coach style seats, as opposed to the reversible seats (rattan or upholstered) attached to the floor that were typical for coach seating.
These Brill cars appear to be all steel commuter coaches in photographs and are commonly referred to as such in the literature, although the NN records indicate "wooden body".
USA 89033 was one of 26 former ward-dressing cars still on the Army roster in the mortuary configuration and available for service in 1950 at the outbreak of the Korean War.
nn.railfan.net /pass/passroster/passrost.html   (3522 words)

  
 Tank crushes passenger car - Aftenposten.no   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This demonstration of what happens when a Leopard tank meets a passenger car is from a Defense exhibition in downtown Oslo in 2000.
The crushed car was towed to Grong and police said the incident would be investigated as a standard traffic accident.
On Monday a woman was slightly injured after her car collided with a tank in the area.
www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article984906.ece   (491 words)

  
 Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Combination Passenger Car #24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Indications are that the the car was either built for or acquired by the Southern Pacific Company in 1896 for $2718 as No. 1324.
Southern Pacific transferred the car to its newly acquired Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad (NCO) in 1927, where it was used as a maintenance-of-way bunk car.
After the NCO was converted to standard gauge in 1929, car No. 24 was placed on the ground in Alturas, California, as a dwelling.
www.nsrm-friends.org /nsrm52.html   (335 words)

  
 Big O Tires - Chilliwack, British Columbia - Our Passenger Car Tires
Regardless of what make or model your car is, there is usually a Big O Brand tire available to suit your needs.
All models feature a free replacement warranty, which is unlike most other warranties, in that the customer is not required to pay for the percentage of tread worn off their Big O Brand tires.
The Euro SR is an excellent flwall radial tire for smaller import and domestic cars.
www.valleyimall.com /bigotires/passenger.html   (1273 words)

  
 Brass Car Sides Catalog and Ordering Information
Established in 1978, BRASS CAR SIDES produces an extensive line of high quality photoetched brass HO and N-scale passenger car sides, craftsman kits and parts, as well as classic railfan videos (to be replaced by new DVD editions).
For the past two-plus years we have carried a small inventory of the excellent HO and N-scale car side sets that are produced by Athabasca Scale Models in Calgary, Alberta.
With the explosion of high-quality plastic RTR passenger cars in recent years, many of our most popular prototypes have been produced in those forms, although sometimes in limited runs.
www.brasscarsides.com   (3119 words)

  
 Global Car Production
A second problem of definition is whether small utilitary vans and pick-up trucks, are to be counted among the passenger cars or as commercial car production.
Normally, the vans and pick-ups are not included in production figures for passenger cars, except if they are registered as passenger cars (intended for passenger transportation as opposed to transportation of commodities).
According to OICA sources, car production in Thailand was 141,123 in 1996.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/Speedway/4939/carprod.html   (493 words)

  
 - Passenger car coupler question
I am looking for the coupler dimensions that were typical on 80 to 85 foot heavyweight passenger cars as they were configured in the 1950s.
TVRR has a wye at its Grand Junction terminus and I watched the crew turn a 2-8-0 plus 3 heavyweight cars passenger cars on track that didn't appear to have much larger curves than what I have on my model RR.
First step on the RR will be some track and wiring rearrangements to ensure that the minimum curve radii will be 24" except in one place where I have some curved turnouts that have an 18" inner radius.
www.trainnet.org /dcforum/DCForumID24/81.html   (307 words)

  
 Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
Both cars are expected to reach their peak sales performance this year, although there will be many new rivals in the market.
In order to restore consumers’ confidence and guarantee the standards of cars produced in Thailand, then industry minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal appointed a panel to probe the quality of cars when there were complaints involving mechanical aspects.
Subcompact cars like the Honda Jazz and the Honda City as well as the Toyota Soluna Vios enjoyed brisk sales in 2005, while the government supported the trend further by promoting the use of gasohol, which is a mixture of regular petrol and ethanol.
www.nationmultimedia.com /2006/01/04/business/index.php?news=business_19567860.html   (1273 words)

  
 Passenger Car - Buying Leads for Passenger Car - Buyers, Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors
We are sourcing for the rubber tires supply on regular basis as per the following specs requirement:
This member would like to receive quotations from paid members only.
We are looking for companies that can be supliyering us cars, buses for passengers.
importer.alibaba.com /buyeroffers/Passenger_Car.html   (739 words)

  
 N-scale Varnish Homepage
Started July 5th, 2001, the purpose of this list is to spotlight the modeling efforts of N-scale modelers who are interested in modeling passenger train equipment, as well as to provide for a forum for modelers to exchange ideas on how to approach various passenger car, locomotive, and train modeling projects that are scale specific.
These indexes feature extensive listings of many of the passenger car photos that are posted on the world wide web.
This site features information on a variety of ready-to-run passenger car prototypes (when possible to find) as well as an interesting collection of passenger car photos, and is well worth the time it would take to visit and check it out.
www.trainweb.org /passengercars/NscaleVarnish.htm   (364 words)

  
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Because of my own interests in passenger trains and passenger train equipment I have compiled this list of links for photos of passenger cars that I have found to be of interest.
I am also searching for information on a variety of cars that are shown on the various websites represented here.
The passenger cars, locomotives and Sperry car GIFs are original artwork, © 2005 J.M. LaBoda.
www.trainweb.org /passengercars   (793 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Car passenger is killed in crash
A 27-year-old woman has died in a car accident which closed a road through Gloucestershire for much of Sunday morning, police said.
The collision, between a white stretch limousine and a car, happened on the A48 near Highnam just after 0800 GMT.
A police spokesman said the woman from Cheltenham who was a passenger in the car, died at the scene.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4574638.stm   (108 words)

  
 Passenger car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
passenger car - a railcar where passengers ride carriage, coach railcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; three cars had jumped
Passenger Car - Hundreds of products in stock.
Find passenger car and more at Lycos Search.
www.carbig.com /passenger-car.html   (171 words)

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