parlor car
noun
: an extra-fare railroad passenger car for day travel equipped with individual chairs
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The train ride is 4½ hours round trip, and riders have three hours to see the South Rim.
Passengers ride historic rail cars that range from open-air 1920s-era Pullman cars to luxury dome and parlor cars from the 1950s, Langner said.
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The carriage in question here is Cygnus, which debuted in 1951 as a First Class parlor car for the Golden Arrow; later, it was also used as part of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral train.
—Sandra Ramani, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2021
The train portion of the set includes four cars to build: the engine, passenger car, the tender and a parlor car.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2019
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., 752-2490; borail.org: Marvel at magnificent 19th-century steam locomotives, original tracks, and elegant parlor cars.
—Jill Gerston, ELLE Decor, 19 Feb. 2010
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The carriage in question here is Cygnus, which debuted in 1951 as a First Class parlor car for the Golden Arrow; later, it was also used as part of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral train.
—Sandra Ramani, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2021
The train portion of the set includes four cars to build: the engine, passenger car, the tender and a parlor car.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2019
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., 752-2490; borail.org: Marvel at magnificent 19th-century steam locomotives, original tracks, and elegant parlor cars.
—Jill Gerston, ELLE Decor, 19 Feb. 2010
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“Parlor car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlor%20car. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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