Amtrak passenger train number 8, the Empire Builder, at Renton, Washington in 1978. Eastbound passenger train arriving at station led by F40-type diesel locomotive number 248 while detouring on Burlington Northern and Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad between Seattle and Easton, due to washouts on regular Burlington Northern route over Stampede Pass. Other Subject Classes: passenger cars, diesel locomotives, railroad stations, railroad mainline.
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At Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, a still photograph of a piece of railway rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. The term passenger car can also be associated with sleeping cars, baggage, dining, business cars and railway post office cars.
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LC Subject Authority Heading: Railroad passenger cars http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110995
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Railroad passenger cars
Railroad passenger cars
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Railroad passenger cars
UF Passenger cars
UF Passenger cars, Railroad
UF Passenger accommodation