C&NW 903

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Colin t Hart	General	Why did these cars not have full floors on the upper level?	2/9/2015 4:33:03 AM

Chuck Zeiler	General	The following is from Wikipedia: Because of the two levels being separate on most cars, there is a physical limitation on the conductor, as it is difficult for him or her to verify, collect payment and sell tickets to such a large concentration of passengers in one car on each level, owing to the sometimes short distance between stops. In 1955, the St. Louis Car Company came up with a solution in the form of the gallery car design, which features upper levels, which are mezzanines or balconies running along both sides of the car, with an open area between them. Most gallery cars have four separate galleries with four separate stairwells to the main level (one on each side, split in the middle by the central vestibule). This make loading and unloading of the upper level much more efficient. The split balcony enables the conductor(s) walking along on the lower level to easily reach up and punch or validate tickets of the passengers seated on the mezzanine level.	2/9/2015 9:39:15 AM

C&NW 903
I wondered what the upper dining area looked like on C&NW 903, and found this image at this address: http://railroadheritage.org/r1132/bi-level_lounge_car_on_the_chicago__north_western_editors_title Also see this address: http://railroaddiningcar.org/content/tap-lounge-train-153-flambeau-400-attendant-cnw-2-photos
Date: 12/31/1958	Location: Chicago, IL Map	Views: 2880	Collection Of: Chuck Zeiler
Rolling Stock: CNW 903 (Passenger Car)			Author: Chuck Zeiler

Picture Categories: RollingStock		This picture is part of album: Chicago & North Western Railway

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