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He not only has a certain seat of his own, free from intrusion and reasonably roomy; he also rides in a car in which all of the people are clean and do not smell badly. The stinks in a day-coach, even under the best of circumstances, are revolting. The imbecile conversation that goes on in parlor-car
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116:The interior of a Pacific Parlour Car.
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189:Social forces in England and America
355:"Luxury in American Railway Travel"
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538:Couchette
485:Horse car
267:(1985) .
214:(2006) .
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619:Crew car
609:Autorack
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523:Colonist
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324:Amtrak.
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186:(1914).
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35:History
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