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Placid series, the Glossary

Index Placid series

The Placid series was a fleet of ten lightweight streamlined sleeping cars built by Pullman-Standard for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1956.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: American Orient Express, Amtrak, Arcadia Publishing, Auto Train, City of Los Angeles (train), City of Portland (train), Head-end power, Heritage Fleet, Pacific series (railcar), Pullman Company, Sleeping car, Streamliner, Union Pacific Railroad.

  2. Pullman Company
  3. Vehicles introduced in 1956

American Orient Express

American Orient Express, formerly the American European Express, operated a single luxury passenger train set in charter service between 1989 and 2008 and operated on routes throughout North America.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Arcadia Publishing

Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form.

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Auto Train

Auto Train is an scheduled daily train service for passengers and their automobiles operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando).

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City of Los Angeles (train)

The City of Los Angeles was a streamlined passenger train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California via Omaha, Nebraska, and Ogden, Utah.

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City of Portland (train)

The City of Portland was a named passenger train on the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.

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Head-end power

In rail transport, head-end power (HEP), also known as electric train supply (ETS), is the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train.

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Heritage Fleet

Amtrak's Heritage Fleet consisted of the rolling stock provided to it when it assumed passenger service on commercial railroads. Placid series and Heritage Fleet are rail passenger cars of the United States.

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Pacific series (railcar)

The Pacific series is a fleet of fifty lightweight streamlined sleeping cars built by the Budd Company for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1949–1950. Placid series and Pacific series (railcar) are rail passenger cars of the United States and Union Pacific Railroad.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping.

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Streamliner

A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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See also

Pullman Company

Vehicles introduced in 1956

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placid_series