Pullman Gallery Car

Gallery Car (7006A, 7600 and 8700 series)
300px Virginia Railway Express #V425. Originally in service with the C&NW
Manufacturer	Pullman Company
Constructed	1950s-1970s
Entered service	1950-present
Capacity	153-161
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	85 feet (26 m)
Entry	Step
Doors	1 per side
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Pullman Gallery Car was a double-decker passenger car built by Pullman-Standard during the 1950s to 1970s for various passenger rail operators in the United States.

The car's upper level was accessed by four sets of stairs in the middle vestibule. A narrow walkway with handrail and middle sections open looking below. Passengers disemarked from stairs from the vestibule on both sides. Original bench seating on lowere level was often upgraded to individual seats during rebuilds by operators. 8700 series cars features control cab not found in 7600 series cars.

Models

• 7006A series - built in the 1950s
• 7600 series - built in mid 1950s
• 8700 series - built in late 1950s and early 1960s

Canadian Vickers also manufactured gallery cars used by Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal passenger service and sold to Agence métropolitaine de transport.

Operators

• AMT - Canadian Vickers-built gallery cars (all retired)
• Amtrak: Acquired twelve cars from the Chicago and North Western Railway in the 1970s; ten coaches and food-service cars. Amtrak converted four of coaches into control cars in 1981–1982. All twelve were off the roster by 1994.
• Canadian Pacific Railway - Montreal passenger routes and cars sold to STCUM and now with AMT
• Chicago and North Western - sold cars to Metra and Amtrak
• Metra - sold to UTA FrontRunner for use as parts for Comet I cars
• Southern Pacific - operated until 1971 and sold to Amtrak
• Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner - for parts

Preserved Cars

• Illinois Railway Museum

See also

• Bombardier Bi-Level Coach
• Hi-Level

External links

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