Troop sleeper

This method allowed part of the trip to be made overnight, reducing the amount of transit time required and increasing travel efficiency.Along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's "Surf Line," trains consisting of 10-12 former Southern Pacific interurban trailer cars, owned by the U.S. Maritime Commission but bearing Santa Fe markings, were fitted with conventional knuckle couplers at each end of the trainset and pressed into service to handle the additional passenger loads.Light and ventilation was provided by ten window units mounted on each side, each equipped with rolling black out shades and wire mesh screens.Troop sleepers, generally intended for use by enlisted personnel, were equipped with bunks stacked 3-high, and slept 29 servicemen plus the Pullman porter.The cars were also equipped with a pair of 200-US-gallon (760 L; 170 imp gal) cold water tanks and a 40-US-gallon (150 L; 33 imp gal) hot water tank; supplies were stocked on open shelves with marine-type railings, a bread locker, a large refrigerator, and a series of built-in cabinets and drawers.
A Pullman-built troop sleeper at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum .
United States Army "Medical Department Kitchen Car" #8762 sits at the Lafayette, Indiana shops of the Monon Railroad on April 17, 1947.
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