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I've made heavyweight Pullmans into their own chapter, as these were the only across-the-board cars that were "freely interchanged". Also, they were all built by one builder for one owner, Pullman, of course, but this means they share common traits.
In the 1931 Cyc., it said the "standard sleeping car usually had 24 berths - an upper and lower berth in each of 12 sections." White said that of