sleeping car
Example Sentences
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We both got off the train at Grand Junction because he was moving into a sleeping car for the rest of his journey.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021
During an interview, his eyes lit up at a mention of the sleeping car breakfast, with two Viennese bread rolls, jam and coffee.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2019
The plucky but foolhardy passengers are gently driven back off the tracks by a jovial sleeping car attendant.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2015
Disgruntled Pullman porters, who served sleeping car passengers, organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union in the 1920s.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2015
It consisted of a kitchen and dining car, a sleeping car and two local coaches.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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