baggage cars

Rolling stock for suitcases

Baggage cars are railroad cars designed to carry passengers' luggage and other cargo on a train.

They typically sit near the front of passenger trains, separate from the coaches where travelers ride.

The term appears in historical and transportation contexts: Porters loaded trunks into the baggage car.

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railway car function/purpose

baggage carspassenger cars

Vehicles for transporting people

passenger coaches · Pullman cars · sleeping cars · observation cars · dining cars

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baggage, bags, bagged, bagging, bagger, cars, carriage, carrier, carried

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G