Observation car

A pulpit car is a rail vehicle which is used at the end of a train and there was a prospect compartment. Derived is this type of vehicle by U.S. Observation Cars - observation car. Today, this type of vehicle is particularly common in Japan.

Germany

In the German Federal Railroad two such cars ran from the summer schedule in 1953 in regular service:

• In for the "Blue Gentian " used pre-war set of the former Henschel - Wegmann train and
• In the second made-up for this compound set, since because of the long running path a car set for circulation was not sufficient. The pulpit cars of this train composition in 1950 was rebuilt from the lounge car Salon4üe-38/50 10217, which in turn was developed from the 1940 Schürzenwagen C4ü -38 19347. For the circulation in the blue gentian he was named AB4üe-38/50/54 11700th order also came the return of a Henschel -Wegmann train comparable circuit car.

Both pulpit cars were distinguished by a rounded glass pulpit. The second set was retired after conversion to the two-class system in 1956, the Henschel -Wegmann train could, however, hold until 1959.

The pulpit car of the second set is painted ocean blue again after a period in ivory / cobalt blue and belongs to existence of the Nürnberg Transportation Museum. It is used by the Historic Railroad Frankfurt, where a saloon car is the same color available.

Italy

Had in 1952 entered service railcar FS ETR 300, Settebello series, the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS ) on both ends. Ever a pulpit Cart So that was structurally possible, the engineer was housed in a recessed and elevated cabin.

Spain

Had the drivable only in one direction sets the Talgo II at the rear of the train end car with a view to the rear. Inside was this with chairs with loose chairs. Already the prototype Talgo I, who never went into the service plan, had a pulpit car at the end.

North America

Relatively widespread was this type of car in the U.S. and Canada as Observation Car. He was and is still used in some more tourist trains used as the final car. As a particularly striking showed the constructions of the Milwaukee Road, were designed for special industrial design forms such as the " Beavertail Observation " by Otto Kuhler, or " Skytop Lounge" by Brooks Stevens. The pulpit of the Skytop Lounge car designs were easily distinguishable from other forms, as they not only rounded, but also slanted toward the roof and were fully glazed.

Six railway companies acquired mixed roof lookout pulpit cars from Budd: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad used them for their jointly operated California Zephyr and the Canadian Pacific Railway for the Canadian and the Dominion. The Wabash Railroad used them for their Bluebird from Chicago to St. Louis and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway she saw before for the Chessie, which, however, never went into operation. The car of the C & O went to the Denver & Rio Grande, where they were used in the Royal Gorge.

Japan

In Twilight Express, a sleeper train, which runs between Osaka and Sapporo, in the pulpit car a particularly luxurious twin compartment is offered.