A specialized passenger car designed to accommodate travelers on long-distance overnight routes. These cars feature private rooms, fold-down berths, and washroom facilities to provide hotel-like lodging on the move. They are heavily soundproofed and ride on premium suspension systems to ensure passengers can sleep through the slack action and track noise.
Heard on the job
The porter is making up the beds in the sleeping car right now, so we can head back to our roomette in a few minutes.
Also heard as
- sleeper