A luxuriously fitted railway carriage, typically with individually reserved seats.
〈北美〉（有个人预留座位的）特等客车
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The cars illustrated in this article are the 600-627 series coaches converted by the C&O from the secondhand Pullman parlor cars.
There were 2 engines, baggage car, transition sleeper for staff, 3 sleeper cars, parlor car, dining car, lounge car and 4 coaches.
There is also the body of a Northern Texas Traction parlor car, 409.
(Never lacking for good metaphors, Brooks wrote that hedge funds were the ‘parlor cars on the new gravy train’).
Those darn standard bedrooms are too small for a long trip (except on the Starlight - the parlour car and entertainment make a standard bedroom OK there), but at least the luggage rack was close by for extra storage.