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| Author: | wesp [ Mon Dec 01, 2025 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Polar Express - the movie - Observation car? |
Is there any prototype for the design of the observation car in Polar Express? I do not recall seeing an historical photo of an obs with round end open platform that is shown in the film. ~Wesley Attachment: Polar Express.jpg [ 4.76 KiB | Viewed 3692 times ] |
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| Author: | BMRX [ Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Polar Express - the movie - Observation car? |
The Silver Chalet comes to mind https://www.trains.com/trn/train-basics ... t-history/ 
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| Author: | PrrOpCrew [ Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Polar Express - the movie - Observation car? |
I saw this photo on Shorpy of Pere Marquette Parlor Car #25 which had a "standard" square end observation platform, but with curved glass ends from 1905. Worth noting is the tilt-out windows along the sides of the car too. https://www.shorpy.com/node/9955 |
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