baggage car

American  

noun

1. a car of a passenger train in which luggage, trunks, etc., are carried.

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Etymology

Origin of baggage car

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

The train had eight cars, including a baggage car, Dunn said.

From Washington Post

Not only did Edison set up a chemistry lab in the baggage car, but he also built a printing press for an original newspaper he created, "The Grand Trunk Herald."

From Salon

Others helped unload the baggage car near the front of the train.

From Seattle Times

That’s because his win here in 2019 not only shocked everyone but removed 11 years of injury, controversy, failure and self-doubt: a whole baggage car of burdens, unloaded with one win.

From Washington Post

There, the crate was shoved into a baggage car, where Brown fell on his side before being pushed head down again aboard the steamer to Philadelphia.

From Washington Post