parlor car

American  

noun

1. a railroad passenger car that has individual reserved seats and is more comfortable than a day coach.

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parlor car British  

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a comfortable railway coach with individual reserved seats

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Etymology

Origin of parlor car

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Cora slapped her hands on the cushions of the parlor car and said the farm suited her just fine.

From Literature

They came up, hand in hand, from the other side of the Wabash tracks and scrambled aboard the open platform at the back of the parlor car.

From Literature

Or is it the soft, steady voice of the stranger in the train’s parlor car, telling a story to the boy’s father?

From New York Times

Walking to board the parlor car, we had passed a dining car toward which he jerked his head, “I used to work on that thing.”

From Literature

I think it is much cheaper to have luncheon served on a table in the parlor car.

From Project Gutenberg