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

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 • Jun. 16, 2015

While motorists on the single major highway are bumper to bumper, passengers can recline in the velvety Presidential parlor car, built in 1925.

From Time Magazine Archive

The secret, if it proves as workable as its inventors hope, is the mobile lounge�a fat-tired monster that rolls regally over the landing strip like a parlor car on stilts.

From Time Magazine Archive

That evening, pouch-eyed, gaunt, battered, he climbed out of a parlor car at Washington and went directly to the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead