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Buffet and lounge car

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People eating and drinking in a Vista-Dome buffet and lounge car of the Kansas City/American Royal Zephyrs. A mix a white men and women. A woman is entering the car from a doorway to the Vista-Dome...

Business in the drawing room

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Three white men seated at a table conducting business in the drawing room on the Kansas City Zephyr. A fourth white man in a suit is standing behind the group, observing. There's a metal bladed fan...

Couple in a sleeping berth

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White man and women in a double bedroom on the Kansas City/American Royal Zephyrs. The woman is in bed sitting up and reading a book. The man is wearing a suit while shaving in front of a mirror in...

Crew laying tracks

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Crew laying track for the Chicago and North Western Railway Company's Nelson-Peoria Branch near Buda, Illinois. The men seem to be largely white and a few women are seen around the periphery of...

Dining car service under way

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Dinner being served in the Kansas City Zephyr's dining car. All diners are white men and women. An African American waiter in an all white uniform is serving a dish to a seated woman. All tables have...

Men seated in an observation car

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Group of seven white men seated in an observation car on train #55 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company. Most are smoking and five are wearing hats. An African American railway worker...

Passengers in a chair car

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Passengers (white men, women, and children) seated in a chair car of the 4400 Series of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company. A white male rail worker is standing at the end of the car...

Passengers in a coach car

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White men and women passengers seated in a coach car on a Kansas City / American Royal Zephyr at night. The car is lighted and at the front a man hands a woman a cigarette across the aisle.

Passengers on an observation card deck

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A group of seven white men and women seat on an outside deck of an observation car of the 4400 Series of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company. One woman is standing and waving at the...