| Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad Pullman built trailers 204 and 205 at Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, on an unknown day in February 1982, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Both cars were built as 61 foot trailers in 1927 by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company, number 204 was lengthened at Michigan City to 78 feet in 1947, the same for 205 but in 1948. As originally built, each trailer had rotating bucket seats upholstered in Byzantine plush and, in place of the customary smoking section, the cars were provided with an enclosed Pullman-type smoking compartment with facing leather-covered seats for eight passengers. An aisle passing around the compartment made in unnecessary for passengers entering or leaving the car to pass through the smoking compartment. |