| Sun Lounge | |
|---|---|
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Hollywood_Beach_(13970159990).jpg) The lounge area of the Hollywood Beach Sun Lounge. | |
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Seaboard_Railroad_Sun_Lounge_postcard.jpg) Postcard of a Sun Lounge interior in the 1960s. | |
| In service | 1956-1981 |
| Manufacturer | Pullman-Standard |
| Constructed | 1956 |
| Entered service | 1956 |
| Scrapped | ~1980 (Sun Beam/Palm Beach) |
| Number built | 3 |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 1 |
| Diagram | 4202 |
| Fleet numbers | 18–20 (SAL) 6500–6502 (SCL) 3230–3232 (Amtrak) |
| Capacity | 5 double bedrooms |
| Operators | Seaboard Air Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Amtrak |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 85 feet (25.91 m) |
| Width | 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) |
| Height | 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) |
| Wheel diameter | 36 inches (0.91 m) |
| Weight | 135,100–135,700 pounds (61,300–61,600 kg) |
| HVAC | 10-ton Frigidaire Freon Electro-Mechanical AC, Steam heat |
| Braking system(s) | Air |
| Coupling system | AAR |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Sun Lounges were a fleet of three streamlined sleeper-lounge cars built by Pullman-Standard for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) in 1956. The cars featured a distinctive glazed roof area meant to capture the ambience of a dome car in a lower profile, as tunnels on the East Coast of the United States prevented the use of dome cars there. The Seaboard employed all three Sun Lounges on its flagship Silver Meteor between New York City and Miami, Florida. The cars later saw service with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) and Amtrak. Two of the three survive in private ownership.