Posted by J. C. Smith, Jr. on July 28, 2011  It's good to see tat least one commuter club lounge car is still running on Metra trains. These were ex-CNW counter-diner-lounge cars were built for the Union Pacific "City streamliner" pool, and later converted to bar-lounges for lease to commuter groups after the Milwaukee Road took over as the UP's Chicago connection. The CNW had to add a vestibule to the cars, which as meal cars, did not have them when built. Posted by J. C. Smith, Jr. on July 28, 2011  It's good to see tat least one commuter club lounge car is still running on Metra trains. These were ex-CNW counter-diner-lounge cars were built for the Union Pacific "City streamliner" pool, and later converted to bar-lounges for lease to commuter groups after the Milwaukee Road took over as the UP's Chicago connection. The CNW had to add a vestibule to the cars, which as meal cars, did not have them when built.

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