Fact and Detail Quiz 2

The first train passenger cars were simply stagecoaches mounted on four train wheels. But when longer cars were needed, this car design was dropped. Then the cars were made much like modern boxcars but with windows in the sides. They were made with eight wheels- four at each end. They had hard wooden seats with straight backs. In winter they were heated by a small wood stove at either end. Light came from a few candles struck in sconces nailed to the walls. Air in these cars was often smoky and unhealthy. Changes in design came very slowly over the years. Springs were added to the wheels. Vents were cut through the roof to draw out the smoke. By 1850 seats were made of soft leather. Candles were replaced by lamps. Not until 1872 did electric lights arrive for better lighting in the cars.

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