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I thought the "diner capacity" question was interesting, so I took a look at it. With a consist of 3 10-6 sleepers, 3 4-4-2 sleepers and the observation (which had 4 drawing rooms and 1 bedroom), I calculate a maximum passenger capacity of 146 for the train, assuming 3 passengers per drawing room, 2 per bedroom or compartment and 1 per roomette. Dining capacity on the train wasn't limited to the 36 seats in the dining car, however. The dome car, which was always coupled next to the diner, could accommodate as many as 13 for meals in its Turquoise Room. And, as you've already mentioned, passengers could take their meals in their sleeping car rooms. Dividing the 146 passenger capacity by 49 available dining seats, we find 3 seatings would handle all the passengers potentially aboard.
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