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Good info and question about Hospital Trains... Mostly heavyweight Pullman's were used. Since there were vestibles on both ends, it was not uncommon to sheel metal over the vestible on one end so there would be room for additional storage. There were a number of other observations noted as well. Baggage car doors were installed on some of there cars to help facilitate the loading of litter patients. I have a photo where litter patients are being loaded on board via a specially installed window that could be dropped down. I have been told by woman whos father was a traveling surgeon on one of these trains that the windows were either blacked out or heavily tinted to prevent spectators from looking inside as these trains carried the most greviously injured patients. I'm actually trying to find some photos to support this information, but it's been a long process. More to follow as I get it... Marc in Madison, WI.
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