I am in the process of creating a database for Frisco passenger cars. There are several coaches in the 1050's and a few in the 1060's and 1070's built by ACF in 1910-1912 that are divided into three separate sections, each with its own restroom (apparently for both sexes). Most had 40 seats in the main section, 20 in the center section and 18 in the other end. The seats and restrooms in all three sections were identical, so I can not see a class distinction for the separation. Two sections I understand, namely they were because of "Jim Crow" laws in the South. But I can't imagine what three sections were for. Many RR's had cars with smoking compartments, but I have not seen any with its own restroom nor any that were as large as the smallest compartment in these cars. Does anyone have any idea what these were?
The cars were divided with separate smoking areas for whites and blacks, plus a non-smoking section for blacks. I am aware that the CRIP had cars that were configured in a similar manner. These cars were placed in the train so that neither race would have to walk through the others' section. The 3-section cars would be placed behind the head-end cars. The blacks would enter through the front vestibule and the whites would enter through the rear vestibule. The first compartment would be for non-smoking blacks, the middle section would be for smoking blacks, and the rear section would be for smoking whites. The following were 3-section Jim Crow cars 998 1054 1056 1055 1057-1059 1070 1072 1079 1080 1067 1078 The following are 2-section Jim Crow cars 166 (Coach-Baggage) 765 759 768 769 773-775 1018 1033 1037 1052 1061 1066 1203 1206 1209-1211 1219
