Combines

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Combines, also known as a combine car or simply a combine, is a type of railroad car that began to appear on passenger trains not long after the common coach car appeared in the mid-19th century. The traditional combine car was, of course, the coach-baggage which featured the baggage compartment at the front of the car while the back section featured coach seating for passengers.

Because the car was always situated at the front of the train the railroads termed it head-end equipment, which also included the locomotives and other non-passenger consists like the RPO (Railway Post Office), which carried the mail.

When Maeve MacKenna and her parents were traveling cross-country to start a new life in Los Angeles, they rode in the combines. This unfortunately lead to tragedy, when the car was raided by the Shadow Wolf Pack.