Many of the open vestibule (Overland stye) coaches ended up on the backwoods railways long after they were taken off the main lines. Even major roads, both in Canada and the US, relegated the open vestibule car to smaller branch lines where the timetable wasn't as important and speeds were a lot slower than on those hot varnish main line trains.
Whenever there was a large surge of passenger traffic, the open vestibule cars were brought back into service. For example, if there were a lot of passengers going to a large meeting of some fraternal or church society, the railways would run special excursion trains using these older cars, rather than taking their more modern cars off of their regular runs.
There was always a fairly good "used car" market for these cars as equipment dealers would buy them from the large railways and sell them to the small lines, a couple of cars at a time. Of course the small line was pleased as punch to get this "new" car to replace the older worn out car. The local folks always commented on the improved comfort of the "new" car compared to the old one it had replaced.
01 Oct 1902 New Combine Delivered Page 347 Canadian Railway & Marine World "The BW&SSM has added a combination passenger and baggage car to its equipment."
01 April 1903 New Loco and Cars About to be Added to Roster Page 137 Canadian Railway & Marine World "The BW&SSM is about to add to its equipment one locomotive, one 1st class passenger car, one combination passenger and baggage car, one combination baggage and express car, 8 box cars, 50,000 lbs. capacity and 3 stock cars, 40,000 lbs. capacity."
This were all second-hand cars purchased from "used car dealers" such as E.H. Wilson & Co; Hotchkiss, Blue & Co, Harvey, Ill; James T. Gardner, Chicago;