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The Ferdinand Magellan (also known as U.S. Car. No. 1) is a former Pullman Company private car that served as Presidential Rail Car, U.S. Number 1 from 1943 until 1958. It is named after the Portuguese explorer. The current owner, Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami-Dade County, Florida, acquired it in 1959.
One of the most famous railroad cars to be used in the U.S. whistle-stop tours was the Ferdinand Magellan, the only car custom built for the President of the United States in the 20th century. Originally built in 1928 by the Pullman Company and officially the "U.S. No. 1 Presidential Railcar", the Ferdinand Magellan is on display at the Gold ...
The Ferdinand Magellan was a Pullman Company business car pulled from charter service, armor plated, and rebuilt into living quarters and office for FDR in 1941. It is currently on static display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum promotes historical trains and railroads. It houses over 30 historic trains including historic railroad cars like the Presidential Pullman "Ferdinand Magellan” and engines like the Florida East Coast "153.” The museum strives to teach railroad history using artifacts, movies, and railroading materials.
Abraham Lincoln never used the "elaborately appointed" car. [10] After his assassination, his body was transported to Springfield, Illinois in it. Ferdinand Magellan (1943–1958, 1984), used by presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. President Reagan used it for his whistlestop tour across Ohio in 1984.
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A replica of the ship Ferdinand Magellan sailed in his attempt to circumnavigate the globe is in Charleston this week. Tours of the Nao Trindad, a three-mast, 93-foot-long vessel, are available ...
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