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The Survivor was a private railroad car built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1926 for Jesse Woolworth, the heiress to F.W. Woolworth. The car was used by the Woolworth family from 1926 through 1939, transporting the family to French Lick, Pinehurst, the Greenbrier and Palm Beach. The car is reputed to have been the courtship car of ...
June 16, 1988. The Abraham Lincoln, also known as Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Business Car No. 101, is the oldest operable passenger car in the United States allowed to run on tracks operated by Amtrak. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
February 4, 1985. 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.
A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) [1] is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers. The term passenger car can also be associated with a sleeping car, a baggage car, a ...
www.narcoa.org. The North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and safe, legal operation of railroad equipment historically used for maintenance of way purposes. The organization is primarily composed of those who own and operate a personal railcar speeder. [2]
East Railcar; Eaton & Gilbert (1833–1893) Troy, New York [9] Ebenezer Railcar, Buffalo, New York; Edwards Rail Car Company (1921–1942) Edwards Rail Car Company (1997–2008) Elliott Car Company (c. 1885 – 1899) Gadsden, Alabama [9] Elmira Car Manufactory (1862–1886) Elmira, New York [9] Emmons Rail Car, York, Pennsylvania
Constructed. 1949. Refurbished. 1961. Specifications. Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Car 553 is a privately owned railroad passenger car. It operated exclusively on Metra 's Union Pacific North Line in Northeastern Illinois, and was the last privately-owned membership-based commuter rail car operating in the United ...
Pages in category "Private railroad cars" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Roald Amundsen (railcar) S. The Superb; W. Wisconsin (railcar)