Lackawanna 567 is an all-steel, open-platform commuter coach. It is known as a “Boonton car” because cars of this type were used extensively on the Lackawanna’s railroad line from Hoboken to Boonton, New Jersey. Builder: Pullman/Pullman-Standard Year Built: 1914 Seats: 78 Length: 70ft 1in Width: 9ft 8in Height: 11ft 5in

Boston & Maine 1094 is a wood-bodied dining-café car designed for service on the B&M in New England. Its interior consists of three sections: a coach seating area, a small dining (or café) area with tables, and a kitchen. Cars like this saw use on intermediate-distance or lower-ridership trains where

C&NW 1304 is a wood-bodied baggage/RPO (Railway Post Office) car. Cars like this were hauled in passenger trains and were used for carrying passengers’ luggage, express freight, and other less-than-car-load (LCL) shipments. This car was also fitted with an RPO section for carrying mail. Builder: Pullman/Pullman-Standard Year Built: 1901 Length:

N&W 1459 is an all-steel baggage car used on the N&W system in Virginia as a “storage mail” car. Cars like this were hauled in passenger trains and were used for carrying mail, express freight, and other less-than-car-load (LCL) shipments. This particular car has an unusual history. It was constructed

Santa Fe 1534 is an all-steel heavyweight lounge car. It has a large lounge with chairs for informal seating and a bar for light refreshments. It also has several open sections, which could be converted from daytime seating into nighttime bunks separated by heavy curtains, intended to be used on

Santa Fe 2544 is an all-steel combine, or combination passenger-baggage car. It was built for use across the wide-ranging Santa Fe system in the Midwest and southwest. Cars like this were common on railroads, particularly on more lightly used lines where a full baggage car was unnecessary to carry express

IC 2804 is an all-steel heavyweight coach. It is known as a “day coach” to denote its configuration for longer-distance transportation, with more comfortable seating than a short-haul commuter coach. When new, it was segregated into White and Black seating areas complete with separate bathrooms due to “Jim Crow” laws

In 1971 the Michigan Council for the Arts funded the creation of the Michigan Artrain, later simply Artrain, a roving art exhibition housed in three converted passenger cars. One of these three cars, ARTX 1, is an exhibit car rebuilt at that time from a heavyweight coach built in 1924

In 1971 the Michigan Council for the Arts funded the creation of the Michigan Artrain, later simply Artrain, a roving art exhibition housed in three converted passenger cars. One of these three cars, ARTX 3, is an exhibit car rebuilt c1971 from a Union Pacific streamlined coach. It was retired

Nevada Northern 101, the “Ely,” is a particularly opulent example of a railroad private car. It was used by the president of the railroad for private luxury transportation and could also be employed as a rolling office or a way to “wine and dine” railroad customers. Its interior features extensive