The wry observation of society grande dame Mrs. August Belmont – “A private ... Kansas-Texas Railroad’s car No. 403, built by Pullman in 1914, since 1988. Its interior rooms and staterooms ...

Some railroad buffs looking ... to ride on a vintage train car. The restored private cars often feature formal dining rooms, plasma televisions and fine wood interiors. Fewer than 200 such cars ...

a director of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners (AAPRCO). “They would call the railroad and say, ‘Hey, can you pull me from here to there?’ ” A similar, if less well ...