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Palaces on wheels private cars and luxury coaches
The article surveys elegant private railway cars owned or built for railroad magnates and celebrities, citing Vanderbilt and Pullman names, famed interiors, and the era of luxury. It details car styles, notable owners, hunting and fishing cars, rents, and an estimated 4 million dollars invested across about 190 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
W. EK. Vanderbilt
George M. Pullman
New York, Lake Erie & Western
Benjamin Thomas
Hugh J. Jewett
Pullman Company
Jewett
Henry Villard
Thomas W. Pierce
Texas
Pullman Works
Leigh Valley
Henry Packer
Frank Coxe
Philadelphia
Daisy
Richmond & Danville
E. B. Thomas
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Richmond
Danville
A. B. Andrews
United States
Joseph Brown
Tennessee
Virginia & Georgia Road
Fini
E. H. Talbot
Railway Age
Germany
Herr Krupp
Holy Land
Talbot
Patti, Nilsson
Madame Gerster
Langtry
Queen Victoria
Madame Patti
Commodore Vanderbilt
Wagner Sleeping Car Company
Gould
Southern Railroad
Mr. Gabbett
Atlanta & St. Paul Road
Captain Raoul
Georgia Central
Colonel Peck
South Carolina Railway
America
Atlantic
Izaak Watton
Cavy Crockett
California
Fizty
Ammonis