St. Paul and Pacific Coach No. 3
This car was one of the first passenger cars on the SP&P. It is 53-foot long and has a capacity of 50 riders. It has several unique features: wooden window shades; a clerestory roof, meaning the center section is raised above the sides; and fancy cast baggage racks and silver-colored ventilators.There is a coal stove on each end of the car for heat, and candles were used for lighting.

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St. Paul and Pacific
Coach No. 3

This car was built by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1882, and received by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba the same year. It was renovated by the Great Northern Railway in 1924.

 

 
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