Originally posted by rhabney [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, March 27, 2005 3:23 PM ....What was the name of it....Think I did know but for the life of me now, can't think of it...Maybe we can locate it by entering it's name, etc... Quentin Reply chemung Member sinceJune 2003 From: Omaha,Nebr 87 posts Posted by chemung on Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:14 PM "Ferdinand Magellan" www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm A travling man AF&AM Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:04 PM ...Thanks, that is what I was thinking but wasn't sure....Checked out the web site and it sure is a good one for describing the car and where it is. Good info. Quentin Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:12 PM ...Visited a private Presidential railcar located at Strasburg RR in the early 80's and if I remember correctly it was one used by Harry Truman...Have photos I took but not in front of me now. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:42 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by chemung "Ferdinand Magellan" www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm Correct, the Ferdinand Magellan is at the Gold Coast RR Museum in Miami, FL. LC Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:26 AM POTUS? [:o)][:D][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:48 AM Hmm..i thought the "Ferdinand Magellan " was owned by the Smithsonian. there was a story on this car about 3 or 4 months ago on the history channel, seems it's still governement propery and could be used by a president, if he wanted to. but for security reasons probably never would be again. BTW, did you know it has a secret door in it to facilitate the escape of the president (I belive Truman added this)? and that it was the first rail car to encorporate an elevator for FDR's chair. Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 9:07 AM No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I] Originally posted by SteamerFan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:31 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I] i remember it did have the escape hatch in the roof as well as a secret door in either the bathroom or corridor that lead out of the car. And i believe it was a chairlift, not a true elevator. edit: according to http://www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm ,it had "Two escape hatches were built into the car, one in the ceiling of the observation lounge and one on the side wall of the shower/bath in the Presidential bathroom, near the center of the car". and in terms of the chairlift they say "At the Navy Yard, a special elevator was installed on the observation platform at the rear of the car to aid the president in boarding the car while in a wheel chair. This elaborate device was removed from the railroad car after the death of President Roosevelt, however, photos of it are on display in the lounge." Reply Edit Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:30 PM spbed.....Isn't any rail car the President travels in identified as "POTUS"....Simply, "President Of The United states".... Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:30 AM Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:50 AM Yes I believe so just like whatever plane the Prez is on is AF 1[:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:08 AM ...And that is correct...AF-1 in whatever he is on.... Quentin Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:13 AM Thanks actually when I replied I thought POTUS became the name of the car whenever the prez was on board! [:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 AM any military vehicle the president rides in becomes that braches number 1. So an army vehicles is Army 1, a Navy one(except a ship, which retains it's fleet name) becomes navy 1, the helicopter that the prez uses is Marine 1, a coast guard vehicle would be coast guard 1, if he ever used one. outside of the military vehicles, it is POTUS. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 1:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? A group of private railroad cars used by the president would make a good traveling museum. I would love to see them. [:D] It would make a good promotion for Amtrak too. Reply Edit cmulligan01 Member sinceJune 2004 From: Centennial, CO 89 posts Posted by cmulligan01 on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:46 AM For those that are intersted one of the other railroad cars FDR used, the Roald Amundsen, is available to be toured in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The park is free and the tour is I believe $1. The Roald Amundsen was used by each President from Hoover to Ike. Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 15, 2005 9:12 AM ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. I agree. Let's write or email our elected officials and Amtrak and suggest just that. They did a special promotion for the post office with a "stamp" train a while back. I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it with several cars of historical value. A while back there was a large scale model of this car listed for sale. It was a limited production run and somewhat expensive. I am sure to those running that scale it would be an item well worth having. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by chemung "Ferdinand Magellan" www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm
Originally posted by Modelcar Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:48 AM Hmm..i thought the "Ferdinand Magellan " was owned by the Smithsonian. there was a story on this car about 3 or 4 months ago on the history channel, seems it's still governement propery and could be used by a president, if he wanted to. but for security reasons probably never would be again. BTW, did you know it has a secret door in it to facilitate the escape of the president (I belive Truman added this)? and that it was the first rail car to encorporate an elevator for FDR's chair. Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 9:07 AM No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I] Originally posted by SteamerFan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:31 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I] i remember it did have the escape hatch in the roof as well as a secret door in either the bathroom or corridor that lead out of the car. And i believe it was a chairlift, not a true elevator. edit: according to http://www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm ,it had "Two escape hatches were built into the car, one in the ceiling of the observation lounge and one on the side wall of the shower/bath in the Presidential bathroom, near the center of the car". and in terms of the chairlift they say "At the Navy Yard, a special elevator was installed on the observation platform at the rear of the car to aid the president in boarding the car while in a wheel chair. This elaborate device was removed from the railroad car after the death of President Roosevelt, however, photos of it are on display in the lounge." Reply Edit Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:30 PM spbed.....Isn't any rail car the President travels in identified as "POTUS"....Simply, "President Of The United states".... Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:30 AM Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:50 AM Yes I believe so just like whatever plane the Prez is on is AF 1[:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:08 AM ...And that is correct...AF-1 in whatever he is on.... Quentin Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:13 AM Thanks actually when I replied I thought POTUS became the name of the car whenever the prez was on board! [:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 AM any military vehicle the president rides in becomes that braches number 1. So an army vehicles is Army 1, a Navy one(except a ship, which retains it's fleet name) becomes navy 1, the helicopter that the prez uses is Marine 1, a coast guard vehicle would be coast guard 1, if he ever used one. outside of the military vehicles, it is POTUS. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 1:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? A group of private railroad cars used by the president would make a good traveling museum. I would love to see them. [:D] It would make a good promotion for Amtrak too. Reply Edit cmulligan01 Member sinceJune 2004 From: Centennial, CO 89 posts Posted by cmulligan01 on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:46 AM For those that are intersted one of the other railroad cars FDR used, the Roald Amundsen, is available to be toured in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The park is free and the tour is I believe $1. The Roald Amundsen was used by each President from Hoover to Ike. Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 15, 2005 9:12 AM ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. I agree. Let's write or email our elected officials and Amtrak and suggest just that. They did a special promotion for the post office with a "stamp" train a while back. I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it with several cars of historical value. A while back there was a large scale model of this car listed for sale. It was a limited production run and somewhat expensive. I am sure to those running that scale it would be an item well worth having. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by SteamerFan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:31 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I] i remember it did have the escape hatch in the roof as well as a secret door in either the bathroom or corridor that lead out of the car. And i believe it was a chairlift, not a true elevator. edit: according to http://www.goldcoast-railroad.org/magellan.htm ,it had "Two escape hatches were built into the car, one in the ceiling of the observation lounge and one on the side wall of the shower/bath in the Presidential bathroom, near the center of the car". and in terms of the chairlift they say "At the Navy Yard, a special elevator was installed on the observation platform at the rear of the car to aid the president in boarding the car while in a wheel chair. This elaborate device was removed from the railroad car after the death of President Roosevelt, however, photos of it are on display in the lounge." Reply Edit Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:30 PM spbed.....Isn't any rail car the President travels in identified as "POTUS"....Simply, "President Of The United states".... Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:30 AM Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:50 AM Yes I believe so just like whatever plane the Prez is on is AF 1[:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:08 AM ...And that is correct...AF-1 in whatever he is on.... Quentin Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:13 AM Thanks actually when I replied I thought POTUS became the name of the car whenever the prez was on board! [:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 AM any military vehicle the president rides in becomes that braches number 1. So an army vehicles is Army 1, a Navy one(except a ship, which retains it's fleet name) becomes navy 1, the helicopter that the prez uses is Marine 1, a coast guard vehicle would be coast guard 1, if he ever used one. outside of the military vehicles, it is POTUS. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 1:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? A group of private railroad cars used by the president would make a good traveling museum. I would love to see them. [:D] It would make a good promotion for Amtrak too. Reply Edit cmulligan01 Member sinceJune 2004 From: Centennial, CO 89 posts Posted by cmulligan01 on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:46 AM For those that are intersted one of the other railroad cars FDR used, the Roald Amundsen, is available to be toured in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The park is free and the tour is I believe $1. The Roald Amundsen was used by each President from Hoover to Ike. Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 15, 2005 9:12 AM ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. I agree. Let's write or email our elected officials and Amtrak and suggest just that. They did a special promotion for the post office with a "stamp" train a while back. I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it with several cars of historical value. A while back there was a large scale model of this car listed for sale. It was a limited production run and somewhat expensive. I am sure to those running that scale it would be an item well worth having. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed No on the door & no on the elevator. I know on the FDR airplane used though they also installed a elevator. [:o)][:I]
Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:08 AM ...And that is correct...AF-1 in whatever he is on.... Quentin Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:13 AM Thanks actually when I replied I thought POTUS became the name of the car whenever the prez was on board! [:p][:)] Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 AM any military vehicle the president rides in becomes that braches number 1. So an army vehicles is Army 1, a Navy one(except a ship, which retains it's fleet name) becomes navy 1, the helicopter that the prez uses is Marine 1, a coast guard vehicle would be coast guard 1, if he ever used one. outside of the military vehicles, it is POTUS. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 1:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? A group of private railroad cars used by the president would make a good traveling museum. I would love to see them. [:D] It would make a good promotion for Amtrak too. Reply Edit cmulligan01 Member sinceJune 2004 From: Centennial, CO 89 posts Posted by cmulligan01 on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:46 AM For those that are intersted one of the other railroad cars FDR used, the Roald Amundsen, is available to be toured in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The park is free and the tour is I believe $1. The Roald Amundsen was used by each President from Hoover to Ike. Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 15, 2005 9:12 AM ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. I agree. Let's write or email our elected officials and Amtrak and suggest just that. They did a special promotion for the post office with a "stamp" train a while back. I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it with several cars of historical value. A while back there was a large scale model of this car listed for sale. It was a limited production run and somewhat expensive. I am sure to those running that scale it would be an item well worth having. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by Modelcar [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:03 AM any military vehicle the president rides in becomes that braches number 1. So an army vehicles is Army 1, a Navy one(except a ship, which retains it's fleet name) becomes navy 1, the helicopter that the prez uses is Marine 1, a coast guard vehicle would be coast guard 1, if he ever used one. outside of the military vehicles, it is POTUS. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 1:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart? A group of private railroad cars used by the president would make a good traveling museum. I would love to see them. [:D] It would make a good promotion for Amtrak too. Reply Edit cmulligan01 Member sinceJune 2004 From: Centennial, CO 89 posts Posted by cmulligan01 on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:46 AM For those that are intersted one of the other railroad cars FDR used, the Roald Amundsen, is available to be toured in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The park is free and the tour is I believe $1. The Roald Amundsen was used by each President from Hoover to Ike. Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 15, 2005 9:12 AM ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea. I agree. Let's write or email our elected officials and Amtrak and suggest just that. They did a special promotion for the post office with a "stamp" train a while back. I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it with several cars of historical value. A while back there was a large scale model of this car listed for sale. It was a limited production run and somewhat expensive. I am sure to those running that scale it would be an item well worth having. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Are there still presidential railroad cars kept in storage off Hemphill Street in Fort Worth? And no, this isn't a Hemphill as we know of MWH, there really is a Hemphill street in Fort Worth. Or is the Federal Storage Facility off of McCart?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Jim: I like that suggestion of making up a traveling exhibition of Presidental rail cars as a promotion for Amtrak...Someone with the proper experience in doing such things could really make that work and noticeable...and effective....A good idea.
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