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Rail Car Grand Isle

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49: 156:-paneled parlor, elegant dining room, staterooms, and plush furnishings typified the private luxury cars that became important symbols of rank to railroad men, business tycoons, and public figures in the final quarter of the 19th century. 113:, persuaded him to give up the medical profession and join the family's railroad enterprise instead. As president of the Wagner Palace Car Company and then the Rutland Railroad from 1902-1905, Webb lived for part of the year in 167:, Dr. Webb's grandson, supervised the car's renovation, ensuring that it would once again embody the days of luxury rail travel and commemorate his family’s role in the railroad industry. 340: 470: 181: 420: 333: 551: 556: 18: 485: 326: 163:
in 1960, its paneling had been painted, its fixtures replaced, and its lush fittings removed to convert it to use as a business car.
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was one of a group of rail cars owned by Webb. Among them, others made by Wagner included the
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to former Vermont governor and Central Vermont Railway president
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from 1899 to 1959. It is now an exhibition building at
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44°22′27.51″N 73°14′0.34″W / 44.3743083°N 73.2334278°W / 44.3743083; -73.2334278

private railroad car
Rutland Railroad
Central Vermont Railway
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, Vermont
Wagner Palace Car Company
William Seward Webb
William Henry Vanderbilt
Shelburne, Vermont
New York City
California
Alaska
Edward C. Smith
mahogany
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Rail Locomotive No. 220
Shelburne Railroad Station and Freight Shed
Webster Wagner
ISBN
9780921871033
Car-builder's Dictionary
California and Alaska and over the Canadian Pacific Railway
ISBN
9780665164293
Locomotive 220 and Grand Isle Private Rail Car
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