Out with the old

Out with the old | The Abraham Lincoln Pullman Car

Removal of old electrical, heating, mechanical, & cabinets


Removed old 1910 trucks	Electrical switch panel	1910 Fuse panel


It required six hours to warm up the car using the coal Baker heater	Removed mechanical equipment	Remove undercarriage boxes	Removed Kitchen
Window removal and interior ceiling

Rotted windows removed	Rotted window frames	Kitchen ceiling showing one of two 80 gallon overhead copper water tanks	Representing the most modern technology of 1910, this car had the best horsehair insulation and temperature control equipment money could buy.


This car saw most of its use behind a dedicated coal fired steam engine while it served the railroad executives. Over the years more than an inch of coal dust settled in the walls and ceiling cavities.	1910 bolted pedstal trucks on the car since it's 1929 rebuild were replaced with integral cast steel frame trucks	Original air brake system	Repairing the original concrete floor


Coal ash falling from ceiling after years behind a steam locomotive	Horse hair insulation

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