Montana Centennial Train Originally a 4-axle N&W BeK(?) baggage car, donated by the railroad to the West Virginia Centennial Special. Sold to Montana Centennial Train. The car had end doors and was used to carry a Conestoga wagon, a surrey and an early automobile, among other things. When the car returned to Montana after the World's Fair in 1965 it gained the number CB&Q 506. Today the car is still in Montana and serves as the home of the Alberton Railroad Museum. Image: 1965 |
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Image: Loading the Conestoga wagon into Car 5. |
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In addition, the car was used to transport a stuffed bison. This is also an example of how the murals on both sides of a given car were identical, though in reverse order. Image: Loading said bison. |
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Image: Said bison on parade. During the initial round trip from Montana to New York, wherever the train was on display there was also a Montana-themed parade. |
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