Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Aleutian

Office Car

C B & Q railroad Aleutian heavyweight office car. That railroad’s vice president and general manager of the eastern lines used the car in 1940. These were called “office cars,” railroad officials used cars to entertain customers and guests of the company, shippers, bankers, or politicians.

The Aleutian features the car contains:

• An observation lounge with open rear platform
• Four staterooms
• Dining room
• Two bathrooms and two showers
• Galley
• Crew’s quarters for the cook and porter

In 1952, Burlington rebuilt and modernized the car, installing air conditioning, self-contained electrical and hot water systems, and roller bearings, giving it a rebuilt weight of over 102 tons.

HBO’s film “Truman,” shot in spring 1995, featured the Aleutian car as a stand-in for the Ferdinand Magellan car and pulled by Frisco 1522 steam engine.

Built by Pullman for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in 1923

Donated to MOT in 1970