Private Rail Car – Hickory Creek


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Private rail cars travel across the USA on Amtrak trains.
Private Rail Cars and the Luxury Train Club offer the Hickory Creek for private hire or charter.

Features include a raised lookout lounge with seating for 14 and a cocktail lounge with seating for 10.

The Cocktail lounge doubles as dining area.

Two master bedrooms with fullsized beds; shower and toilet annexes.

Two double bedrooms with upper and lower single beds; en suite shower and toilet annex; folding sinks and makeup mirrors in rooms.

Full meal service.

Satellite radio/CD audio throughout; GPS navigation; laundry service.

Built in 1948 by Pullman Standard for the re-equipping of the New York Central’s 20th Century Limited. Referred to as the "Most Famous Train in the World," it was synonymous with first-class service, speed, and comfort. Passengers were guided down a red carpet to board the train, thus this daily tradition being termed the "red carpet treatment." Acquired by URHS in 1992; rebuilt and returned to service in June 2005.

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