ETA: Spring/Summer 2026
 
American Freedom Train Car #201 4-4-2 Sleeping Car
 
A former Southern Pacific Golden State 4-4-2 (4 double bedrooms, 4 compartments, 2 drawing rooms) Pullman sleeper, this car provided quarters for the small number of staff members who actually lived aboard the AFT. 
It was built in 1942 and delivered/leased to the SP painted two-tone gray as "Golden River", #212. In 1946 it was painted red/silver. In 1947 it was sold to the SP by Pullman. In '53 it received a new red/silver paint job with a red letterboard -- and its name was replaced by its new designation, #9111.
 
In May 1969, the car was part of the train the Southern Pacific sent to Ogden, UT for the 100th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike. Here, the car peeks out from behind a Union Pacific flat car carrying a replica of one of the locomotives present at the driving of the Golden Spike in 1869 (actually Virginia & Truckee locomotive #22 INYO in disguise). 
 
After its 1975-76 run on the AFT it was sold to BC Rail and given the name Adventure as part of the British Columbia Provincial Museum Train. Later it was renamed Norman A. McPherson in honor of a past Vice President of Operations and Maintenance.
 
BC Rail #201 Norman A. McPherson available as well
 
🔧 Standard Passenger Car Features
Fully aluminum body
Highly detailed interiors 
Complete underbody detail including brake gear, piping, and tanks
Free-rolling passenger trucks with metal wheelsets
Operating end diaphragms
Scale knuckle couplers installed
Weighted for smooth tracking and reliable operation
 
 
 
MSRP: $419.99
Minimum 30 each needed to be built
 
Story and photos provided by www.freedomtrain.org