Ferdinand Magellan Railcar
| Ferdinand Magellan Railcar | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Historic Landmark | |||
 The Ferdinand Magellan Railcar in the Gold Coast Railroad Museum |
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| location | Gold Coast Railroad Museum , Miami-Dade County , Florida | ||
| Coordinates | 25 ° 37 ′ 3 ″ N , 80 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | ||
| Built | 1928 | ||
| NRHP number | 77000401 | ||
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| The NRHP added | August 24, 1977 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | 4th February 1985 | ||
The Ferdinand Magellan Railcar is a saloon car based in the United States .
history
The vehicle, named after the Portuguese navigator , was built in 1928 by the Pullman Palace Car Company . The car was redesigned for Franklin D. Roosevelt 's presidential car in 1943 . From 1943 to 1958 he then served the President of the United States , which is why he also US Car. No. 1 is designated. The Ferdinand Magellan Railcar was also used by the following presidents, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower , and a few years later again briefly by Ronald Reagan .
The car has been on the National Register of Historic Places since August 1977 and has been a National Historic Landmark since February 4, 1985 . It is one of the over 40 National Historic Landmarks in Florida. Today the Ferdinand Magellan Railcar is on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami-Dade County , Florida .
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Withers, The President Travels by Train , TLC Publishing Inc, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1996, ISBN 1-883089-17-4
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Florida. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2019.
- ↑ US Car. No. 1 in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 8, 2017.
Web links
- Ferdinand Website of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum , pictures and further information on the Ferdinand Magellan Railcar
- Ferdinand Magellan Railcar , National Historic Landmark