National Register of Historic Places

Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car

Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
August 5, 2009
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000582

About this property

Named after the Norwegian explorer, the Roald Amundsen is a former Pullman Company private car; the last of six Explorer-series cars built between 1927 and 1929 for the Pullman Company's pool of passenger cars. It was frequently used as the United States Presidential Rail Car, and was used for every president from Herbert Hoover through Dwight Eisenhower. During World War II, sister car Ferdinand Magellan was rebuilt as the official presidential private car; after the war, the Roald Amundsen was surplus to the Pullman Company's requirements and was sold, and became a business car for the New York Central Railroad. In 1971 it was donated to the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2009 the Roald Amundsen was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

7301 Indian Bend Rd.
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.53689, -111.92194

Categories

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Sources

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When was Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car listed on the National Register?

Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 2009.

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Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car is recorded as the industrial era.

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