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I traveled on 'the most famous train in the world' that once carried Marilyn Monroe and Walt Disney — see inside the luxuriously restored cars

The 20th Century Limited was once the preferred mode of transportation of the rich and famous. I traveled from NYC to Albany in the restored train car and found it far superior to modern travel. The ...
Business Insider

See inside the last-remaining 20th Century Limited train cars with panoramic windows, white-tablecloth dining, bedrooms, and a full kitchen

There aren't many famous trains in the world, but one that transportation historians and travel enthusiasts can agree on is this train right here: The 20th Century Limited. Between 1902 and 1962, the ...
Untapped Cities

Take a Ride on the Vintage 20th Century Limited Train

This October, join the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ and get a ride on a vintage New York Central Railroad 20th Century Limited train through the society’s Hudson River Rail Excursions.
Wall Street Journal

Making the Sets for ‘On the 20th Century’

The expression “red-carpet treatment” entered the lexicon to describe how travelers on the 20th Century Limited were pampered upon boarding the train that whisked them in style between Chicago and New ...
Smithsonian Magazine

You Can Travel in a Vintage 1940s Train Along the Hudson River

If you thought the term “red-carpet treatment” came from Hollywood, think again. The phrase actually began with railroads in the early 1900s, when the New York Central used crimson carpets to direct ...