#6256· Ferdinand Magellan Railcar
Ferdinand Magellan
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Pullman Company· US Presidential railroad car
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Magellan Railcar: Alexf at English Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
- 2. Magellan Railcar PresidentsStateroom: User:Alexf· CC BY 3.0
- 3. Magellan Railcar Lounge1: User:Alexf· CC BY 3.0
- 4. Miami FL Gold Coast RR Museum Magellan Pres seal01: Ebyabe· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Ferdinand Magellan (also known as U.S. Car No. 1) is a former Pullman Company private car that served as Presidential Rail Car, U.S. Number 1 from 1943 until 1958. It is named after the Portuguese explorer.
spec sheet
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- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Pullman Company
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- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- Dutch name
- Ferdinand Magellan Railcar
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1405590, Wikipedia: Ferdinand Magellan (railcar) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.