Passenger Car Southern Coach "W. Graham Claytor, Jr." Car #1070

Southern Claytor Car 1070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car DESCRIPTION

  • Manufacturer: Pullman
  • Private use open air luxury car

# 1070

  • Owned by the Southern Railway
  • Used by the Claytor brothers, attorneys who both became presidents of a railroad. Graham Claytor became president of the Southern Railway. Robert Claytor became president of the N&W.
  • Outfitted with bench seating and low windows for excursion service and pulled behind Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western Railway steam locomotives.
  • Damaged in a derailment and donated to the Museum by the Norfolk Southern Corporation.