"LINN W. MOEDINGER"
Strasburg Rail Road’s First Class Lounge Car No. 118 is among the most popular cars in our fleet. Featuring, soft, upholstered captain’s chairs that swivel for a full view of the countryside. Relax in climate-controlled comfort.
The car takes the guest back in time with its late Victorian-era elegance. Built by the American Car and Foundry in 1911, it was used on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad until the 1950s. From there it went to the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern RR before coming to the Strasburg Rail Road in 1990. The car remained out of service and cocooned until 2015. After a 3-year (2015-2018), complete restoration/rebuild, No. 118 entered service as the top-of-the-line luxury railcar that you see today.
Year Built: 1911
Maker: American Car and Foundry
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Weight: 100,000 lbs.
Year Arrived at Strasburg: June 1990
Entered Passenger Service: November 2018
Significance of Name: Named Linn W. Moedinger in honor of Strasburg’s seventh and longest-serving president. After 18 years as president and CMO and 50 years of employment at the Strasburg Rail Road, Mr. Moedinger retired in 2018.
