Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The New York Central 3 is a private railroad car that was built in 1928 for Harold Sterling Vanderbilt, director of the railroad that had been founded by his family three generations earlier. Since then, the NYC 3 has played host to movie stars, tycoons, presidential candidates and opera singers.
Along with nostalgic rail travel reflecting the "Golden Age" of railroading aboard privately owned railcars, American Rail Excursions, Inc. offers fine dining with a five-star chef and a night club. With first-class sleepers, business cars, lounge cars, coaches and dining cars, American Rail Excursions offers travelers a distinctive way to see America.
Originally built in 1922 for Post cereals heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and banker E.F. Hutton, the Chapel Hill Railcar has been refurbished to its 1920s condition including the original brass hardware and vintage railroad china and silver. From a private chef to Egyptian cotton sheets, the Chapel Hill offers the opulence of a bygone era.