Special business cars were provided to senior railroad officials to help them manage operations over a large area. The Santa Fe operated in the states of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

This car was assigned to Santa Fe's Vice President of Operations and later, the Assistant General Manager of Eastern Lines. Built in 1923, it has quarters for sleeping, dining, living, and office space. Air conditioning, however, wasn't added until 1946.

After its retirement in 1980, the car was acquired by several owners, then was purchased by Tom Hoback, president of the Indiana Rail Road, in 2004. He and his wife Susan donated it to the Arizona Railway Museum in 2015.

This heavyweight business car was built by the Pullman Company in lot number 4727, originally delivered as No. 34 in 1923. It is 80 feet long over end sills.

The car was assigned to a number of executives through the years. In 1928 it was assigned to the Vice President of Operations and in 1966 to the Assistant General Manager of the Eastern Lines of the Santa Fe.

The car received numerous upgrades over the years. In 1953 the interior was modified, and in 1956 roller bearing trucks were installed. In 1973 the car was upgraded in Fort Worth to be completely self-contained and not require an external steam generator or power source, and was renumbered as No. 56.

After retirement it was sold to Caboose Antiques in 1980, to G. Merle-Smith in 1982, then to Conrail for parts in 1984. Later that year it was purchased by John Baldwin and moved to Oakdale, California, possibly for use on the Sierra Railroad Dinner Train. The president of the Indiana Rail Road, Tom Hoback, bought it in 2004 and fully restored it in 2005. In 2015 he and wife Susan decided to donate it to the museum, and it arrived on December 10, 2015.

	12/21/2021 - View of the lounge area.
	12/21/2021 - View of the Double Bedroom.
	12/21/2021 - View of large bedroom.
	12/21/2021 - View of the dining area.
	12/21/2021 - Photo of the "hot" side of the kitchen.
	12/11/2015 - View of the car as delivered.
	12/11/2015 - View of the car as delivered.
	6/6/2015 - Car was used for wedding at Indiana Railroad's Senate Avenue Yard.
	6/6/2015 - Car was used for wedding at Indiana Railroad's Senate Avenue Yard.

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