Parked Beautifully: Ornate Train Car Harkens Back to Bygone Travel Era

History Off the Beaten Path

No detail was spared in the early 20th century Pullman luxury train cars, including the artistically conveyed trey ceiling with brass lighting fixtures and arched transoms. Courtesy of Deena Bouknight

While picking up a takeout order from the Holiday Inn café in West Yellowstone, Montana last summer, I was taken aback. Situated in front of the hotel is a historic Pullman train car. I ascended the metal platform stairs and entered.

A true back-in-time experience awaited. And, as I am already exceptionally enamored with trains and train travel, this historical treasure piqued my sensibilities.