The ACL 303

Built by the Pullman Car Company on May 27, 1902, as an office car for the personal use of J.H. Moore, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the car was named Thanis. It was repossessed by the Pullman Car Company in 1905, purchased by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1909, and assigned the number 303 upon its arrival at the Emerson Shops in Rocky Mount in 1910. The car was refurbished and modernized at the Emerson Shops in 1944 and 1945, purchased by the Laurinburg and Southern Railroad in 1961, and donated to Camp Willow Run near Littleton, N.C., in 1975. In 1996, the City of Rocky Mount purchased it with the assistance of William H. Kancheloe and renovated it with funding from the N.C. Department of Transportation. In 2002, it was dedicated to the preservation of Rocky Mount's railroad heritage and in recognition and appreciation of William H. Kancheloe's commitment and leadership.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina · United States