private Van Horne rail car

The “Saskatchewan” (1883-1915) was the private railway car of Sir William Cornelius Van Horne.

The Saskatchewan has a mahogany exterior and interior, with ornate interior mouldings. At one end of the car is a room that served as Van Horne’s office as well as the dining room. There is a dining table in the middle of the room and behind it a couch that folds down into a bed.

A walkway runs down the left side of the railcar. Walking down the corridor from the dining room/office, the next room on your right is the kitchen. It features a coal cookstove, an icebox, pantry and cupboards.
Down the corridor behind the kitchen is the room that served as Van Horne’s private bedroom, consisting of a double brass bed, private toilet and sink.

Behind the bedroom, the corridor curves away from the window and runs down the middle of the railcar. At right are two bathrooms, one marked for men, the other for women. At left are storage closets.

The corridor comes to a stop in front of a large living room that makes up the back end of the railcar.
Entering the living room, you see a sitting booth against the window on your left and another one against the window on your right. Behind each of these booths are couches facing inward from the windows, and behind the couches a total of four sitting chairs. Above the booths and couches are sleeping berths. The booths and couches also fold down into beds.