Tigrett to Sell 'Palace-On-Wheels' - Historic $2.8M 1928 Private Railroad Car
Extraordinary Opportunity to Own Authentic American Railcar With 75-year Lineage of World Famous Guest Riders
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 -- One of the world's most rare and lavishly furnished 1928 private railroad cars, valued at $2.8M is available for sale at http://www.tigrett.info/ . This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a magnificent piece of operational American history -- an ultra deluxe palace on wheels with a 75-year lineage of famous guest riders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, "The Kingfish" Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, Sir James Goldsmith, Armand Hammer, countless government officials, celebrities and industry mavericks such as Dan Ackroyd, Blues Brothers, James Brown, members of ZZ Top, Microsoft co-founder & billionaire Paul Allen, Federal Express Chairman and CEO Fred Smith, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, John Paul Dejoria, founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems, and many more.
"This car is designed as a safe and secure location from which to conduct business, travel, reside, and entertain," explains entertainment business mogul, Isaac Tigrett, who spent two years and more than two million dollars renovating the railcar to its current magnificence. "This carriage has well served as my home away from home and my office on wheels for many decades. Traveling by private rail provides an unmatched sense of distance, majesty and meditation, whether alone or surrounded by friends and family or business associates."
The car is furnished with unparalleled opulence, uncompromising comfort and modern-day convenience. Its decor reflects Tigrett's wildly eclectic flair for design. Gothic revival architecture, majestic panelings and fabrics and historically significant artwork and memorabilia were personally culled throughout Tigrett's lifetime of world travel as founder of the internationally acclaimed Hard Rock Cafe and House of Blues empires.
The railcar includes transferable ownership of a highly sought-after Audubon Society leasing agreement entitling the owner to exclusive rights to live, travel, and work at the most prestigious location in New Orleans' French Quarter at Decatur Street & Elysian Fields, on the Mississippi River. Additional features include: three staterooms and wait staff sleeping quarters for eight; observation room & grand dining room, both seating up to nine guests; a fully-stocked gourmet kitchen, three baths, automated jet air seating for up to 15 passengers; security system and entertainment/technology center. The asking price reflects Amtrak's ten-year $50K compliance inspection and upgrades estimated at $45K.
The railcar was commissioned in 1928 by Tigrett's uncle, railroad baron Isaac Burton Tigrett I., founder of Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Currently, there are less than 100 private railcars meeting Amtrak standards of operation, yet private rail travel continues to be among the safest and most convenient means of transportation in America.