MNTX 2232

Commuter Coach

2232 is another of the Minnesota Transportation Museum's more useful passenger cars. A 1920's vintage commuter coach from New York, it features windows that open and a bell, horn, and cow catcher for backup movements. It is a fixture on every passenger train the Osceola & St. Croix Valley runs.

On the way to Dresser, or the return trip from Marine on St. Croix, it is the last car on the train and a great place to watch the rails go by. Going the other way, it is directly behind the locomotive.

Originally Erie-Lakawanna 3232, this car dates to about the 1920's. The Minnesota Transportation Museum purchased it from the Freemont & Elkhorn Valley in 1993. The purple color is actually faded Tuscan Red. Sharp-eyed viewers from the Twin Cities area may think "The Mighty Limited" logo at the near end looks familiar. It should. This car starred in that television commercial.

Volunteer Information

Any MTM member may be a coach attendant on passenger trips. Coach attendant training is offered each spring.