8/10/11 Private Rail Car

We had the unique privilege of having a private railroad car on our train. See the last car? That's it. It is not an Amtrak car but rather a train car owned by someone who pays Amtrak to carry it around from place to place (like hiring a freight train to transport your goods). How cool is that??? It felt like the original television show "The Wild Wild West." James West and Artemus Gordon (why on earth do I remember those names) were always meeting someone or capturing someone in their private rail car. We never did find out who owned the car (or who rented the car . . . turns out there are several companies that rent out private rail cars).