History

History – Buoyed by postwar optimism, the Catalpa Falls was part of a $21 million order for 214 new cars announced by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1945. The Broadway Limited, was the most prestigious train on what for decades was the top railroad in the nation. The Broadway Limited’s sleepers and lounge cars were staffed and operated by the Pullman Company under contract to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Broadway Limited made its last run on September 9, 1995.