Anheuser-Busch "Adolphus" Observation Car

The car does exist.   But it is in pretty rough condition.   The fluting has been removed for quite a while.  If you can access the Ozark Mountain Railcar website, there are photos of it now, with semi-rusty sides and the note that it is not on appropriate trucks, but those trucks are available.  Amtrak used the car (I think in 1970's) as a business car for a few years.  This would be a huge project.

Tony

I took a look at it too and for $40,000 it's way too much of a project (not that I have the ching for it anyway).  From my limited experience at a RR museum I've seen way too many of these where someone thinks they're going to renovate it and rips *everything apart only to be overwhelmed by it.  Bite sized chunks is such a better way to go ... If you're going to update the kitchen don't start by ripping the bedroom apart.  You're still going to need a place to sleep.  It only works for "This Old House" because they have a much bigger crew with specialized subs.

Surely, nobody was thinking of buying this poor old money pit.  Only wealthy individuals can afford to own private passenger cars, and that means good ones.  This car, sadly, is hopeless.

I looked into it once.  One roadblock some people don't consider is local regulators.