I don’t have the references in front of me, but the Clemenses used the Langdon family’s private cars regularly in the 1900s (and probably before as well). I believe there is a letter in which Twain describes one in some detail as part of planning to transport Livy back to Elmira while she was convalescing. - MS > On Aug 21, 2021, at 8:48 PM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The reference you may be thinking of is mentioned in a letter to John > McComb 6(?) Feb. 1870. The original letter is apparently lost. The > transcription from newspaper publication is online at: > https://www.marktwainproject.org/xtf/view?docId=letters/UCCL00420.xml;query=Palace%20car;searchAll=yes;sectionType1=text;sectionType2=explanatorynotes;sectionType3=editorialmatter;sectionType4=textualapparatus;sectionType5=;style=letter;brand=mtp#1 > > Barb > >> On Saturday, August 21, 2021, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> I've gotten hints that Mark Twain had available to him, at least briefly, >> a luxury railroad car, probably made available to him by his >> father-in-law. I would appreciate any leads on this as Google seems to >> know nothing about it. I did see the term "hotel" used to describe a car >> Twain rode in, possibly from Elmira to New York, if I'm not mistaken. >>