The Fan District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

RF&P Kitchen Car 20

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 7, 2023

1. RF&P Kitchen Car 20 Marker

Inscription. This car is a great example of how railroads put "adaptive reuse" into action to keep rolling stock in service for more than eight decades. Originally used by RF&P Railroad as a passenger coach in the 1920s, it was renumbered in the 1930s, modernized and air-conditioned in the 1940s, converted to a Kitchen-Diner-Sleeper car in 1968, and then designated to support Car ONE in 1982.

As a kitchen car, it servied both rail passengers and crew members. It also housed the generator that provided electricity for lighting, and in later years, air conditioning for the entire train.

Specifications: Length: 84 ft. 3 in., Width: 9ft. 10 in. Weight: 169,800 lbs., Dates of service: 1925-1991.

Erected by Science Museum of Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 37° 33.695′ N, 77° 27.942′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in The Fan District. It can be reached from the intersection of West Broad Street and Terminal Place. Marker is on the grounds of the Science Museum of Virginia. Admission required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 W Broad St, Richmond VA 23230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: REA Express 183 (a few steps from this marker);

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Car ONE (within shouting distance of this marker); Broad Street Station (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); C&O Kanawha Class Locomotive 2732 (about 500 feet away); Aluminaut (about 600 feet away); The Boulevard Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Memorial Bell Tower (approx. 0.3 miles away); 509 North Mulberry Street (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Jefferson Davis (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Inner Line of Defence (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Stonewall Jackson (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding RF&P Kitchen Car 20. RF&P is Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac

Also see . . . Science Museum of Virginia. (Submitted on April 15, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 7, 2023

2. RF&P Kitchen Car 20 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.