The Ferdinand Magellan, an armored train car, was used by US presidents before Air Force One. It has bulletproof glass and ...
These days when the president of the United States wants to get around they will use their fleet of high-tech cars, planes or helicopters. But there was a time when the best way for Americans to get ...
Back before the President of the United States could climb aboard and fly the friendly skies in Air Force One, there was the Ferdinand Magellan presidential railcar, also known as U.S. Car Number 1.
“You ride along here at night going home. And you look out. You look in the windows and you see the lights on and think… What is going on at that kitchen table? What are people thinking about? What ...