The Atalanta Railroad Car
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The Atalanta (210 W. Austin St., 903/665-2513) was a private rail car used by railroad tycoon Jay Gould. It’s rather odd that this elaborately designed and elegantly furnished car ended up in Jefferson, since the city rejected Gould’s plans to bring a railroad through the town. Upon being spurned, he high-tailed it out of there, predicting Jefferson’s demise (he was partly right, since the town never regained its steamboat-era splendor of the 1860s).
The Atalanta features nearly a dozen rooms containing opulent interior materials such as mahogany, crystal light fixtures, and silver bathroom accessories. Located downtown across from the Excelsior Hotel, it remains a major attraction in Jefferson’s heritage tourism industry.
© Andy Rhodes from Moon Texas, 6th Edition
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