ELLSMERE – Restoration Begins
ELLSMERE, our historic and beautiful 1899 Wagner Palace Car was moved from the display pavilion to the shop to begin removing the exterior siding. Built for Dr. William S. Webb, son-in-law to William Vanderbilt in the Wagner shops located in Buffalo, NY. Ellsmere is one of the few surviving Wagner
Ellsmere
Ellsmere – Basic History Ellsmere was built in December of 1899 for Dr. William Seward Webb, then president of the Wagner Palace Car Co of Buffalo, New York. This was the last passenger car and a private business car built by Wagner as in 1900 the company merged with the