1894 Private Pullman Palace Car
Fredericksburg,
TX
History
 This car was once the pride of S. Burde Burnett, an important cattleman and member of the Quanah Route’s board of directors. The car was named for Burnett’s famous “Four Sixes Ranch”. It was built by Pullman in 1894 and bought soon after by Burnett, who branded it the “6666”. Rumor had it that Burnett won a big pot with a hand of four sixes, and that he adopted that brand to celebrate the win. The truth is that Burnett bought a herd of some 100 cattle from a Frank Crowley in 1871 and kept the 6666 brand which was already on the stock.
In April 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt traveled by train from Fort Worth to Frederick, Oklahoma for a hunt, and rode aboard the “6666”.
In 1917, Burnett leased the “Four Sixes” to the railroad. Soon after Burnett died and the car was bought from his estate by Frisco.
Sometime after the 1960's the Frisco sold the "6666" to a private party in Tennessee. It is now owned by Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. and serves as a unique bed and breakfast.
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