Built in 1913 by St. Louis Car Co. for the Southern Traction Co. In 1917 Southern Traction Co was purchased by Texas Electric who went out of business in 1948 and #316 was sold into private ownership and used as a cabin on a ranch near Ft. Worth Texas. After undergoing an extensive restoration it was operated as a dinner train in Cape Charles, VA. Now operated by the Wisconsin Great Northern tourist line located in Trego, WI, this car is in complete operating condition and looks great inside and out and despite the gloomy weather on this day, the car was full of happy passengers out for an hour long trip along the former Chicago & North Western branch between Trego and Hayward Junction.
