The "Glen Fee" sleeping car (ex-Railroad Town, USA, exx-Bear Creek Scenic Railway, exxx-Private Railway Cars, Inc., exxxx-New York Central) was built in 1926. This 86.5-ton heavyweight car offered more private accommodations for travelers than the more common passenger cars having upper and lower berths in sections. The "Glen Fee" has 3 drawing rooms, one at either end, and one in the center. Each is a private room with a bathroom and couch. There are also 6 compartments, each a private room, but having less secluded sanitary facilities. The compartments all have interconnecting doors so passengers traveling in a group could visit back and forth. An ice-activated air conditioning system was added sometime during the 1930's, with an air duct opening to the exterior on the right side. Air pulled into the car passed across the ice and was then directed into the passenger compartment.

Pullman built almost 100 cars in the "Glen" series between 1923 and 1929. "Glen Fee" is one of 26 cars built to Plan 3523A, lot 4970, and bears the unique car code 2789. The "Glen Fee" was delivered on 27 July 1926 and operated on the New York Central's 20th Century Limited until about 1963. After passing through a series of owners, it was sold in 1965 to the Oregon, Pacific & Eastern and the Museum purchased the car from the OP&E in 1978. It is painted dark gray and has yellow lettering. The "Glen Fee" also served on the original American Freedom Train in the 1940's.

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