The Rail Car Grand Isle was one of a group of rail cars owned by Dr. William Seward Webb, president of the Wagner Palace Car Company that also constructed the Ellsmere in 1888 and the Mariquita which was later turned into his personal conveyance for his trips with family and friends between California and Alaska in 1888-89.
The Rail Car Grand Isle was one of a group of rail cars owned by Dr. William Seward Webb, president of the Wagner Palace Car Company that also constructed the Ellsmere in 1888 and the Mariquita which was later turned into his personal conveyance for his trips with family and friends between California and Alaska in 1888-89.