Railcar  

Built in 1889 for the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad, the No. 1842 was a 58-seat passenger coach with an 8 seat smoking section. Sometime prior to 1930, the Grand Trunk Western, successor to the Chicago and Grand Trunk, converted a portion of the car to a baggage area. In 1956, Hollis baker, of Baker Furniture Company of Grand Rapids purchased the retired car. After numerous owners and much deterioration, the car finally came to rest at the Crowne Plaza Quaker Square complex in Akron, Ohio. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway brought the car’s history to Port Huron Museum’s attention, and the museum acquired the car in the Spring of 2000.

A highlighted feature of the railcar is the recreation of Edison's mobile print shop and laboratory. The young entrepreneur worked as a "news butcher" aboard a railcar when he was 12 years old.

Today, the railcar is also the location of the Museum Store.