Funeral car "Kensico"

Does anyone know whatever happened to the "Car Kensico", or how its fate might be determined? During the period 1889 - 1899, a family could, at a moderate cost, secure the Car Kensico to transport the remains of the deceased and a funeral party. The Car Kensico could be attached to a regular train, or run as a special between Grand Central Terminal and Kensico Cemetery Station in Valhalla, NY. The interior of the Car Kensico had three compartments: one for the remains, one for the immediate family, seating twelve persons, and one comprising the balance of the car for friends and relatives, seating thirty persons.

You should probably contact Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY for a heads up on this. I remember reading something to the effect that the restaurant there is in an "old railroad car." Can't find the article now, but maybe that's what happened to Funeral Car "Kensico."

There were two funeral cars. They were both built for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad at West Albany in 1889. They were No.145 Kensico and No. 146 Woodlawn. Both cars retained their original numbers and names in 1915 when the NYC&HRRR was succeeded by the New York Central Railroad. In 1917 145 Kensico was placed in company service as an Eye Test Car and was renumbered X8008. I do not know when it was retired and dismantled. in 1918 146 Woodlawn was retired and probably dismantled. Respectfully submitted by Hugh T. Guillaume, former director NYCSHS.