I was interested to note the editor's comment about the Diocese of Northern Michigan having had a chapel car [TLC, Jan. 12]. I served as a priest in that diocese 11 years; my father was bishop for 22 years (1942-64), so I have had a long-time interest in things there. Also, as a railroad enthusiast, I have followed the railroad history of Upper Michigan.

The interest in the chapel car arose from questions I asked when a diocesan history was being prepared at the time of the centennial diocesan convention in 1995. With assistance from a number of people, I prepared a history of the car, along with some pictures, which I shared with the diocese, and also published in a regional railroad historical publication which I edit. The most interesting aspect: The car still exists, though used for retail purposes, in Negaunee, Mich.

I know of one other jurisdiction that used a chapel car. The then-Missionary District of North Dakota had a car, the "Church of the Advent, Cathedral Car of North Dakota," built by Pullman Standard in 1890, and at least part of the time, was staffed by the bishop, the Rt. Rev. William D. Walker.

(The Rev.) Herman Page St. David's Church Topeka, Kan.