Salonwagen E 417 (1939)

In a transport museum, at midnight, the exhibits come to life and tell the stories of their lives. The final exhibit, the E 417 car, tells the story of its long and eventful life. It begins with a journey in 1913, when a princely couple are on their honeymoon on the Riviera. During an unexpected stop in Dingskirchen, Baroness Ursula von Angerfeld and Christian Lautenschläger, the stationmaster, meet. When the train leaves in a hurry the next day, they have no time to say goodbye and never see each other again. The car experiences the First World War and, after many different duties, ends up on a siding. Christian Lautenschlager drives it to the museum. On the way, he meets the daughter of the baroness, who has since died, and helps her reconcile with Werner, her fiancé.