(This page printed from UtahRails.net, Copyright 2000-2010 Don Strack)

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1913
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
MKT Lewa Remodeled from MKT Coach 403 to MKT Business Car "Queen of Scotts" in 1948; name changed to "Lewa"; to UP by merger in 1988; to Texas Tank Company in 1988; to J. Marshall "MKT 403"

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: Seidel
 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1953 (Autoliner, 1974)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Little Rock (1st) MP 2 From MP Business Car 2 in 1985; to Business Car 109 (3rd) in 1986

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-5"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside: 78'-6"
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as CE&I Sleeper "Lobolly Pine"; to CE&I Staff Sleeper 652 in 1968; to L&N Staff Sleeper 652 in 1969; sold to Autoliner Corp. in 1974 and remodeled to Autoliner Business Car 101; sold to MP as MP Business Car 2 in 1976; to UP Business Car "Little Rock" in 1985; to Business Car 109 (3rd) in 1986; to Business Car 105 (5th) in 1987; to Business Car UPP 105 "Houston" (2nd) in 1990; to Mike Margrave in 1997.
b. Named "Little Rock" to commemorate the city of North Little Rock, Ark., the site of Union Pacific's second largest rail terminal (only North Platte, Neb., is larger). The terminal served as the hub of operations for Missouri Pacific prior to that railroad coming under the control of Union Pacific in 1983. The terminal is also the location of Union Pacific's largest locomotive maintenance center and heavy repair shop.
c. Source: Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991, by Ralph L. Barger (Greenberg, 1992), page 134
d. Source: Seidel


 

Crew Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950 (UP, 1965)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Little Rock (2nd) UPP 315 North Platte (2nd) From Crew Sleeper UPP 315 "North Platte" (2nd) in 1995

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 78'-11" (without vestibule)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Wabash Sleeper (12 Bedrooms) "Western Scene"; to UP "Western Scene" in 1951; remodeled to UP Sleeper (11 bedrooms) 1612 "Sun Villa" in 1965; held for special service; to Sleeper UPP 315 in 1987; named "North Platte" (2nd) in 1990; named "Little Rock" in 1995
b. Named "Little Rock" to commemorate the city of North Little Rock, Ark., the site of Union Pacific's second largest rail terminal (only North Platte, Neb., is larger). The terminal served as the hub of operations for Missouri Pacific prior to that railroad coming under the control of Union Pacific in 1983. The terminal is also the location of Union Pacific's largest locomotive maintenance center and heavy repair shop.
c. Current configuration matches the 1965 "Sun" series sleeper.
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper).
e. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1950 (UP, 1957)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition
Lone Star UPP 101 Pocatello From Business Car "Pocatello" in September 2001, to UPP 101 in (?)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-6"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-10"
Length, Over End Sills: 79'-2"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Coach 5447; remodeled to Business Car 100 (5th) in February 1957; to Business Car 103 (5th) in May 1965; to Business Car 102 (4th) in June 1968; to Business Car 101 (4th) in April 1971; to Business Car "Pocatello" in 1989; to Business Car "Lone Star" in September 2001, to UPP 101 in (?)
b. Named "Lone Star" to commemorate the state of Texas, nicknamed The Lone Star State.
c. Floor Plan: 235-CB-37678
d. Built with 4 wheel trucks; 6 wheel trucks added in 1957 rebuilding to Business Car.
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-1 (2/28/1957), Rev. A (6/12/1962), Rev. B (4/29/1963), Rev. C (3/6/1964), Rev. D (4/15/1965), Rev. E (7/26/1966), Rev. F (5/1/1970), Rev. G (4/19/1971), Rev. H (1/17/1973) (as UP 101, Barger, p. 63)


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1910
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Minnesota C&NW 403 From Pullman 12 Section-1 Drawing Room "Thompson" to CGW "Thompson" in 1948; remodeled to CGW Business Car 100 in 1953; merger to C&NW in 1968; to C&NW Business Car 403 in 1981; named "Minnesota" in 1985; to UP by merger in 1995; to North Carolina DOT "Gov. John Motey Morehead" in 1996

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: Seidel


 

Dome Diner — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1958
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Missouri River Eagle UPP 7011 Built as UP Dome Diner 7012; to Auto Train 708 in 1972; multiple owners, 1981-1993; sold to UP in 1993 for special service, numbered as UPP 7011 "Missouri River Eagle"

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Dome Coach 7012; to Auto Train 708 in June 1972; to James E. Strates Shows in 1981; to Kasten Rail Car in 1984; to Hartwell Lowe Corp., Yucca Valley, Calif., as HLCX 1898, "Marion Mattison"; sold to Northern Rail Car in 1988 and converted to Dome Diner; in service as Scenic Rail Dining 7011 "Mountain View" (800558) in 1988-1989; sold to Transcisco Tours in October 1990 for "Sierra 49er" service, numbered as "Emerald Bay" (800558); car was repossessed after Transcisco Tour's bankruptcy and returned to Northern Rail Car in August 1991; leased to Kalamazoo Lake Shore & Chicago in August 1991 for Michigan Wine Country Dinner Train service; returned to Northern Rail car and sold to UP in May 1993, numbered as UPP 7011 "Missouri River Eagle"
b. Named "Missouri River Eagle" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific train that ran between St. Louis and Omaha, from March 1940 to April 1971 (the Kansas City to Omaha segment was discontinued in September 1965). The Missouri River Eagle was the first and last diesel streamliner on the Missouri Pacific.
c. Seating Capacity: 36 seats in lower level, 24 seats in dome level
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-6 (3/2/1959) (no revision)
e. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
f. Source: Seidel


 

Sleeper — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1958
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
National Command 1202 Built as Sleeper (4 section, 6 roomette, 4 bedroom) "National Command"; retired and sold to J. C. Johnson in January 1972; sold back to UP for special service in 1991; to Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, Neb., in 1996

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-22 (9/29/1955), Rev. A (6/12/1962) (as "National" series Sleeper)
b. Source: Seidel


 

Crew Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950 (UP, 1965)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
North Platte (2nd) UPP 315 From Crew Sleeper UPP 315 in 1990; to Crew Sleeper UPP 315 "Little Rock" in 1995

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 78'-11" (without vestibule)
length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Wabash Sleeper (12 Bedrooms) "Western Scene"; to UP "Western Scene" in 1951; remodeled to UP Sleeper (11 bedrooms) 1612 "Sun Villa" in 1965; to UP Crew Sleeper UPP 315 in 1987; named "North Platte" (2nd) in 1990; named "Little Rock" in 1995
b. Named "North Platte" to commemorate the city of North Platte, Neb., the site of Union Pacific's largest terminal, and the home to the world’s largest railroad classification yard, Bailey Yard. Every day, the yard handles an average of 120 trains bound for cities all across America and into both Canada and Mexico.
c. North Platte (1st) was a 5 bedroom Lounge Sleeper remodeled to 11 bedroom Sleeper "Star Scene" in 1965, sold to Amtrak 2254 in 1972
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper)
e. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1926 (UP, 1945)
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
North Platte (3rd) UPP 104 104 From Business Car 104 in 1995 (UP Business Car 104 from LA&SL Business Car 104, 3rd, in 1988)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 83'-0", changed to 82'-5"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 82'-5", changed to 82'-6"
Length, Over End Sills: 76'-6"
Length, Inside:
Total Wheelbase: 68'-10", changed to 70'-10"
Truck Centers: 57'-10"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as LA&SL Observation 4403; to LA&SL Cafe Observation 1563 in October 1942; to LA&SL Business Car 123 in March 1945; to LA&SL Business Car 102 (2nd) in July 1952; to LA&SL Business Car 104 (3rd) in April 1957; remodeled with streamlined roof in 1968; changed from LA&SL 104 (3rd) to UP 104 in 1988; stored in 1990; remodeled to Business Car "North Platte" (3rd) in 1995.
b. Air conditioning added by Pullman-Standard in 1935.
c. Floor Plan (after 1944 remodeling to Business Car): 237-CB-23766.
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-6 (9/9/1954), Rev. A (2/15/1956), Rev. B (3/2/1959), Rev. C (3/6/1964) (as LA&SL 104).
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-4 (8/9/1954), rev. F (4/21/1971), Rev. G (1/22/1973) (as LA&SL 104).
f. Source: Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991, by Ralph L. Barger (Greenberg, 1992), pages 102-106.


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1928
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Oakland SP 141 From SP Business Car "New York"; to SP Business Car 141 "Oakland"; to UP by merger in 1996; retired in 2000

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: Seidel
 

Deluxe Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950 (UP, 1965, 1974)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition
Omaha (2nd) UPP 200 Sun Rest Built as Sleeper (12 roomette, 4 double bedroom) "Western Star"; remodeled to Sleeper (11 bedroom) 1608 "Sun Rest" in 1965; remodeled to Deluxe Sleeper "Omaha" (2nd) in 1974, to UPP 200 in (?)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 78'-11" (without vestibule)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Configured as Deluxe Sleeper, with 8 bedroom
b. Named "Omaha" to commemorate the city of Omaha, Neb., the headquarters of Union Pacific Railroad.
c. Omaha (1st) was a 5 bedroom Sleeper Club Car, remodeled to 11 bedroom Sleeper "Star Vale" in 1965, sold to Amtrak 2255 in 1972
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper)
e. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1926
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Oregon SP 106 From SP Business Car 106 "Central Plains"; to SP Business Car 106 "Shasta"; to SP Business Car 106 "Oregon"; to UP by merger in 1996; retired in 2000

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: Seidel
 

Diner Lounge — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1959
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
Overland UPP 302 Built as UP Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge 5015; held for special service; to Diner Lounge UPP 302 in 1987; named "Overland" in 1988

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Overland" to commemorate the Union Pacific train "Overland Flyer" that ran between Omaha and Ogden, from 1887 to 1890, when it was replaced by the "Overland Limited". That train ran until 1942. Both trains were themselves promoting Union Pacific's Overland Route.
b. Lot No: 1806
c. Floor Plan: 234-CB-35162
d. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 179 (as Lunch Counter-Cafe-Lounge)
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-40 (6/18/1959) (as Lunch Counter-Cafe-Lounge), Rev. B (7/7/1961)
f. Source: Seidel


 

Kitchen — 1 car
AC&F, 1955 (UP, 1960)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Pacific Limited UPP 4003 Built as Lunch Counter Diner 4003; to Cafeteria Lounge 4003 in 1960; to Amtrak 8399; retired in 1981; to Northern Rail Car in 1987, remodeled to Scenic Rails Dinning Train Kitchen Car "Pine River"; to Transcisco Tours in 1990; sold back to UP in 1993 for special service, numbered as UPP 4003 and named "Pacific Limited"

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Pacific Limited" to commemorate an all-Pullman electric-lighted train between Chicago and Ogden, Utah, where it split and separate sections went on to either Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. The train operated over Union Pacific between Omaha and Ogden, and between Ogden and Los Angeles. The train ran from 1913 to 1947, when it was combined with the Portland Rose, another all-Pullman train which had added coach service when the streamliners went to daily service.
b. Lot No: 3813
c. Floor Plan (as Lunch Counter Diner): 237-CB-31265
d. Floor Plan (as Cafeteria Lounge): 237-CB-35525
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 141 (as Lunch Counter Diner)
f. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 456 (as Cafeteria Lounge)
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-19 (2/23/1955), Rev. C (3/2/1959), Rev. E (6/12/1962) (as 4000-series Lunch Counter Diner)
h. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-20 (11/23/1960), Rev. A (6/12/1962) (as 4000-series Cafeteria Lounge)
i. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1950 (UP, 1957)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Pocatello 101 (4th) To Business Car "Pocatello" in 1989; to Business Car "Lone Star" in September 2001

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-6"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-10"
Length, Over End Sills: 79'-2"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Coach 5447; remodeled to Business Car 100 (5th) in February 1957; to Business Car 103 (5th) in May 1965; to Business Car 102 (4th) in June 1968; to Business Car 101 (4th) in April 1971; to Business Car "Pocatello" in 1989; to Business Car "Lone Star" in September 2001, to UPP 101 in (?)
b. Named "Pocatello" to commemorate the city of Pocatello, Idaho, the site of Union Pacific's large classification yard, steam locomotive repair facility, and freight car and Pacific Fruit Express refrigerator car repair facilities. Pocatello was Union Pacific's largest terminal in Idaho, and the center of operations for subsidiary Oregon Short Line.
c. Floor Plan: 235-CB-37678
d. Built with 4 wheel trucks; 6 wheel trucks added in 1957 rebuilding to Business Car.
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-1 (2/28/1957), Rev. A (6/12/1962), Rev. B (4/29/1963), Rev. C (3/6/1964), Rev. D (4/15/1965), Rev. E (7/26/1966), Rev. F (5/1/1970), Rev. G (4/19/1971), Rev. H (1/17/1973) (as UP 101, Barger, p. 63)


 

Baggage Recreation — 1 car
AC&F, 1947
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition
Pony Express UPP 5714 Western Lodge From UPP 5714 "Western Lodge" in 1993; to "Golden Stated Limited" in 2004

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 73'-10"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 48'-4"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage Car 5714; remodeled to Baggage Recreation Car UPP 5714 "Western Lodge" in 1990 for ski train service to Sun Valley; to "Pony Express" in 1993; to "Golden State Limited" in 2004.
b. Named "Pony Express" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Denver, Colo., and Salt Lake City, Utah, from August 1926 to November 1954.
c. Lot No: 4896
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-33188
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 45
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-10 (11/18/1957), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5711-5745)
g. Source: Seidel


 

Coach — 1 car
AC&F, 1954
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Portland Rose UPP 5473 Built as Coach 5473; to Coach UPP 5473 "Portland Rose" in 1989

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Portland Rose" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Chicago and Portland, Ore., from September 1930 to April 1971. In February 1947, the train's route was changed to run between Portland and Denver, and in January 1954, the eastern terminal was changed from Denver to Kansas City.
b. Source: Seidel
 

Deluxe Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Portola UPP 1610 Built as Sleeper (12 roomette, 4 double bedroom) "Western Valley"; remodeled to Sleeper (11 bedroom) 1610 "Sun Skies" in 1965; remodeled to Deluxe Sleeper UPP 1610 "Portola" in 1990

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7" (with vestibule)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Configured as Deluxe Sleeper, with 8 bedrooms
b. Named "Portola" to commemorate the town of Portola, Calif., an important yard and locomotive repair facility on Western Pacific. The town is today the site of one of the best railroad museums in the nation.
c. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper)
d. Source: Seidel


 

Dome Lounge (Full Dome) — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1952
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Powder River C&NW 421 Built as Milwaukee Road Dome Lounge 53; to CN Dome Lounge 2401 "Athabasca" in 1965; to CN Dome Lounge 2701 "Athabasca" in 1974; to VIA Dome Lounge 2701; retired in 1982; to Great Western Tours (via J. Baldwin), remodeled by Robert Bauman/Milwaukee Rail Car Corp. for Rail Travel Associates (RTAX) in 1983, repainted in full Milwaukee Road colors as number 53 in 1984; to Golden Arrow, Janesville, Wis., in 1985; sold to C&NW (via Milwaukee Rail Car Corp.) in 1985, painted as C&NW 421 "Powder River"; to UP by merger in 1995; used briefly in special service, including Operation Lifesaver; sold to North Carolina DOT "Mount Mitchell" in 1996

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Named "Powder River" to commemorate the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the largest coal deposit in the United States. Union Pacific, togerther with Chicago & North Western, completed a rail line to serve the basin in 1984, and today ships millions of tons of coal from the basin in mile-long unit trains. Most of the trains are destined for power plants throughout the Midwest and South.
b. Source: Seidel
c. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site: http://community-2.webtv.net/web_lurker/MILWf/


 

Deluxe Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950 (UP, 1965, 1989)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Powder River UPP 1605 Built as Sleeper (12 roomette, 4 double bedroom) "Western Plains"; remodeled to Sleeper (11 bedroom) 1605 "Sun Manor" in 1965; remodeled to Deluxe Sleeper UPP 1605 "Powder River" in 1989

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7" (with vestibule)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Configured as Deluxe Sleeper, with 4 bedrooms
b. Named "Powder River" to commemorate the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the largest coal deposit in the United States. Union Pacific, together with Chicago & North Western, completed a rail line to serve the basin in 1984, and today ships millions of tons of coal from the basin in mile-long unit trains. Most of the trains are destined for power plants throughout the Midwest and South.
c. The Victorian decor gives the Powder River a sense of a bygone era. Currier & Ives lithographs of 19th century railroading can be seen throughout the car. (from uprr.com)
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper)
e. Source: Seidel


 

Museum Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Promontory UPP 5779 Built as Postal Storage 5779; held for special service; to Museum Car UPP 5779 "Western Star" in 1990; to "Promontory" in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside: 81'-3"
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Promontory" to commemorate Promontory, Utah, the site of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869, which signaled the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
b. Converted from a Postal Storage Car in 1990 to serve as a traveling museum car for the Wyoming-Idaho Centennial train. The museum car has been used in numerous special trains and displayed at special events at various cities and towns all along the Union Pacific system. Carpeted walls permit exhibits to be changed to reflect special needs. When not in use for displays, the museum car is often equipped as an exercise car
c. St. Louis Car Co. Lot No.: 1821
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-35917
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 35
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-8 (6/26/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5746-5780)
g. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1912 (UP, 1937)
Streamlined Heavyweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Selma UPP 115 MP 3 From MP Business Car 3 "Kansas City" in 1985, named "Selma" in August 1987; to UPP 115 in (?).

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 82'-7"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 73'-6"
Length, Inside: 59'-6"
Truck Centers: 57'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Officer's Car 101, "Overland"; name removed in July 1926; to Business Car 103 (3rd) in June 1952; to Business Car 109 (2nd) in April 1964; remodeled in 1969; stored from July 1970 until sold to Western Pacific Business Car "Feather River" in August 1971; to UP by merger in 1983; to Missouri Pacific Business Car 3 "Kansas City" in 1985; to UP Business Car 115 (3rd) in 1985, named "Selma" in August 1987; to UPP 115 in (?).
b. Remodeled to Streamlined Heavyweight by UP in 1937
c. Floor Plan (after 1937 remodeling): 235-CB-22191
d. Air conditioning (Waukasha-Carrier) added by UP at Omaha in 1937
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-3 (10/27/1941) (no revision) (as UP 101, 1st)
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-5 (10/27/1941), Rev. C (3/2/1959), Rev. F (8/15/1967)
g. Source: Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991, by Ralph L. Barger (Greenberg, 1992), pages 66-69


 

Concession Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1960
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Sherman Hill UPP 5818 From MofW 904306 in 1992

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage 5818; to MofW 904828; to MofW 904306 in 1990 (for steam program); to Concession Car UPP 5818 "Sherman Hill" in 1992
b. Named "Sherman Hill" to commemorate the toughest up-hill climb for trains on Union Pacific in Wyoming. The ability to move trains over Sherman Hill with both speed and economy has been a requirement of every locomotive design Union Pacific has operated, both steam and diesel.
c. Lot No: 1808
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-36110
e. PL&N Source: UP folio diagram sheet 357-CB-36119
f. PL&N Source: Vol. 1 - p. 331
g. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 77
h. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-34 (6/16/1960), Rev. A (7/7/1961), Rev. B (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5816-5820)
i. Source: Seidel


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1914
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Shoshone UPP 106 106 (2nd) From Business Car 106 (2nd) "Shoshone" in 1992 (to California State Railroad Museum in 1985; to UP in 1992 in exchange for Business Car 103, 7th)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 83'-5"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 73'-6"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:58'-3"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Business Car 99 (1st); to Business Car 106 (2nd) in June 1952; stored in 1970 (retired in February 1972, reinstated in May 1973); refurbished in 1978 and named "Shoshone"; to California State Railroad Museum in 1985; to UP in 1992 in exchange for Business Car 103 (7th); to Business Car UPP 106 "Shoshone" in 1992.
b. Air conditioning added by Pullman-Standard in 1935.
c. Floor Plans (after 1935 remodeling): 235-CB-22300.
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-1 (10/27/1941) (no revision).
e. Source: Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991, by Ralph L. Barger (Greenberg, 1992), page 48.
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-8 (10/27/1941), Rev. B (12/20/1957), Rev. C (8/10/1965).


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1926 (AC&F, 1957)
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
St. Louis (1st) MP 1 Built as MP Business Car 12; to MP Business Car 1 in 1957; to UP by merger in 1983; to UP Business Car 107 (3rd) in 1986

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-5"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-1"
Length, Over End Sills: (not shown)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 58'-8"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (10'-6" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as MP Business Car 12; to MP Business Car 1 "Eagle" in 1957; to UP by merger in 1983; to UP Business Car "St. Louis" (1st) in 1985; to UP Business Car 107 (3rd) in 1986; to H. Gussman (Tulsa, Okla.) in 1996
b. Named "St. Louis" to commemorate the city of St. Louis, Mo., the headquarters of Missouri Pacific. The St. Louis name was also used for Missouri Pacific's most important business cars.
c. Source: Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991, by Ralph L. Barger (Greenberg, 1992), page 131


 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1950 (UP, 1952)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
St. Louis (2nd) UPP 102 102 (5th) From Business Car 102 (5th) in 1989

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 84'-9"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills: 79'-2" (End Posts)
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheels (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Coach 5448 in October 1950; to Business Car 100 (4th) in March 1952; to Business Car 101 (3rd) in April 1957; to Business Car 102 (5th) in April 1971; to Business Car UPP 102 "St. Louis" (2nd) in 1989
b. Named "St. Louis" to commemorate the city of St. Louis, Mo., the headquarters of Missouri Pacific. The St. Louis name was also used for Missouri Pacific's most important business cars.
c. Floor Plan: 235-CB-37694
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-2 (10/1/1952), Rev. A (2/15/1956), Rev. B (3/6/1964), Rev. C (8/10/1965), Rev. D (5/1/1970), Rev. E (4/19/1971), Rev. F (1/10/1973) (as UP 102)
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-3 (10/1/1952), Rev. A (2/15/1956) (as UP 101)
 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman, 1927
Heavyweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Stanford UPP 140 SP 140 "Stanford" From SP Business Car 140 "Sunset" (1st); to SP Business Car 140 "Stanford" in 1955; to UP by merger in 1996; to UP Business Car UPP 140 "Stanford" in 1997

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Built in 1927 by Pullman and originally named the Sunset, car No. 140 was the second of three cars to carry the name. The car, carrying the Southern Pacific premier name, therefore, was the premier car in the fleet, and was assigned to the president. In 1955, the car was renamed in honor of Leland Stanford, first president of the Southern Pacific, and allowing the name Sunset to be given to car No. 150. The Stanford has undergone several mechanical upgrades, including new 6-wheel disc brake trucks and conversion to 480 volt head end power, thus allowing it to operate on Amtrak trains, the interior remains much as it was when built, with Honduras mahogany interior. The Stanford was the command car on site in the Tehachapis during the months-long rebuilding effort after the railroad was severed by the devastating earthquake in 1952. (from uprr.com)
b. One of three business cars ordered in the 1920's from Pullman which were the peak of the car builders art at the time. The other two cars were SP 99 "Houston" and SP 100 "Airslie". (part from http://espee.railfan.net/sp-business-cars.html , by Bob Pecotich)
c. Painted to UP yellow and gray at some point between February and July 1997, when it was seen in UP yellow and gray, with its new UPP 140 number. (information from Evan Werkema)
 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Sunset UPP 150 SP 150 "Sunset" (2nd) Built as Southern Pacific Business Car 150 "Sunset" (2nd); to UP by merger in 1996; to UP Business Car UPP 150 "Sunset" in 1997

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. The Sunset was built in 1955 and was the last business car made by Pullman-Standard. The present Sunset is the third Southern Pacific car to carry the name and is No. 150. Ordered by Southern Pacific President D. J. Russell for his personal use during the height of the "light weight" era, at 90 feet, the Sunset is the longest, and one of the heaviest business cars built. It was state-of-the-art in car design, all stainless steel construction; lowered, luminous ceilings; and bright lighting throughout highlighting modern furnishings. In keeping with the period, the interior was finished in Formica, rather than wood. This makes the Sunset a valuable asset on operating trips, and other heavy-duty assignments where a wood interior may be damaged. The Sunset has undergone periodic upgrading of its mechanical systems over the years, and is able to operate on Amtrak trains from 480 volt head end power, or its two on-board diesel generators. Recently the interior has been redecorated to include new English wool Axminster carpet and new window treatments. Upholstery throughout the car was redone to complement the new color schemes. The dining room furniture was also replaced. President Dwight Eisenhower accepted the 1956 nomination for his second term from the platform of the Sunset, which was backed into the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, for the occasion. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower frequently traveled on the car, which was at her disposal. The last rail trip she took was on the Sunset. (from uprr.com)
b. Stainless steel finish until late 1997 or early 1998; still in natural stainless steel in July 1997 (but with UPP 150 number); repainted to UP yellow and gray by August 1998. (information from Evan Werkema)
 

Coach — 1 car
AC&F, 1954
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Sunshine Special UPP 5480 From Coach 5480 in 1989

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Coach 5480; to Coach UPP 5480 "Sunshine Special" in 1989
b. Named "Sunshine Special" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific train that ran between St. Louis and each of the large cities in Texas, from December 1915 to August 1948, when it was replaced by the Texas Eagle.
c. Seating capacity: 44 seats
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-32473
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 99
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-3-43 (12/21/1953), Rev. C (8/17/1960), Rev. D (7/26/1966) (as UP 5450-5487)
g. Source: Seidel


 

Dome Lounge — 1 car
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Sun Valley (1st) UP 9004 held for special service; renumbered to UPP 9004 "Harriman" (1st) in 1987; changed to "Sun Valley" (1st) in 1989; changed back to "Harriman" in 1990

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Sun Valley" to commemorate the Sun Valley ski resort in central Idaho, established by Union Pacific in 1936 as a destination for passengers on Union Pacific passenger trains.
b. Seating Capacity:
c. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-8 (2/1/1955), Rev. D (3/2/1959)
d. Source: Seidel
e. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.


 

Lounge — 1 car
AC&F, 1949 (UP, 1959)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Sun Valley (2nd) UPP 6203 Held for special service; to Lounge "Sun Valley" in 1990

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase) (later with disk brakes)

General Notes:

a. Built as "River" series Club Lounge 6203, "Colorado River"; to Lounge 6203 in 1959 (name dropped); held for special service; to Lounge "Sun Valley" (2nd) in 1990.
b. Named "Sun Valley" to commemorate the Sun Valley ski resort in central Idaho, established by Union Pacific in 1936 as a destination for passengers on Union Pacific passenger trains.
c. AC&F Lot 3034
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-25402
e. Names dropped and cars remodeled to full lounge in 1959 by UP at Omaha, including conversion of barber shop and valet areas into card rooms.
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-5-15 (9/1/1949) (9 cars: 6200-6208), Rev. A (2/15/1956), Rev. B (12/20/1957) (9 cars: 6200-6208), Rev. C (3/2/1959) (9 cars: 6200-6208, "River" names removed), Rev. D (6/12/1962), Rev. E (7/26/1966), Rev. F (8/28/1967) (9 cars: 6200-6208; three cars, 6200, 6202, 6206, refurbished in 1967, with setees at center)
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-5-14 (6/21/1962), Rev. A (7/26/1966) (1 car: UP 6200)


 

Coach — 1 car
AC&F, 1954
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Texas Eagle UPP 5483 From Coach 5483 in 1990

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Coach 5483; to Coach UPP 5483 "Texas Eagle" in 1990
b. Named "Texas Eagle" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific streamlined, diesel-powered train that ran between St. Louis and each of the large cities in Texas, from August 1948 to April 1971.
c. Seating capacity: 44 seats
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-32473
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 99
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-3-43 (12/21/1953), Rev. C (8/17/1960), Rev. D (7/26/1966) (as UP 5450-5487)
g. Source: Seidel


 

Dome Lounge — 1 car
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Walter Dean UPP 9005 Built as UP Dome Lounge 9005; to Auto Train 904 in June 1972, stored until 1981; to Al Nippert in 1981, used in Great America Tours service (800621); sold to UP in March 1988 for special service; numbered as UPP 9005; named "Harriman" (2nd) in 1989; to "Walter Dean" in 1990

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 79'-3"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheels (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Seating Capacity: 24 seats in dome section; 19 seats in lounge section (non-handbrake end); 9 seats in cocktail section (under dome); 5 seats in card room (handbrake end)
b. Named "Walter Dean" in memory of Walter Dean, an attendant on UP's business car fleet from 1971 until he passed away in 1999.
c. AC&F Lot No.: 4096
d. Floor Plan: 235-CB-31669
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-8 (2/1/1955), Rev. A (7/28/1955), Rev. B (2/15/1956), Rev. C (12/20/1957), Rev. D (3/2/1959) (as 9000 series Dome Lounge)
f. Source: Seidel
g. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.


 

Baggage Recreation Car — 1 car
AC&F, 1947
Lightweight

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
Western Lodge 5714 From Postal Storage 5714 in 1990; to Baggage Recreation Car "Pony Express" in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 73'-10"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 48'-4"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage Car 5714; remodeled to Baggage Recreation Car UPP 5714 "Western Lodge" in 1990 for ski train service Sun Valley; to "Pony Express" in 1993; to "Golden State Limited" in 2004.
b. The name "Western Lodge" was originally used on a 4 double bedroom, 12 roomette sleeper, remodeled in 1965 to 11 bedroom sleeper "Sun Lake", in service after 1976 as Deluxe Sleeper UPP 201 "Wyoming".
c. Lot No: 4896
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-33188
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 45
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-10 (11/18/1957), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5711-5745)
g. Source: Seidel


 

Museum Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
Western Star UPP 5779 Built as Postal Storage 5779; held for special service; to Museum Car UPP 5779 "Western Star" in 1990; to "Promontory" in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside: 81'-3"
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Converted from a Postal Storage Car in 1990 to serve as a traveling museum car for the Wyoming-Idaho Centennial train. The museum car has been used in numerous special trains and displayed at special events at various cities and towns all along the Union Pacific system. Carpeted walls permit exhibits to be changed to reflect special needs. When not in use for displays, the museum car is often equipped as an exercise car
b. St. Louis Car Co. Lot No.: 1821
c. Floor Plan: 237-CB-35917
d. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 35
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-8 (6/26/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5746-5780)
f. Source: Seidel


 

Deluxe Sleeper — 1 car
AC&F, 1950 (UP, 1965, 1974)
Lightweight

Car
Name
Car
Number
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition
Wyoming UPP 201 Sun Lake Built as Sleeper (12 roomette, 4 double bedroom) "Western Lodge"; remodeled to Sleeper (11 bedroom) 1603 "Sun Lake" in 1965; held for special service; remodeled to Deluxe Sleeper "Wyoming" in April 1976; to UPP 201 in (?)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 78'-11" (without vestibule)
length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style" 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Configured as Deluxe Sleeper, with 4 bedrooms
b. Named "Wyoming" to commemorate the state of Wyoming. Union Pacific constructed its pioneering rail line across Wyoming in 1867 and 1868, and since then, the state has remained a major part of the railroad's operations.
c. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-9-9 (8/10/1965) (no revision) (as "Sun" series Sleeper)
d. Source: Seidel

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