Coach (Stored) — 2 cars
St. Louis Car Co., (1959, 1964)
Lightweight
| Car Number | Previous Number | Notes and Disposition |
| ex ATAX 4623 | AMT 4623 | Built in 1959 by St. Louis Car Co. as UP Coach 5501; to Amtrak 4561; to Amtrak 4623, off roster in 2001; to ATAX 4623; sold to UP in 2003 (used for parts) |
| ex ATAX 4613 | AMT 4568 | Built in 1964 by St. Louis Car Co. as UP Coach 5528; to Amtrak 4568; to Amtrak 4613, off roster in 2001; to ATAX 4613; sold to UP in 2003 (used for parts) |
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General Notes:
| a. | ATAX = Arizona Transit Assembly, Flagstaff, Ariz., formed in August 2002 by Robert Franzen, Chief Mechanical Officer for Grand Canyon Railway |
| b. | Photo: ATAX 4623 at Whippany, N.J.; ex Amtrak 4561, exx UP 5501; currently marked (along with three other matching units) as ATAX or Arizona Transit Assembly Corp.; dated December 28, 2002 by Jeff Lubchansky. |
| c. | Photo: ATAX 4613 at Whippany N.J.; dated January 4, 2003 by Jeff Lubchansky. |
In April 1983, Union Pacific purchased the 19 cars of the Canada "Discovery Train" from the Canadian Crown Assets Disposal Corp., and assigned temporary company service numbers A201 to A219 to all cars. Fifteen of the 19 cars were former cars of the 1975-1976 "American Freedom Train" which was sold to the Canadian government in 1977.
In July 1987, UP changed the temporary numbers to permanent numbers in the 900000 series numbers. In 1990 the Union Pacific sold all but the two power cars (205 and 206) to scrap dealers.
See also the entries for the two former AFT power cars, UPP 205 and 206.
| Car Number |
Assigned UP Number |
Builder | Date Built |
Notes and Disposition |
| A201 | 920000 | National Steel | Dec 1952 | Built as CN Baggage 9222; to CN Baggage 8079; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A202 | 920001 | National Steel | Oct 1915 | Built as CN Baggage (number?); to Canada Discovery Train |
| A203 | 920002 | National Steel | Nov 1941 | Built as CN Baggage 9138; to CN Baggage 8101; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A204 | 920003 | National Steel | Sep 1922 | Built as CN Baggage (number?); to CN Baggage 8126; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A205 | UPP 205 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Power Dormitory Car 200; to Power car UPP 205 in July 1987 |
| A206 | UPP 206 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Power Car 111 (also used as the train's exit car); to Power car UPP 206 in July 1987 |
| A207 | 920004 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9128; to American Freedom Train Display Car 101 |
| A208 | 920005 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9158; to American Freedom Train Display Car 102 |
| A209 | 920006 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9178; to American Freedom Train Display Car 103 |
| A210 | 920007 | AC&F | Jul 1964 | Built as NYC Baggage 9115; to American Freedom Train Display Car 104 |
| A211 | 920008 | AC&F | Jun 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9135; to American Freedom Train Display Car 105 |
| A212 | 920009 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9156; to American Freedom Train Display Car 106 |
| A213 | 920010 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9138; to American Freedom Train Display Car 107 |
| A214 | 920011 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9139; to American Freedom Train Display Car 108 |
| A215 | 920012 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9165; to American Freedom Train Display Car 109 |
| A216 | 920013 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9104; to American Freedom Train Display Car 110 |
| A217 | 920014 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Showcase Car 41 |
| A218 | 920015 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Showcase Car 40 |
| A219 | 920016 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9163; to American Freedom Train Control Car 100 |
Notes on the American Freedom Train cars, including AFT Showcase Cars #40, 41, AFT Entrance/Control Car #100, AFT Display Cars #101-110:
All of the above AC&F cars were former 9100 series New York Central/Penn Central baggage cars built by American Car & Foundry in 1946 and converted for use on the AFT in Richmond, Calif. (display cars) and Venice, Fla. (showcase cars). All of these cars were sold to the National Museums of Canada for use on their Discovery Train. Later they were sold to the Union Pacific Railroad and sat on a siding in Council Bluffs, Iowa for many years. They were eventually moved to UP's Blue Diamond (mine) branch line outside Las Vegas, Nev., where they sat for several years before being scrapped on site the week of August 15, 1995. (from America's Freedom Trains, http://www.freedomtrain.org/whereabouts.htm)
The Discovery Train ran at least twice. First in 1978 and again in 1979. It was a cultural and geographical museum covering all of Canada, meant to promote people's knowledge of the whole country. The Discovery Train, was a traveling exhibit sponsored by the National Museum of Canada.
"In October [1986] a group of 20 Union Pacific passenger cars was placed in storage, including coaches, sleepers, boiler-dorms, lounges, diners, the dome coach and instruction cars. While this may reflect a cost-cutting measure on the UP, it remains to be seen if this will affect the availability of equipment for specials such as Oldtimers or Junior Oldtimers conventions next spring, or Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion planned to operate out of Denver next May." (Pacific Rail News, Issue 278, January 1987, page 32)
In January 1987, a delegation from NdeM visited Omaha to inspect the passenger cars that were for sale. The cars had been stored at Fox Park since November 1986, and included two boiler-dorm cars, a buffet, a diner-lounge, five coaches, a lounge, a dome coach, a baggage-recreation car and three sleepers. (Pacific Rail News, Issue 281, April 1987, page 37)
(CTC Board, Issue 140, February 1987, page 33) Passenger Fleet Cut In Half ... In a surprising move, UP sold nearly one-half of its passenger car fleet on January 19 to the Nacionales de Mexico. This sale leaves UP with 38 passenger cars, of which 12 are business cars and several are company service cars. It also greatly reduces the ability of UP to offer the extensive excursion train service that they have done in the past. N de M has been looking to purchase a large quantity of used passenger equipment for some time, but it was not thought that they had the ability to pay the current market rate for excellent equipment such as UP rostered. N de M had also looked at the Alaska Railroad's cars last fall but was apparently unable to offer acceptable terms. The cars sold to N de M are as follows:
Business cars 108, 110, 111, 112 and 125
Instruction cars 203, 204, 211 and MP-20
Dormitory Steam Generator Cars 300 and 301
11-Double Bedroom Sleepers 1601, Sun Cape, 1607, Sun Point and 1609, Sun Ridge
Diner 4000
Lunch Counter Lounge 5000
Coaches 5472, 5474. 5475, 5482 and 5484
Baggage Recreation Car 5716
Buffet Lounge 6206
Dome/36-seat Coach 7006
Sleeper Eagle
UP ran a business special to Mexico in March 1987. The consist was UP GP40X 93, and cars Carbarton, 205, and MP 8. (Pacific Rail News, Issue 283, June 1987, page 24)
UP sold 21 passenger cars to NdeM. The cars were delivered to Laredo, Texas on June 26, 1987. The special train, powered by C30-7 2413, with business car 112 at the rear end, left Omaha on June 23. Included were business cars 110 and 111, along with two MP boxcars of spare parts. (Pacific Rail News, Issue 287, October 1987, pages 31, 32)
UP ran an officers special in May 1987. The consist was GP40Xs 95 and 93, with power car 206, staff car Carbarton, staff car Omaha, dome lounge 9004 Harriman, and business cars 119 and Arden. The Harriman name had just recently been applied to the 9004 dome. (Pacific Rail News, Issue 285, August 1987, page 29)
