UtahRails.net Copyright 2000-2008 Don Strack

• home
• railroads
  • utah railroads
  • union pacific
  • rio grande
  • utah railway
  • southern pacific
  • western pacific
  • trax and frontrunner
  • street railroads
• resources
  • mining
  • industries
  • on-line articles
  • locomotive notes
  • newspapers
  • manuscripts
  • print publications
  • photo albums
• rosters
  • rosters index
  • union pacific diesel locomotives
  • union pacific passenger cars
  • rio grande
  • kennecott copper
  • utah copper
  • utah railway steam
  • utah railway diesel
  • c&nw diesel
• what's new
  • what's new
  • up roster updates
  • tech talk
  • blog
• about
  • about this site
  • who am i?
  • links
• contact

Oregon Short Line Railroad, Steel Passenger Cars

Pre 1915 Numbers

OSL 13-68 were wooden "Passenger" cars, renumbered to OSL 600-653

Coach — 15 cars
Pullman, 1910
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 69	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 654 in February 1916
OSL 70	Feb 1910	Renumbered to OSL 655 in March 1915
OSL 71	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 656 in October 1915
OSL 72	Feb 1910	Renumbered to OSL 657 in June 1915
OSL 73	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 658 in May 1915
OSL 74	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 659 in June 1915
OSL 75	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 660 in January 1915
OSL 76	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 661 in October 1915
OSL 77	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 662 in April 1915
OSL 78	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 663 in November 1915
OSL 79	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 664 in January 1916
OSL 80	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 665 in January 1916
OSL 81	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 666 in January 1916
OSL 82	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 667 in September 1915
OSL 83	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 668 in January 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 67'-9"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 67'-3"

Length, Over End Sills: 59'-10"

Length, Inside: (not shown)

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel, steel frame

General Notes:

a.	OSL 69-83 (15 cars) were Pullman Lot 3737; Pullman Plan 2387
b.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries
c.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries

Coach — 5 cars
Pullman, 1911
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 84	Jun 1911	Renumbered to OSL 669 in May 1915
OSL 85	Jun 1911	Renumbered to OSL 670
OSL 86	Jun 1911	Renumbered to OSL 671
OSL 87	Jun 1911	Renumbered to OSL 672 in November 1915
OSL 88	Jun 1911	Renumbered to OSL 673 in September 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 67'-9"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 67'-3"

Length, Over End Sills: 59'-10"

Length, Inside: (not shown)

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel, steel frame

General Notes:

a.	OSL 84-88 (5 cars) were Pullman Lot 3839; Pullman Plan 2387
b.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries

Coach — 33 cars
Pullman, 1911
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 89	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 674 in June 1915
OSL 90	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 675 in October 1915
OSL 91	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 676 in March 1915
OSL 92	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 677 in May 1915
OSL 93	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 678 in January 1915
OSL 94	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 679 in June 1915
OSL 95	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 680 in October 1915
OSL 96	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 681 in December 1915
OSL 97	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 682
OSL 98	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 683 in July 1915
OSL 99	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 684 in September 1915
OSL 100	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 685 in March 1915
OSL 101	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 686 in February 1916
OSL 102	Aug 1911	Renumbered to OSL 687 in November 1915
OSL 103	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 688 in January 1916
OSL 104	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 689 in May 1915
OSL 105	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 690 in October 1915
OSL 106	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 691 in August 1915
OSL 107	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 692
OSL 108	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 693 in February 1915
OSL 109	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 694 in March 1915
OSL 110	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 695 in March 1915
OSL 111	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 696 in January 1916
OSL 112	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 697 in September 1915
OSL 113	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 698 in March 1915
OSL 114	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 699 in April 1915
OSL 115	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 700 in September 1915
OSL 116	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 701 in September 1915
OSL 117	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 702 in February 1915
OSL 118	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 703 in August 1915
OSL 119	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 704 in January 1916
OSL 120	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 705 in May 1915
OSL 121	Sep 1911	Renumbered to OSL 706 in July 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 67'-9"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 67'-3"

Length, Over End Sills: 59'-10"

Length, Inside: (not shown)

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel, steel frame

General Notes:

a.	OSL 89-121 (33 cars) were Pullman Lot 3838; Pullman Plan 2387
b.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries

OSL 200-235 were wooden "Chair" cars, renumbered to OSL 1300-1326

Chair Car — 17 cars
(builder and date)
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Notes and Disposition
OSL 236	Renumbered to OSL 1327
OSL 237	Renumbered to OSL 1328
OSL 238	Renumbered to OSL 1329
OSL 239	Renumbered to OSL 1330
OSL 240	Renumbered to OSL 1331
OSL 241	Renumbered to OSL 1332
OSL 242	Renumbered to OSL 1333
OSL 243	Renumbered to OSL 1334
OSL 244	Renumbered to OSL 1335
OSL 245	Renumbered to OSL 1336
OSL 246	Renumbered to OSL 1337
OSL 247	Renumbered to OSL 1338
OSL 248	Renumbered to OSL 1339
OSL 249	Renumbered to OSL 1340
OSL 250	Renumbered to OSL 1341
OSL 251	Renumbered to OSL 1342
OSL 252	Renumbered to OSL 1343

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:

Length, Over End Sills:

Length, Inside:

Truck Centers:

Truck Style:

General Notes:

a.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries

OSL 260, 261 were wooden "Observation" cars, renumbered to OSL 1550, 1551

OSL 290-292 were wooden "Composite" cars, renumbered to OSL 2806-2808

OSL 295-297 were wooden "Parlor" cars, renumbered to OSL 785-787

OSL 311/312 was a wooden "Mail" car, renumbered from 312 to 311 in 1910, then to OSL 1826 in 1916

OSL 313-319 were wooden "Postal" cars, renumbered to OSL 2101-2107

Postal — 15 cars
Pullman, 1910
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 325	Oct 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2108 in July 1915
OSL 326	Oct 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2109 in October 1914
OSL 327	Sep 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2110 in October 1914
OSL 328	Sep 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2111 in August 1915
OSL 329	Sep 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2112 in October 9114
OSL 330	Sep 1910	Renumbered to OSL 2113 in November 1915
OSL 331	Feb 1911	Renumbered to OSL 2114 in October 1914
OSL 332	Feb 1911	Renumbered to OSL 2115 in June 1915
OSL 333	Feb 1911	Renumbered to OSL 2116 in August 1915
OSL 334	Feb 1911	Renumbered to OSL Baggage 1851 in February 1915
OSL 335	Mar 1911	Renumbered to OSL 2118 in August 1915
OSL 336	Jan 1913	Renumbered to OSL 2119 in October 1915
OSL 337	Jan 1913	Renumbered to OSL 2120
OSL 338	Jan 1913	Renumbered to OSL 2121 in October 1915
OSL 339	May 1914	Renumbered to OSL 2122

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 6 wheel, steel frame (10'-6" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 325-330 (6 cars) were Pullman Lot 3739; Pullman Plan 2390
b.	OSL 331-335 (5 cars) were Pullman Lot 3842; Pullman Plan 2390
c.	OSL 336-338 (3 cars) were Pullman Lot 4027; Pullman Plan 2674
d.	OSL 339 was Pullman Lot 4174; Pullman Plan 2674-A
e.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries
f.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries

OSL 351-368 were wooden "Dining" cars, renumbered to OSL 200-217

Diner, 72' — 2 cars
Pullman, 1914
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 369	Jun 1914	Renumbered to OSL 218 in November 1915
(OSL 370)	Dec 1914	OSL 219 built as OSL 219; other records show renumbered from OSL 370 in November 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 81'-0"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 80'-5"

Length, Over End Sills: 72'-6"

Length, Inside: (not shown)

Truck Centers: 56'-10"

Truck Style: 6 wheel, steel frame (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 369 was Pullman Lot 4169; Pullman Plan 2666
b.	OSL 370 was Pullman Lot 4285; Pullman Plan 2837
c.	OSL Class 72'-6"-D
d.	OSL Specification 230
e.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries
f.	Source: OSL folio diagram sheet, page 2 (OSL 218, 219)
g.	Source: 1915 System Renumber Plan (OSL 368 shown to be renumbered to OSL 218; OSL 219 shown with "New car" in "Old No." column.
h.	Source: ORER, August 1915; OSL 369 shown in "Old Series" column, OSL 218, 219 shown in "Will Be Renumbered To" column.

OSL 402-434 were wooden "Baggage" cars, renumbered to OSL 1800-1825 (OSL 409 missing)

Baggage Mail Passenger Dynamo — 6 cars
Pullman, 1909-1910
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 435	Jul 1909	Renumbered to OSL 3100 in November 1915
OSL 436	Jul 1909	Renumbered to OSL 3101 in January 1916
OSL 437	Jul 1909	Renumbered to OSL 3102 in February 1916
OSL 440	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 3103 in February 1915
OSL 441	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 3104 in January 1916
OSL 442	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 3105 in October 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel, steel frame (8'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	Built in 1909-1910 as OSL 400 series cars, as Baggage Dynamo, with 4 wheel trucks; renumbered to OSL 3100 series in 1915-1916; four cars remodeled and renumbered to OSL 1856 series Baggage in 1927.
b.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries
c.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries
d.	Source: UP Equipment Register, Volume 6, OSL 1850-1899, sheets 1 and 2
e.	Source: UP Equipment Register, Volume 6, OSL 3100-3149, sheets 1 and 2

Baggage — 11 cars
Pullman, 1910
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 443	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1826 in October 1914
OSL 444	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1827 in March 1915
OSL 445	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1828 in August 1915
OSL 446	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1829 in August 1915
OSL 447	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1830 in August 1915
OSL 448	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1831 in October 1915
OSL 449	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1832 in September 1915
OSL 450	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1833 in February 1915
OSL 451	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1834 in July 1915
OSL 452	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1835
OSL 453	Mar 1910	Renumbered to OSL 1836 in January 1916

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel (8'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 443-453 (11 cars) were Pullman Lot 3736, Pullman Plan 2389
b.	OSL 443-453 were renumbered as part of the OSL 1826-1850 group in 1914-1916
c.	Common Standard Class 60-B-2
d.	Common Standard Specification CS 214
e.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-457)
f.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-467)
g.	Source: UP Equipment Register, OSL 1800-1849, sheets 1 and 2

Baggage Mail Passenger — 4 cars
Pullman, 1911
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 454	May 1911	Renumbered to OSL 1837 in March 1915
OSL 455	May 1911	Renumbered to OSL 1838 in October 1915
OSL 456	May 1911	Renumbered to OSL 1839 in June 1915
OSL 457	May 1911	Renumbered to OSL 1840 in October 1914

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel (8'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 454-457 (4 cars) were Pullman Lot 3841, Pullman Plan 2389
b.	OSL 454-457 were renumbered as part of the OSL 1826-1850 group in 1914-1916
c.	Common Standard Class 60-B-2
d.	Common Standard Specification CS 214
e.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-457)
f.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-467)
g.	Source: UP Equipment Register, OSL 1800-1849, sheets 1 and 2

Baggage — 5 cars
Pullman, 1912
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 458	Oct 1912	Renumbered to OSL 1841 in February 1915
OSL 459	Oct 1912	Renumbered to OSL 1842 in July 1915
OSL 460	Oct 1912	Renumbered to OSL 1843 in November 1915
OSL 461	Oct 1912	Renumbered to OSL 1844 in December 1915
OSL 462	Oct 1912	Renumbered to OSL 1845 in October 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel (8'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 458-462 (5 cars) were Pullman Lot 4029, Pullman Plan 2389
b.	OSL 458-462 were renumbered as part of the OSL 1826-1850 group in 1914-1916
c.	Common Standard Class 60-B-2
d.	Common Standard Specification CS 214
e.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-457)
f.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-467)
g.	Source: UP Equipment Register, OSL 1800-1849, sheets 1 and 2

Baggage — 5 cars
Pullman, 1914
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Date Built	Notes and Disposition
OSL 463	Feb 1914	Renumbered to OSL 1846 in July 1915
OSL 464	Feb 1914	Renumbered to OSL 1847 in August 1915
OSL 465	Feb 1914	Renumbered to OSL 1848 in July 1915
OSL 466	Feb 1914	Renumbered to OSL 1849 in July 1915
OSL 467	Feb 1914	Renumbered to OSL 1850 in September 1915

Description:

Length, Over Buffers: 63'-7"

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 63'-0"

Length, Over End Sills: 60'-2"

Length, Inside: 60'-1"

Truck Centers: 44'-2"

Truck Style: 4 wheel (8'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a.	OSL 463-467 (5 cars) were Pullman Lot 4176, Pullman Plan 2389-B
b.	OSL 463-467 were renumbered as part of the OSL 1826-1850 group in 1914-1916
c.	Common Standard Class 60-B-2
d.	Common Standard Specification CS 214
e.	Source: ORER, July 1911, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-457)
f.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-467)
g.	Source: UP Equipment Register, OSL 1800-1849, sheets 1 and 2; OSL 1850-1899, sheets 1 and 2

OSL 470, 480, 490-492 were steel McKeen Gasoline Motor cars, renumbered to M60 to M64

OSL 493 was a steel "Postal & Baggage" McKeen Trailer, renumbered to T51

OSL 505-521 were wooden "Postal & Baggage" cars, renumbered to OSL 2300-2313 (OSL 509, 511, 512 missing)

Postal Baggage — 17 cars
(builder and date)
Harriman Heavyweight

Car Number	Notes and Disposition
OSL 524	Renumbered to OSL 2314
OSL 525	Renumbered to OSL 2315
OSL 526	Renumbered to OSL 2316
OSL 527	Renumbered to OSL 2317
OSL 528	Renumbered to OSL 2318
OSL 529	Renumbered to OSL 2319
OSL 530	Renumbered to OSL 2320
OSL 531	Renumbered to OSL 2321
OSL 532	Renumbered to OSL 2322
OSL 533	Renumbered to OSL 2323
OSL 534	Renumbered to OSL 2324
OSL 535	Renumbered to OSL 2325
OSL 536	Renumbered to OSL 2326
OSL 537	Renumbered to OSL 2327
OSL 538	Renumbered to OSL 2328
OSL 539	Renumbered to OSL 2329
OSL 540	Renumbered to OSL 2330

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:

Length, Over End Sills:

Length, Inside:

Truck Centers:

Truck Style:

General Notes:

a.	Source: ORER, Aug 1915, Oregon Short Line entries (OSL 443-467)

OSL 551-558 were wooden "Baggage & Passenger" cars, renumbered to OSL 2800-2805

OSL 575 was a wooden "Baggage, Passenger & Mail" car, renumbered to OSL 2600

OSL 602-608 were wooden narrow gauge cabooses

OSL 609-673, 680-694 were wooden broad gauge cabooses

The OSL 700-, 800-, and 900-series car numbers were held by maintenance of way equipment

This work is copyright 2000-2008 by Don Strack, but licensed under a Creative Commons License.