Oregon Short Line Wooden Passenger Cars

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The Oregon Short Line Railway was Union Pacific's standard gauge line across southern Idaho. Construction started in 1881 at a connection with Union Pacific in southeastern Wyoming, and was completed in 1884 at a connection with Oregon Railway & Navigation Company in northeastern Oregon, making for a complete railroad connection between Omaha and Portland.

Oregon Short Line Railway was one of the roads that Union Pacific fully controlled, and was part of the systemwide renumbering of all equipment in 1885, to bring all equipment into a common numbering system. In 1889, OSL was consolidated with several other railroads controlled by UP, to form the Oregon Short Line & Utah Nothern Railway.

Oregon Short Line Railway (1881-1885)

Arranged by "Old Number" in 1885 renumbering plan.

Coach, 51' -- 6 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number
1885
Number
1889
Number
1897
Number
Notes
OSLRy 3 OSLRy 290 OSL&UN 290 OSL 290  
OSLRy 4 OSLRy 291 OSL&UN 291 OSL 291  
OSLRy 5 OSLRy 292 OSL&UN 292 OSL 292  
OSLRy 6 OSLRy 293 OSL&UN 293 OSL 293  
OSLRy 7 OSLRy 294 OSL&UN 294 OSL 294  
OSLRy 8 OSLRy 295 OSL&UN 295 OSL 295  

General Notes:

  1. Built by Union Pacific in 1883 for the benefit of the Oregon Short Line Railway; renumbered to OSL&UN 290 series in 1889; renumbered to OSL 290 series (in 1898?)
  2. 33 seats

 

Coach, 43' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1881
Number
Previous
Number
1885
Number
1889
Number
Notes
OSLRy 40 UP (?) OSLRy 280 OSL&UN 280  
OSLRy 41 UP (?) OSLRy 281 OSL&UN 281  

General Notes:

  1. Built in 1872 by Union Pacific as UP cars; sold to OSLRy in 1881
  2. 24 seats

 

Baggage, 46' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1881
Number
Previous
Nmber
1885
Number
Notes
OSLRy 100 UP (?) OSLRy 1073  

 

Baggage, 48' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1881
Number
Previous
Number
1885
Number
Notes
OSLRy 101 UP (?) OSLRy 1074  

 

Baggage & Express, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number
1885
Number
Notes
OSLRy 110 OSLRy 1430  

 

Baggage, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number
1885
Number
Notes
OSLRy 111 OSLRy 1339  

 

Baggage & Express, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number
1885
Number
Notes
OSLRy 112 OSLRy 1431  

 

Mail, 51' -- 3 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number
1885
Number
1889
Number
Notes
OSLRy 120 OSLRy 1171 OSL&UN 1171  
OSLRy 121 OSLRy 1172 OSL&UN 1172  
OSLRy 122 OSLRy 1173 OSL&UN 1173  

 

Oregon Short Line Railway (1885-1889)

Arranged by "New Number" in 1885 renumbering plan.

Coach, 43' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1885
Number
Previous
Number
Second
Number
1889
Number
Notes
OSLRy 280 UP (?) OSLRy 40 OSL&UN 280  
OSLRy 281 UP (?) OSLRy 41 OSL&UN 281  

General Notes:

  1. Built in 1872 by Union Pacific as UP cars; sold to OSLRy in 1881
  2. 24 seats

 

Coach, 51' -- 6 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

1885
Number
Previous
Number
1889
Number
1897
Number
Notes
OSLRy 290 OSLRy 3 OSL&UN 290 OSL 290  
OSLRy 291 OSLRy 4 OSL&UN 291 OSL 291  
OSLRy 292 OSLRy 5 OSL&UN 292 OSL 292  
OSLRy 293 OSLRy 6 OSL&UN 293 OSL 293  
OSLRy 294 OSLRy 7 OSL&UN 294 OSL 294  
OSLRy 295 OSLRy 8 OSL&UN 295 OSL 295  

General Notes:

  1. Built by Union Pacific in 1883 for the benefit of the Oregon Short Line Railway; renumbered to OSL&UN 290 series in 1889; renumbered to OSL 290 series (in 1898?)
  2. 33 seats

 

Baggage, 46' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1885
Number
1881
Number
Previous
Nmber
Notes
OSLRy 1073 OSLRy 100 UP (?)  

 

Baggage, 48' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1885
Number
1881
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
OSLRy 1074 OSLRy 101 UP (?)  

 

Mail, 51' -- 3 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

1885
Number
Previous
Number
1889
Number
Notes
OSLRy 1171 OSLRy 120 OSL&UN 1171  
OSLRy 1172 OSLRy 121 OSL&UN 1172  
OSLRy 1173 OSLRy 122 OSL&UN 1173  

 

Baggage, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

1885
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
OSLRy 1339 OSLRy 111  

 

Baggage & Express, 51' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

1885
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
OSLRy 1430 OSLRy 110  
OSLRy 1431 OSLRy 112  

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