Names of Heavyweight Pullman Cars Assigned/Operating in the SF Overland Limited in the 1930's
(Compiled by John Carroll from various Wayner publications; courtesy of Bob Probst, email dated December 3, 2004)
Car Type | Car Name | Plan | From | Assgd. | Train |
12 Sections, | Alazon | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
1 Drawing Room | Ashbourne | 3410 A | StL-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
Aspen | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Bretona | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Elkhorn | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Keith | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Latrobe | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Lombard | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Orange County | 3410 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Orange Heights | 3410 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Orange Island | 3410 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Orange Port | 3410 A | StL-Oak | Wab | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Placerville | 3410 B | StL-Oak | SP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Rawlins | 3410 B | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
8 Sections | Centaurora | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
1 Drawing Room | Centridge | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
2 Compartments | DeLong | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
Fawcett Gap | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Letter Gap | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Manassas Gap | 3979 A | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
14 Sections | Overburg | 3958 A | Chi-LA | UP | Los Angeles Limited (Built for S. F. Overland Ltd.) |
Overcot | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Overdale | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Overland | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Overlea | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Overtop | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Overview | 3958 A | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
6 Compartments | Glen Allen | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited |
3 Drawing Rooms | Glen Blair | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
Glen Gordon | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Glen Huron | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Glen Major | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
Glen Tay | 3523 C | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
3 Compartments | Crystal Beach | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
2 Drawing Rooms | Crystal Cave | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
Observation | Crystal Falls | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
Crystal Peak | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
7 Cars | Crystal River | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
4 - UP; 1 - CNW | Crystal Rock | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
2 - SP | Crystal Springs | 3959 A | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 |
10 Sections | Lake Chaplin | 3585 G | StL-Oak | SP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. |
1 Drawing Room | Lake Dorr | 3585 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. |
2 Compartments | Lake Frederick | 3585 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. |
Lake Kerr | 3585 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
Lake Lowry | 3585 A | StL-Oak | UP | Denver Ltd./Pony Express/San Francisco Overland Ltd. | |
16 Sections | Tourist 4044 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland, 35; Pacific Limited, 37 |
Tourist Sleeper | Tourist 4045 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland, 35; Pacific Limited, 37 |
(pre-Challenger) | Tourist 4046 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland, 35; Pacific Limited, 37 |
Tourist 4047 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland, 35; Pacific Limited, 37 | |
Tourist 4048 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4049 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland, 35; Pacific Limited, 37 | |
Tourist 4050 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4120 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4123 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4131 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4132 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4162 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4169 | 2412 T | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4195 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4206 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4208 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
Tourist 4209 | 2412 U | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited, to 6/37 | |
6 Sections | Poplar Bluff | 4060 | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) |
6 Double Bedrms | Poplar Cliff | 4060 | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) |
6 Cars | Poplar Court | 4060 | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) |
Poplar Cove | 4060 | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) | |
Poplar Crest | 4060 | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) | |
Poplar Dale | 4060 | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited (6/37 to 5/42) | |
Dormitory - Club | Catalina | 3981 C | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited |
Meade | 3981 C | Chi-Oak | CNW | San Francisco Overland Limited | |
6 Cars | Oakland | 3981 C | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
2 - UP | Otero | 3981 C | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
2 - CNW | Phoenix | 3981 B | Chi-Oak | UP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
2- SP | Rincon | 3981 C | Chi-Oak | SP | San Francisco Overland Limited |
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