City of St. Louis Train Consists
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About Train Consists
The consist for any particular UP passenger train greatly depended on the location and date. Many UP passenger train consists changed as the train traversed its route, as well as month to month for seasonal variation in passenger needs. So, generalities about passenger train consists are often very hard to make. (Dick Harley, January 4, 2007)
Train Consists
City of St. Louis, Train No. 9 (1951)
City of St. Louis Detour, 1951
From The Mixed Train, Issue 2021-6, June 2021
The Wabash - Union Pacific "City of St Louis" (St Louis to Los Angeles with through cars) detoured via the Wabash line into Council Bluffs due to flooding in eastern Kansas. Due to all the delays, two sets of trains ran into Omaha on July 12, 1951.
The normal route was Wabash St. Louis to Kanas City, then across Kansas to Denver.
Detour westbound train 1st #9 arrive Omaha at 6:25 am:
UP |
904 |
FP-3A |
|
UP |
903B |
FP-3B |
|
UP |
909B |
FP-3B |
|
UP |
900 |
FP-3A |
|
UP |
5226 |
baggage |
(1) |
UP |
5809 |
30 ft RPO-bagg |
(1) |
UP |
5444 |
44 seat coach |
line 97 (2) |
UP |
5362 |
48 seat coach |
line 95 (3) |
UP |
5434 |
44 seat coach |
line 98 (3) |
Wab |
1430 |
48 seat coach |
line 96 (4) |
UP |
5439 |
44 seat coach |
line 99 (4) |
UP |
4802 |
48 seat diner |
(4) |
UP |
6104 |
dorm-lounge |
(4) |
Pull |
Pacific Bridge |
10 rt-6 bedrm |
line 94 (4) |
Pull |
American Royal |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 93 (3) |
Pull |
American Flyer |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 92 (5) |
Pull |
American Flyer |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 91 (4) |
Pull |
American Flyer |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 90(1) |
Detour westbound train 2nd #9 arrive Omaha 9:30 am:
UP |
927 |
E-8A |
|
UP |
988B |
E-7B |
|
UP |
907B |
FP-3B |
|
UP |
5621 |
baggage |
(1) |
UP |
5801 |
30 ft RPO-bagg |
(1) |
UP |
5443 |
44 seat coach |
line 97 (2) |
UP |
5360 |
48 seat coach |
line 58 (3) |
UP |
5352 |
48 seat coach |
line 98 (3) |
Wab |
1427 |
48 seat coach |
line 96 (4) |
UP |
5437 |
44 seat coach |
line 99 (4) |
UP |
4801 |
48 seat diner |
(4) |
UP |
6100 |
dorm-lounge |
(4) |
Pull |
Western Slope |
12 rt-4 bedrm |
line 94 (4) |
Pull |
American Classic |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 93 (5) |
Pull |
American Marine |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 92 (2) |
Pull |
American View |
6 sect-6 rt-4 bedrm |
line 91 (4) |
Pull |
Pacific Light |
10 rt-6 bedrm |
line 90(1) |
(1) Denver
(2) Oakland
(3) Portland
(4) Los Angeles
(5) Seattle
[memo] "Account of no available diesel units out of Omaha, handle detour trains 9 & 10 between Omaha and North Platte with 800 class steam locomotive"
City of St. Louis, Train No. 9 (1965)
September 25, 1965, at Topeka, Kansas:
- 910-944B-962B (locomotives)
- 1779
- ATSF 3817
- REX 7642
- >5900<
- 6307
- 5616
- 5503
- 5500
- 5458
- Wabash 203
- 5484
- 6105
- 4809
- SP 9002
- Wabash National Homes
- Pacific Cruiser
- National View
- (Art Gibson, email dated September 6, 2006)
City of St. Louis, Train No. 9 (1966)
August 6, 1966, at Topeka, Kansas:
- 925-948B-947B-959 (locomotives)
- 5653
- >5902<
- 5780
- 5657
- 5438
- 5459
- 5482
- 5512
- N&W 1613
- 5491
- 6104
- 4805
- National Border
- Pacific Emblem
- National Progress
- American Shores
- American River
- (Art Gibson, email dated September 6, 2006)
Eastbound Train 10, leaving Ogden on December 9, 1966; arriving Kansas City on December 10, 1966
(from Camerail Club's The Mixed Train, Issue 2019-10)
UP 937 | E-8A | Ogden-KC |
UP 972B | E-9B | Ogden-KC |
UP 929B | E-8B | Ogden-KC |
UP 943B | E-9B | Ogden-KC |
UP 932 | E-8A | Ogden-KC |
UP 5642 | Baggage-express | (note 1) |
PRR 4896 | HW baggage-mail | (note 2) |
UP 5703 | Baggage-mail | (note 2) |
REX 7777 | Express box-mail | (note 2) |
UP 5818 | 30 ft RPO | (note 3) |
NW 7420 | HW baggage-mail | (note 4) |
UP 5673 | Baggage-mail | (note 4) |
UP 5901 | RPO | (note 4) |
UP 5766 | Baggage-express | (note 4) |
SP 6704 | Baggage | Ogden-KC |
UP 6321 | Baggage | Ogden-KC |
UP 5553 | Coach | Ogden-KC |
UP 5402 | Coach | Ogden-KC |
NW 1613 | Coach | Ogden-KC |
UP 5556 | Coach | Ogden-KC |
UP 6103 | Dormitory-lounge | Ogden-KC |
UP 4800 | Diner | Ogden-KC |
UP Northern Border | 6-6-4 Sleeper | Ogden-KC |
UP Pacific Range | 10-6 Sleeper | Ogden-KC |
UP American Progress | 6-6-4 Sleeper | Ogden-KC |
UP National Embassy | 6-6-4 Sleeper | (note 4) |
NYC 9188 | Baggage-mail | (note 5) |
UP 9187 | Express box-mail | (note 5) |
UP 3079 | HW baggage-mail | (note 5) |
UP 510 | HW rider coach | (note 6) |
UP 5110 | Diner-Kitchen-Dormitory | (note 7) |
UP 5111 | Diner-Table | (note 7) |
UP 4806 | Diner | (note 7) |
(note 1) Green River-KC, from train #12 from Portland
(note 2) Green River-Denver, from train #12 from Portland
(note 3) Ogden-Denver
(note 4) Denver-KC
(note 5) Green River-Laramie, from train #12 from Portland, to train #28 to Omaha
(note 6) Ogden-Laramie (local passengers & deadhead crews), to train #28 to Omaha
(note 7) Denver-Salina, deadhead, for Vietnam era troop train, Ft Riley-Oakland
City of St. Louis, Train No. 9 (1967)
May 5, 1967, at Topeka, Kansas:
This is the last sighting of No. 9 with a 5900 class in the train. Larry O'Brien, our illustrious Postmaster General sold the railroads down the river, so that the mail could be carried on airplanes (his previous job was Executive Secretary of Airline Pilots and Owners Association)
- 909-902B-968B-928 (locomotives)
- 9303
- 9395
- 9301
- >5901<
- 5778
- 6331
- 5512
- 7001
- 5554
- 5474
- 6100
- 4805
- National Scene
- Pacific Ocean
- National Frontier
- (Art Gibson, email dated September 6, 2006)
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