Named Clerestory-Roof Heavyweight Cars
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Named Pullman Cars, 1948-1963
The following 55 Pullman heavyweight sleeper cars were sold to Union Pacific on December 31, 1948, as part of the breakup of the Pullman fleet of sleeper cars due to anti-trust concerns.
These 55 Pullman sleepers joined an existing fleet of 218 clerestory-roof heavyweight cars delivered to UP (199 cars), LA&SL (15 cars) and OSL (5 cars) between 1920 and 1931.
All 55 cars were leased back to Pullman for operation, and were returned to Union Pacific after being withdrawn from Pullman lease on dates shown (mostly in 1962 and 1963).
An additional four cars are included on this page, in addition to the above mentioed 55 cars. These four cars were named Club Dormitory cars (Catalina, Meade, Phoenix, Rincon) were built as named Buffet Lounge cars in 1927 and were owned by Pullman until being sold to UP-C&NW joint ownership in February 1942. These four cars (Catalina, Meade, Phoenix, Rincon) were renumbered to UP 2790-2793, and later retired by UP in 1955.
(Read more about Catalina, Meade, Phoenix, and Rincon)
(Read more about UP 2790-2793)
These 55 heavyweight sleepers did not show up in the Official Register of Passenger Train Equipment (ORPTE) publications as being UP-owned until the January 1950 issue.
Roster Listing
(the following roster listings are sorted by Pullman Plan numbers)
Sleeper -- 20 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1929
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Bannock | 18 Apr 1930 | 31 Jan 1952 | 3 Jul 1962 | |
Delfthaven | 11 Dec 1926 | 26 Feb 1952 | 21 Jan 1960 | |
Echo | 31 Dec 1927 | 14 Sep 1951 | 24 Mar 1952 | 12 Jun 1958 |
Edgewood | 31 Dec 1927 | 13 Nov 1951 | 30 Jun 1952 | 5 Jul 1962 |
Fallon | 27 Dec 1927 | 24 Oct 1951 | 30 Jun 1952 | 19 Jun 1962 |
Hawley | 24 Apr 1930 | 27 Jun 1952 | 29 Aug 1962 | |
Hutchinson | 28 Apr 1930 | 19 Feb 1952 | 18 Sep 1962 | |
Iberville | 7 Oct 1926 | 12 Apr 1946 | 15 feb 1952 | 29 Jun 1962 |
Keith | 29 Dec 1927 | 15 May 1951 | 30 Apr 1952 | 29 Jun 1962 |
Latrobe | 31 Dec 1927 | 12 Jan 1951 | 29 May 1952 | 3 Jul 1962 |
Lombard | 27 Dec 1927 | 28 Jan 1952 | 17 Jul 1955 | |
Multnomah | 16 Nov 1926 | 28 Mar 1951 | 2 Jul 1952 | 1 Jun 1962 |
Newburyport | 30 Nov 1926 | 17 Jul 1952 | 31 Jan 1963 | |
Nolando | 28 Sep 1926 | 30 Apr 1951 | 9 Jul 1952 | 25 May 1962 |
Pelham | 17 Nov 1926 | 23 Jun 1952 | 31 May 1962 | |
Pembina | 11 Mar 1927 | 20 Jun 1951 | 29 Apr 1952 | 26 May 1962 |
Pipestone | 8 Dec 1926 | 27 May 1952 | 18 Sep 1962 | |
Pocatello | 24 Apr 1930 | 3 Apr 1952 | 28 Sep 1962 | |
Rocklin | 4 Jan 1928 | 21 May 1952 | 18 Sep 1962 | |
Umatilla | 25 Apr 1930 | 4 Jan 1952 | 20 Oct 1952 | 29 Jun 1962 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A or 2411)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- Sleeper, 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room
- Pullman Plan No. 3410 (and later revisions)
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1935 (brine tanks removed in 1948-1952)
Car Name |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Bannock | 14 Feb 1935 | |
Delfthaven | 26 Apr 1935 | |
Echo | 22 Mar 1935 | |
Edgewood | 6 Mar 1935 | |
Fallon | 8 Feb 1935 | |
Hawley | 6 Mar 1935 | |
Hutchinson | 14 Mar 1935 | |
Iberville | 15 Feb 1935 | |
Keith | 13 Feb 1935 | |
Latrobe | 8 Feb 1935 | |
Lombard | 22 Feb 1935 | |
Multnomah | 11 Mar 1935 | |
Newburyport | 6 Jun 1935 | |
Nolando | 16 May 1935 | |
Pelham | 7 Feb 1935 | |
Pembina | 16 Mar 1935 | |
Pipestone | 30 Jan 1935 | |
Pocatello | 8 Mar 1935 | |
Rocklin | 22 Feb 1935 | |
Umatilla | 13 Mar 1935 |
General Notes (as UP-owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- After the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific made the following changes.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
Date Retired |
|
Bannock | 3 Jul 1962 | UP 906030 | Dec 1963 | ||
Delfthaven | 21 Jan 1960 | 1960 | |||
Echo | 12 Jun 1958 | 1958 | |||
Edgewood | 5 Jul 1962 | UP 906037 | Jan 1964 | ||
Fallon | 19 Jun 1962 | UP 906029 | Dec 1963 | ||
Hawley | 29 Aug 1962 | UP 906038 | Jan 1964 | ||
Hutchinson | 18 Sep 1962 | 1962 | |||
Iberville | 29 Jun 1962 | UP 906026 | Dec 1963 | ||
Keith | 29 Jun 1962 | UP 906027 | Dec 1963 | ||
Latrobe | 3 Jul 1962 | UP 906040 | Jan 1964 | ||
Lombard | 17 Jul 1955 | 1956 | |||
Multnomah | 1 Jun 1962 | UP 906035 | Jan 1964 | ||
Newburyport | 31 Jan 1963 | UP 906023 | Dec 1963 | ||
Nolando | 25 May 1962 | UP 906039 | Jan 1964 | ||
Pelham | 31 May 1962 | UP 906032 | Jan 1964 | ||
Pembina | 26 May 1962 | UP 906022 | Nov 1963 | ||
Pipestone | 18 Sep 1962 | 1962 | |||
Pocatello | 28 Sep 1962 | 1962 | |||
Rocklin | 18 Sep 1962 | 1962 | |||
Umatilla | 29 Jun 1962 | UP 906028 | Dec 1963 |
Sleeper -- 2 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1930
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Clan Campbell | 27 Feb 1932 | 23 Jul 1952 | 7 Feb 1961 |
Clan Chattan | 7 Apr 1932 | 22 Oct 1963 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 10 Section, 3 Double Bedroom Sleepers
- Rebuilt by Pullman in (?) from cars shown above.
- Pullman Plan No. 3411 (and later revisions)
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in September 1934 (brine tanks were removed in 1950 and 1952)
Car Name |
Rebuilt From |
|
Clan Campbell | Whitford (plan 2411) | |
Clan Chattan | Beatty (plan 2411) |
General Notes (as UP owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- Clan Campbell was repainted from UP yellow and gray to UP two-tone gray on 15 November 1957
- After the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific made the following changes.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
Date Retired |
|
Clan Campbell | 7 Feb 1961 | 1961 | |||
Clan Chattan | 22 Oct 1963 | UP 906046 | Apr 1966 |
Sleeper -- 7 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1930
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Villa Ada | 30 Jan 1931 | 12 Apr 1951 | 5 Nov 1954 | 1 Feb 1964 |
Villa Adriana | 16 Mar 1931 | 26 Apr 1951 | 20 Oct 1952 | 1 Jun 1961 |
Villa Alta | 26 Jul 1930 | 17 Jun 1952 | 17 Mar 1965 | |
Villa Clara | 9 Mar 1931 | 20 Oct 1952 | 21 Nov 1963 | |
Villa Flora | 2 Mar 1931 | 11 Apr 1952 | 31 Jan 1963 | |
Villa Gloria | 6 Feb 1931 | 7 May 1951 | 29 Aug 1952 | 31 Jan 1963 |
Villa Rica | 2 Sep 1930 | 17 Apr 1951 | 27 Jun 1952 | 14 Mar 1962 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 1910 and 1910A, some changed to 242 and 242A in 1942-1943)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 10 Section, 3 Double Bedroom Sleepers
- Rebuilt by Pullman in (?) from cars shown below.
- Pullman Plan No. 3411 (and later revisions)
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1934-1936 (brine tanks were removed in 1948 and 1952)
Car Name |
Rebuilt From |
|
Villa Ada | Calamus (plan 2585) | |
Villa Adriana | Lowland (plan 2585) | |
Villa Alta | High Bridge (plan 2411) | |
Villa Clara | Colfax (plan 2585) | |
Villa Flora | Helleck (plan 2585) | |
Villa Gloria | Henefer (plan 2585) | |
Villa Rica | Dunlay (plan 2411) |
Car Name |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Villa Ada | 9 Jul 1936 | |
Villa Adriana | 12 May 1934 | |
Villa Alta | 9 May 1934 | |
Villa Clara | 28 May 1934 | |
Villa Flora | 26 May 1934 | |
Villa Gloria | 9 Jul 1936 | |
Villa Rica | 14 Jun 1935 |
General Notes (as UP owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- After the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific made the following changes.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
Date Retired |
|
Villa Ada | 1 Feb 1964 | 1964 | |||
Villa Adriana | 1 Jun 1961 | 1961 | |||
Villa Alta | 17 Mar 1965 | UP 906047 | Apr 1966 | ||
Villa Clara | 21 Nov 1963 | UP 906041 | Apr 1966 | ||
Villa Flora | 31 Jan 1963 | UP 906024 | Dec 1963 | ||
Villa Gloria | 31 Jan 1963 | UP 906025 | Dec 1963 | ||
Villa Rica | 14 Mar 1962 | 1962 |
Sleeper -- 11 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1925
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Lake Caillou | 4 Oct 1923 | 21 Apr 1952 | 11 Jun 1962 | |
Lake Champlain | 15 Aug 1923 | 26 May 1952 | 17 Mar 1965 | |
Lake Clark | 27 Dec 1923 | 27 Jul 1951 | 25 Apr 1952 | 17 Mar 1965 |
Lake Crystal | 1 Oct 1923 | 15 Apr 1946 | 19 May 1952 | 17 Mar 1965 |
Lake Dicky | 9 Sep 1926 | 1 May 1946 20 Jan 1956 |
9 May 1952 | 1 Jun 1961 |
Lake Hazen | 8 Sep 1926 | 6 May 1946 5 Oct 1955 |
3 May 1952 | 17 Mar 1965 |
Lake Hopatcong | 10 Jan 1924 | 20 Apr 1946 | 26 Oct 1954 | 17 Mar 1965 |
Lake James | 2 Jun 1924 | 8 Apr 1952 | 26 Oct 1961 | |
Lake Livingston | 14 Jan 1926 | 30 Nov 1951 | 20 Jun 1952 | 4 Mar 1965 |
Lake Sibley | 28 Oct 1924 | 27 Jun 1951 | 22 May 1952 | 22 Jun 1962 |
Lake Waccamaw | 25 Oct 1924 | 9 Apr 1946 18 Nov 1955 |
4 Apr 1952 | 24 Mar 1965 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A and 242)
General Notes (as Pullman-owned):
- 10 Section, 1 Drawing Room, 2 Compartment Sleepers
- Pullman Plan No. 3585
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1935 and 1936 (brine tanks were removed in 1947, 1948, 1952 and 1954)
- Until 1946, all eight of the 11 cars were painted in Pullman's standard color.
Car Name |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Lake Caillou | 8 May 1935 | |
Lake Champlain | 21 Oct 1936 | |
Lake Clark | 31 May 1935 | |
Lake Crystal | 16 Apr 1936 | |
Lake Dickey | 4 Apr 1936 | |
Lake Hazen | 9 Apr 1936 | |
Lake Hopatcong | 5 Mar 1936 | |
Lake James | 28 May 1935 | |
Lake Livingston | 29 May 1935 | |
Lake Sibley | 4 Apr 1935 | |
Lake Waccamaw | 9 Oct 1936 |
General Notes (as UP-owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- Until 1952, two of the 11 cars were painted in Pullman's standard color.
- From 1946 to 1952, nine of the 11 cars were painted in UP's two-tone gray scheme for Overland service.
- In 1952, all 11 cars were painted in UP yellow and gray Streamliner colors.
- With the cars being 40 years old, after the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific retained four of the 11 cars and assigned them Roadway (MoW) service. The remaining seven cars were stored unserviceable pending disposition.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
Date Retired |
Notes | |
Lake Caillou | 11 Jun 1962 | UP 906042 | Apr 1966 | Nov 1962 | ||
Lake Champlain | 17 Mar 1965 | Jun 1965 | ||||
Lake Clark | 17 Mar 1965 | Jun 1965 | ||||
Lake Crystal | 17 Mar 1965 | Jun 1965 | 1 | |||
Lake Dickey | 1 Jun 1961 | Aug 1961 | 2 | |||
Lake Hazen | 17 Mar 1965 | May 1965 | 3 | |||
Lake Hopatcong | 17 Mar 1965 | May 1965 | ||||
Lake James | 26 Oct 1961 | Dec 1961 | 4 | |||
Lake Livingston | 4 Mar 1965 | UP 906043 | Apr 1966 | Jun 1965 | ||
Lake Sibley | 22 Jun 1962 | UP 906044 | Apr 1966 | Nov 1962 | ||
Lake Waccamaw | 24 Mar 1965 | UP 906045 | Apr 1966 | May 1965 | 5 |
Notes:
- Lake Crystal was donated to Grand Island, Nebraska, in June 1965; moved for display at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, on May 10, 1967, using a temporary track laid by Union Pacific; decision by the Stuhr museum to sell the car was made in 2002 but no action was taken until listed as for sale by the museum in 2018; sold by the museum and seen eastbound on a truck on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa in March 2024; reported as bound for Aberdeen, Carolina & Western at Candor, North Carolina, for use as part of the railroad's excursion service. (The car is in remarkably good condition, with complete interior details and equipment, considering that it had been subject to unprotected exterior storage for almost 60 years. The Union Pacific two-tone gray (1946) and later yellow and gray (1952) paint had weathered off, revealing the original Pullman colors below.)
- Lake Dickey was repainted back from UP yellow and gray to UP two-tone gray on 20 January 1956.
- Lake Hazen was repainted back from UP yellow and gray to UP two-tone gray on 5 October 1955.
- Lake James was wrecked on October 25, 1961 on the Milwaukee Road; retired by UP in December 1961.
- Lake Waccamaw was repainted back from UP yellow and gray to UP two tone gray on 11 January 1956.
Sleeper -- 10 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1927, 1930
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Balsam Fir | 16 May 1930 | 14 Mar 1947 | 24 Apr 1952 | 29 Jun 1962 |
Columbia Gorge | 23 May 1930 | 30 May 1952 | 3 Jul 1962 | |
Crown Point | 19 May 1930 | 19 Jun 1952 | 30 Nov 1959 | |
Deer Lodge | 28 Apr 1927 | 11 Dec 1950 | 25 Apr 1952 | 27 Apr 1960 |
Douglas Fir | 19 May 1930 | 5 Mar 1947 | 12 Jun 1952 | 25 May 1962 |
Inland Empire | 20 May 1930 | 3 Mar 1947 | 6 Jun 1952 | 29 Jun 1962 |
Pinon Pine | 19 May 1930 | 11 Mar 1947 | ||
Poudre Lake | 2 Dec 1929 | 14 Mar 1947 | 14 May 1952 | 21 Jan 1960 |
Prairie du Chien | 2 Jun 1927 | 14 Dec 1950 | 16 Apr 1952 | 27 Apr 1960 |
Silver Spruce | 16 May 1930 | 2 Mar 1947 | 30 May 1952 | 1 Feb 1961 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2411)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 10 Section, 1 Drawing Room, 1 Compartment Sleepers
- Pullman Plan No. 3973A; Pullman Lots 6043, 6300 and 6358
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1935 (brine holdover tanks removed in 1947, 1948, 1951, and 1954)
- Seven of these 10 cars were part of a group of 13 cars in Pullman Lot 6358, Pullman Plan 3973, completed in May 1930. Four cars (Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, Pinion Pine, Silver Spruce) were built for UP's "Columbine" passenger train, and four cars (Columbia Gorge, Crown Point, Inland Empire, Palouse Falls) were built for San Francisco-Spokane service over the SP and UP. Four cars (Boreas Range, Bridger Range, MacIntyre Range, Purcell Range) were built for NYC's "Southwestern Limited," and one car (Sentinel Range) was built for the general service pool.
- At the December 31, 1948 Pullman divestiture, UP acquired the four "Columbine" cars (Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, Pinion Pine, Silver Spruce) and three (Columbia Gorge, Crown Point, Inland Empire) of the four San Francisco-Spokane cars." The fourth car, "Palouse Falls" was sold to SP.
- Deer Lodge and Prairie du Chen were in service on Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) from 1938 to 1950, painted in standard Milwaukee Road colors; repainted to UP two-tone gray in December 1950.
- Deer Lodge and Prairie du Chen were equipped with steam ejector air conditioning in 1935 while in service on Milwaukee Road, and retained it throughout their service years.
- One of these 10 cars (Poudre Lake) was part of a group of 14 cars in Pullman Lot 6300, Pullman Plan 3973, completed in October to December 1929. Sold to UP in December 1948; leased back to Pullman.
- Two of these 10 cars (Deer Lodge and Prairie du Chien) were part of a group of 30 cars in Pullman Lot 6043, Pullman Plan 3973, completed in April to June 1927. Sold to UP in December 1948; leased back to Pullman.
- Source: Wayner's "The Complete Roster of Heavyweight Pullman Cars."
Car Name |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Balsam Fir | 16 Mar 1935 | |
Columbia Gorge | 12 Apr 1935 | |
Crown Point | 18 Apr 1935 | |
Deer Lodge | 7 Jun 1935 | |
Douglas Fir | 28 Mar 1935 | |
Inland Empire | 3 Apr 1935 | |
Pinon Pine | 7 Mar 1935 | |
Poudre Lake | 27 Apr 1935 | |
Prairie du Chien | 17 May 1935 | |
Silver Spruce | 12 Mar 1935 |
General Notes (as UP owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- After the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific made the following changes.
- Pinion Pine was wrecked on September 11, 1950 at Green River, Wyoming; retired in October 1950.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
Date Retired |
Notes | |
Balsam Fir | 29 Jun 1962 | 1963 | 1 | |||
Columbia Gorge | 3 Jul 1962 | UP 906031 | Jan 1964 | |||
Crown Point | 30 Nov 1959 | 1960 | ||||
Deer Lodge | 27 Apr 1960 | 1961 | ||||
Douglas Fir | 25 May 1962 | UP 906021 | Oct 1963 | |||
Inland Empire | 29 Jun 1962 | UP 906036 | Jan 1964 | |||
Pinon Pine | Oct 1950 | |||||
Poudre Lake | 21 Jan 1960 | 1960 | ||||
Prairie du Chien | 27 Apr 1960 | 1961 | ||||
Silver Spruce | 1 Feb 1961 | 1960 |
Notes:
- Balsam Fir, after being withdrawn from the Pullman lease, was remodeled by UP to Dynamometer Car 210 in 1964.
Sleeper -- 1 car (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1929
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Date Retired |
Centavan | 5 Mar 1929 | 12 May 1952 | 26 Jan 1961 | 1962 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2411)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 8 Section, 1 Drawing Room, 2 Compartment Sleepers
- Pullman Plan No. 3979
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in March 1935 (brine holdover tank removed in 1954)
General Notes (as UP owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- After the lease to Pullman ended in 1961, Union Pacific retired the car in 1962.
Lounge Dormitory -- 4 cars (to UP-C&NW in 1942)
Pullman, 1927
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Club Dormitory -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1927
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
These four cars were part of a 16-car group built in 1927 to Pullman Plan 3981. Eight cars were originally assigned to the Golden State Limited, and eight cars were originally assigned to the San Francisco Overland Limited. The group of 16 cars were sold in 1941 and 1942. Ten cars were sold to Canadian National; four were sold to joint UP and C&NW ownership; and two were sold to SP. (See also: Wayner's "Complete Roster of Heavyweight Pullman Cars", pages 199-200)
Car Name |
Pullman Sale Date |
Date Built |
Pullman Date In Service |
UP Number |
Date To 2790 Series |
Date Retired |
Notes and Disposition |
Catalina | 31 Jan 1942 | Jul 1927 | 27 Jul 1927 | UP 2790 | May 1942 | Jan 1956 | Sold |
Meade | 1 Feb 1942 | Aug 1927 | 1 Aug 1927 | UP 2791 | May 1942 | Jan 1956 | Sold |
Phoenix | 1 Feb 1942 | Aug 1927 | 3 Aug 1927 | UP 2792 | May 1942 | Jan 1956 | Sold |
Rincon | 1 Feb 1942 | Aug 1927 | 8 Aug 1927 | UP 2793 | May 1942 | Jan 1956 | Sold |
(Read more about UP 2790-2793)
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- Lounge Dormitory, per Pullman floor layout
- Shown in some sources as 5 Section Buffet Lounge, and Dormitory Buffet Lounge, with Barber Shop
- Joint lease to UP-C&NW
- Built in 1927 by Pullman-Standard
- Remodeled by Pullman to Club Dormitory (with Barber Shop) in 1936 and 1937
- Seating Capacity: 16 seats in lounge compartment, 6 seats in card compartment
- Equipped with five 2-berth sections, and one 2-berth section in steward's room
- Pullman Lot 6061
- Pullman Floor Plan: 74-B-79, and 76-B-9
- Remodeled by Pullman in 1936, to Plan 3981-B
- Remodeled by Pullman in 1937, to Plan 3981-C
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1931 and 1934, on the following dates:
Car Name |
Car Number |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Catalina | UP 2790 | 5 May 1934 | |
Meade | UP 2791 | 4 May 1934 | |
Phoenix | UP 2792 | 4 May 1934 | |
Rincon | UP 2793 | 7 May 1934 |
General Notes (as UP owned):
- All four cars sold to UP-C&NW joint ownership in February 1942
- UP records show that the Pullman "Brine A/C" was retired on the following dates: UP 2790, September 1944; UP 2791, October 1944; UP 2792, March 1944; UP 2793, April 1944
- UP diagram sheet P-5-15 (7/3/1942), Rev. A (1/12/1943)
- UP Equipment Record: r3-1025 (UP 2750-2793); r3-1105 (UP 2750-2793); r3-1149 (UP 2760-2793)
Dining Lounge -- 2 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1935
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Date Retired |
Harvard Club | 2 Nov 1936 | 7 Aug 1951 | 30 May 1952 | 26 Oct 1958 | 1962 |
Yale Club | 10 Sep 1936 | 1 Jun 1951 | 6 Jun 1952 | 26 Oct 1958 | 1962 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 8 Section Buffet Lounge (UP, Dining Lounge)
- Pullman Plan 4025
- Rebuilt by Pullman from cars shown below
- Pullman Mechanical air conditioning added in 1936 (brine holdover tanks removed in 1951)
Car Name |
Rebuilt From |
|
Harvard Club | Pleasant Hill (plan 2521) | |
Yale Club | Casa Blanca (plan 2521) |
Car Name |
Air Conditioning Install Date |
|
Harvard Club | 2 Nov 1936 | |
Yale Club | 10 Sep 1936 |
Sleeper -- 2 cars (to UP in 1948)
Pullman, 1935
Standard Heavyweight (Clerestory Roof)
Car Name |
Pullman Date In Service |
Date To UP Two-Tone Gray |
Date To UP Yellow |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Temple University | 24 Jun 1936 | 10 Sep 1951 | 18 Apr 1952 | 3 Jul 1962 |
Yale University | 29 Jun 1936 | 25 Jul 1951 | 11 Apr 1952 | 3 Jul 1962 |
Description:
- Length, Over Buffers:
- Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
- Length, Over End Sills:
- Length, Inside:
- Truck Centers:
- Truck Style: six-wheel (Pullman 2410A)
General Notes (as Pullman owned):
- 12 Section, 2 Double Bedroom Sleepers
- Pullman Plan 4046
- Ice air conditioning added by Pullman in June 1936
- Temple University and Yale University were in service on Pennsylvania Railroad from 1940 to 1951, painted in standard PRR colors; repainted to UP two-tone gray in September and July 1951
- Rebuilt by Pullman in (?) from cars shown below
Car Name |
Rebuilt From |
|
Temple University | Shaffer (plan 2410F) | |
Yale University | Ritchie (plan 2410F) |
General Notes (as UP owned):
- Ownership passed to Union Pacific in 1948. Cars were then leased back to Pullman for operation and maintenance.
- After the lease to Pullman ended, Union Pacific made the following changes.
Car Name |
Date Withdrawn From Pullman Lease |
Roadway Series Number |
Date To Roadway Series |
|
Temple University | 3 Jul 1962 | UP 906034 | Jan 1964 | |
Yale University | 3 Jul 1962 | UP 906033 | Jan 1964 |
Roadway System Gang Bunk Cars, 1963-1974
Of the 55 Pullman heavyweight cars sold to UP in 1948, and after being retired by UP in 1962-1963, 27 cars were converted to Roadway System Gang Bunk Cars in 1963-1966. They were numbered as UP 906021-906047
UP drawing 236-CD-374, dated September 4, 1963, shows 19 cars, with the following eight-step process to convert them from Pullman sleeper to Roadway Bunk Car:
- Drain water system.
- Remove generator and air conditioning drive belts, leaving air conditioning equipment intact.
- Block out all electrical equipment, but leave it trainlined.
- Free up the windows, making them open easily.
- Pull down all berths, and bolt them in the down position.
- Lock all toilet rooms, and padlock the doors.
- Remove all toilets, and cover the resulting holes in floors.
- Disconnect water supply, and install coat hooks.
More Pullman Information
A brief summary of Pullman sleeper cars owned by Union Pacific
A history of Pullman and Pullman-Standard
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