Non-Union Pacific Cars (painted UP yellow and gray)
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This page was last updated on May 10, 2016.
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Overview
A total of 92 passenger cars of other railroads are known to have been painted in Union Pacific's yellow and gray paint scheme. These cars include:
- 47 Chicago and North Western Cars
- 11 Milwaukee Road Cars
- 3 New York Central Cars
- 6 Pennsylvania Cars
- 19 Southern Pacific Cars
- 6 Wabash Cars
As additional research identifies more cars, their information will be added.
Chicago and North Western Cars
(See also "Western" series sleepers)
(See also "Imperial" series sleepers)
(See also "American" series sleepers)
Coach -- 6 cars
ACF, 1953
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 3477 | to SP 2211, May 9, 1961, to Amtrak 4465 |
| C&NW 3478 | to SP 2212, May 9, 1961, to Amtrak 4466 |
| C&NW 3479 | to SP 2213, May 9, 1961, to Amtrak 4467 |
| C&NW 3480 | to SP, August 31, 1961 |
| C&NW 3481 | to SP 2214, May 17, 1961, to Amtrak 4468 |
| C&NW 3482 | to SP 2215, May 10, 1961 to Amtrak 4469 |
Coach -- 23 cars
ACF, 1937
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 6132 | to M S Kapal, December 7, 1959 |
| C&NW 6133 | to Purdy Company, June 15, 1960 |
| C&NW 6134 | scrapped, December 31, 1958 |
| C&NW 6135 | to Edwards International, July 1, 1962 |
| C&NW 6136 | to Edwards International, July 1, 1962 |
| C&NW 6137 | to Marfaz Steel, December 7, 1959 |
| C&NW 6138 | to Edwards international, July 1, 1962 |
| C&NW 6139 | to M S Kapal, December 7, 1959 |
| C&NW 6140 | to M S Kapal, January 20, 1960 |
| C&NW 6141 | to Edwards International, July 1, 1962 |
| C&NW 6142 | scrapped, September 26, 1946 |
| C&NW 6143 | to Purdy Company, April 22, 1958 |
| C&NW 6144 | to Purdy Company, April 14, 1958 |
| C&NW 6145 | to Purdy Company, April 22, 1958 |
| C&NW 6146 | to Purdy Company, June 15, 1960 |
| C&NW 6147 | to Hyman Michaels, April 22, 1958 |
| C&NW 6160 | to Edwards International, July 2, 1962 |
| C&NW 6161 | to Purdy Company, April 14, 1958 |
| C&NW 6162 | to Purdy Company, April 22, 1968 |
| C&NW 6163 | to Edwards International, July 1, 1962 |
| C&NW 6164 | to C&NW X-300940, November 2, 1958 |
| C&NW 6165 | to Purdy Company, January 5, 1960 |
| C&NW 6166 | to Purdy Company, April 22, 1958 |
Diner -- 4 cars
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 6956 | to Edwards International, May 4, 1964; to NdeM 3650 "Ixtapan de la Sol" |
| C&NW 6957 | to Joliet Railroad Equipment, September 25, 1964 |
| C&NW 6958 | to Luria Bros, Regina, Sask., Canada, December 12, 1971 |
| C&NW 6959 | to Luria Bros, Regina, Sask., Canada, December 12, 1971 |
Cafe Lounge -- 3 cars
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 7800 | to C&NW X-301040 |
| C&NW 7801 | to J. Richardson, Peninsula, Ohio, January 31, 1972; (history from 1972 to 2003 is not known); sold to new owners in 2003 and moved to Fremont, Nebraska. |
| C&NW 7802 | to C&NW X-301033 |
Lounge -- 3 cars
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 7900 | to Midwest Railroad Historical Society, November 2, 1971 |
| C&NW 7901 | to suburban club car 553, November 20, 1975 |
| C&NW 7902 | to suburban club car 555, November 20, 1975 |
RPO Postal Storage -- 2 cars
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 8225 | to Great Northern, June 1, 1964 |
| C&NW 8226 | to Great Northern, June 1, 1964 |
RPO Postal Storage -- 1 car
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 8227 | to UP (number unknown) |
RPO Postal Storage -- 2 cars
ACF, 1953
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 8900 | to C&NW X-300795 |
| C&NW 8901 | to C&NW X-251031 |
Baggage Dormitory -- 3 cars
ACF, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| C&NW 9300 | to C&NW X-251032 |
| C&NW 9301 | to Northern Pacific, April 13, 1962; converted the baggage section to a 30’ RPO compartment and numbered the car 430. The car was retired by BN in 1971; leased to Amtrak as a baggage dormitory from at least August 1972 to February 1975 and then returned to BN. (Randall Davidson, email dated January 20, 2009) |
| C&NW 9302 | to C&NW X-300796 |
Milwaukee Road Cars
Milwaukee Road began operating UP's City trains between Omaha and Chicago on October 30, 1955.
Milwaukee Road cars operated to Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles as part of the three City trains (City of Portland, City of San Francisco, City of Los Angeles), as well as on City of Denver trains to Denver, Colorado.
Based on available information, a preliminary list of MILW cars assigned to UP service (and therefore painted UP yellow and gray) includes:
- MILW 50-series Super Domes (2 cars)
- MILW 121-126, Diner (6 cars)
- MILW 163, 166, Tap Car (2 cars)
- MILW 170, 171, Diner Lounge (2 cars)
- MILW 173, Tap Car (1 car)
- MILW 515-534, Leg Rest Coach (20 cars)
- MILW 552-554, Leg Rest Coach (3 cars)
- MILW 623, 627, Coach (2 cars)
- MILW 1208, Mail and Express Car (1 car)
- MILW 1311, 1317, 1321, 1326, 1336, Express Car (5 cars)
- MILW 2175, Railway Post Office (1 car)
All Milwaukee Road equipment assigned to the UP "Cities" service MIDWEST HIAWATHA service was equipped with the 8' Nystrom-design trucks, compared to the older, original, and more common, otherwise identical 7' versions. Milwaukee equipment originally assigned to UP service included Mail & Express 1208, Leg Rest coaches 515-34 and 552-554, diner-lounges 170-171, and diners 124 and 126. These cars were among the first to be repainted in UP colors and were assigned to the CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Additional cars assigned included Tap cars 163, 166, and 173; express cars 1311, 1317, 1321, 1326, 1336, and RPO 2175. (Dennis Anspach, email dated July 22, 2007; quoted from Morning Sun Milwaukee Road, Volume 4, page 12)
Milwaukee 170-171 were immediately painted UP colors on the Milwaukee's UP Day. Since the Midwest Hiawatha only consisted of two coaches on the rear of the Challenger, with the change they went west. In addition to the two Diner-Tap cars, Twin Cities diners 121 and 126 were also painted and assigned. Milwaukee's initial contribution to UP service can be derived the 1956 Milwaukee passenger car roster, which denoted cars equipped with 8-foot Nystrom trucks. All four food service cars had the Waukesha self-contained A/C system, which UP preferred. The UP also appearently required the longer wheelbase trucks. (Bill Straus, email dated July 22, 2007)
Super Domes
"November 26, 1957 -- Super Domes now on the Domeliner CITY OF DENVER -- Effective from both Chicago and Denver December 1, Super Dome lounge cars will be placed in operation on the CITY OF DENVER between Chicago and Denver in place of the present 20-seat - Pub lounge cars. These full length dome cars have 68 seats, which are unassigned, for the use of both coach and sleeping car passengers. On the lower deck of the Super Dome car is an attractive lounge seating 28 persons where beverage service is available. These Super Dome cars will be entrained immediately ahead of the diner. We will continue to have the club-lounge car to the rear of the diner for Pullman passengers. -- signed E. A. KLIPPEL, General Passenger Traffic Manager, Union Pacific Railroad" (Jeff Cauthen, email to UP Modelers Yahoo discussion group, August 27, 2009)
The following is from Kratville's "The Union Pacific Streamliners" page 153:
In January 1958 two full length Milw Super domes of the 50 series became idle because of the discontinuing of two trains by that road. All decked out in Streamliner colors, they caused a sensation among those patrons and employees who had never seen such big cars. The Burlington had nothing on their Denver Zephyrs to compare with them!
This regular assignment of these big cars lasted only about a year, however, because on January 11, 1959 the City of Denver and the City of Portland Streamliners were consolidated and operated via Denver as No. 105-106.
According to Milw records, their Super Domes also ran on No. 103-104 for the Holiday Season from December 11, 1963 to January 5, 1964 and on No. 111-112 from May 13-18, 1964 during the shopping of the Union Pacific dome cars.
An accompanying photo is dated August 1969, in Chicago.
Also in Kratville, page 582 is what appears to be a UP publicity photo, without a date or location. The caption says:
No. 112 with a Milw Super Dome and Milw trailing unit. Super Domes were assigned for short period in 1958 to COD and again in the winter of 1963-64.
On page 118 of Joe Welsh's "Union Pacific Streamliners" there is a Kindig photo at Dale, Wyoming dated July 22, 1961 that shows a Milw Super Dome on the second section of Train 104, the eastbound all-coach Challenger.
In the summer of 1961 they were used on the coach section of the "City of Los Angeles" (Chicago-LA). I took a photo in August 1961 of Milw dome car #58 on the "Challenger" coach section on #107. (David Seidel, email dated February 19, 2015)
(Read more about Milwaukee Road's Super Dome cars, at Trainweb.org)
Diner -- 6 cars
MILW, 1948
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Retired |
Disposition |
| MILW 121 | 1971 | retired 1971; sold to J.W. Kerslake |
| MILW 122 | 1971 | retired 1971; sold to Autoliner Corp., then to Illinois Railway Museum |
| MILW 123 | 1971 | retired 1970; scrapped (not in March 1971 Official Register of Passenger Train Equipment) |
| MILW 124 | 1971 | retired 1971; to Train Stop Restaurant, Blackfoot, Idaho |
| MILW 125 | 1971 | retired 1971; sold to Chessie System for MofW service |
| MILW 126 | 1971 | retired 1971; sold to J.W. Kerslake |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: 4-wheel (Pullman 41-BMD-11) |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with 48 seats. |
| b. | Equipped with Waukesha self-contained air conditioning. |
| c. | Painted UP yellow and gray |
| d. | MILW 124-126 converted to 32-seat Cafeteria cars in 1965. |
| e. | Source: Jeff Cauthen |
Diner-Lounge -- 2 cars
MILW, 1947
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Retired |
Disposition |
| MILW 163 | 1971 | to baggage-dormitory 1355, 1959 |
| MILW 166 | 1971 | to baggage-dormitory 1356, 1959 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: 4-wheel (Pullman 41-BMD-11) |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with 64 seats. |
| b. | Equipped with Waukesha self-contained air conditioning. |
| c. | Milw 163 and 166 were built as 18-seat diner/bar/26-seat lounge cars. No. 163 was converted in 1954 to a 64-seat diner lounge, but 166 was not. Both converted to baggage dormitory cars in 1959. Both retired in 1971 and “held” |
| d. | Painted UP yellow and gray upon startup of UP/MILW joint operation on November 1, 1955 (Milwaukee's "UP day"). |
| e. | Source: Jeff Cauthen |
| f. | Source: Randall Davidson |
Coffee Shop Lounge -- 2 cars
MILW, 1948
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Disposition |
| MILW 170 | retired in 1971 and sold to Henry Castro of Milwaukee. From 1987 to 2004, it was used as part of the “Midwest Hiawatha” lounge; sold (along with other cars) in 2004 to the museum at Kansas City Union Station. |
| MILW 171 | retired in 1970 and scrapped |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: 4-wheel (Pullman 41-BMD-11) |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with 48 seats (32 seats in diner, 16 seats in lounge). |
| b. | Equipped with Waukesha self-contained air conditioning. |
| c. | Painted UP yellow and gray upon startup of UP/MILW joint operation on November 1, 1955 (Milwaukee's "UP day"). |
| d. | Source: Jeff Cauthen |
Diner-Lounge -- 1 car
MILW, 1948
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes |
| MILW 173 | 1 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: 4-wheel (Pullman 41-BMD-11) |
General Notes:
| a. | Built by Milwaukee Road in May 1948. |
| b. | Equipped with 44 seats (18 seats in diner and 26 seats in bar-lounge). |
| c. | Equipped with Waukesha self-contained air conditioning. |
| d. | Painted UP yellow and gray upon startup of UP/MILW joint operation on November 1, 1955 (Milwaukee's "UP day"). |
| e. | Source: Jeff Cauthen |
Notes:
| 1. | MILW diner-lounge 173 went to the Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad after being retired in 1971 and was purchased from OP&E in 1975 by Los Angeles County (along with sister car MILW 172, five IC coaches and dome-sleeper-observation "Silver Planet" from WP's contribution to the California Zephyr). The cars were rebuilt in 1976 and assigned to a single Los Angeles-San Diego round trip as the El Camino starting on February 14, 1978 and ran in the service for about six months. They were then stored but held on the roster in 1980. Under LA County ownership, number 173 carried the name Montebello. The entire set was sold to the Copper Canyon Express Company in Mexico, which operated them in early 1987 between Chihuahua and Los Mochis. Later in 1987, the set was sold to the Chihuahua-Pacific Railway. The former Milw 173 was renumbered and renamed 107-Canon De Urique, although it's unclear under whose ownership in Mexico this occurred. (update from Randall Davidson, based on information in Wayner's "The Cars That Went to Mexico") |
New York Central Cars
Sleeper -- 3 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1948
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built | Date To UP Colors |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Clinton River (NYC) | Dec 1948 | 19 Jan 1954 | 1 Jul 1958 | 1 |
| Chicopee River (10200) (NYC) | Dec 1948 | 7 Jun 1954 | 1 Jul 1958 | 2 |
| Connecticut River (NYC) | Dec 1948 | 30 Apr 1954 | 1 Jul 1958 | 3 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: 4-wheel (Pullman 41-C-11) |
General Notes:
| a. | 10 Roomette 6 Bedroom |
| b. | Pullman Lot 6790; Pullman Plan 4123 |
| c. | Repainted from NYC two-tone gray to UP yellow and gray on the dates shown above. (Note: Correction from Jeff Cauthen states that these three cars were not painted UP yellow and gray.) |
| d. | Source: Pullman Project CCR card spreadsheet compiled by Tom Madden |
Notes:
| 1. | NYC "Clinton River" had number 10200 added in 1952 and was equipped with electric braking for assignment to the 20th Century Limited; retired in 1965; sold in September 1966 to NdeM as 529-Corea. (update from Randall Davidson, based on information in Wayner's "The Cars That Went to Mexico") |
| 2. | NYC "Chicopee River" was sold to CN 2086 "Pembina River" |
| 3. | NYC "Connecticut River" was sold in August 1965 (to Mexico?) |
Pennsylvania Cars
The Pennsylvania cars in transcontinental service that were painted Streamliner colors in 1955 were Bedford Inn, Coatesville Inn, Buffalo Rapids, Stoney Rapids and Tippecanoe Rapids. All had gray trucks and all were repainted Tuscan Gray with black trucks before 1959, so none ever had trucks that were painted aluminum. Photos of Buffalo Rapids and Bedford Inn, both taken in 1957, show them in Yellow and Gray with gray trucks. Buffalo Rapids was painted two-tone gray from September 1950 through May 1955, when it was repainted Yellow and Gray. It was repainted Tuscan Red in June 1958. (Robert Darwin, email dated June 19, 2013)
The following comes from PENNSYLVANIA Passenger Car Painting and Lettering by Charles Blardone and Peter Tip:
Daily service started March 31,1946 with heavyweight 10-section, 3-double bedroom VILLA series and 6-section, 6-double bedroom cars in the POPLAR series; both were rebuilds. New 10-roomette, 6-double bedroom cars replaced them in 1950. By 1954, seven cars protected this N.Y to L.A. line, including five Budd-built Union Pacific PACIFIC series sleepers and the PRR's STONEY RAPIDS and TIPPECANOE RAPIDS. The RAPIDS cars were painted standard PRR Tuscan red, but in Spring 1955, they were changed to Union Pacific streamliner colors while retaining "Pennsylvania" on the letterboards.
The same source also confirms that the two plan 9008, ACF-built BLUE RAPIDS and BUFFALO RAPIDS, were delivered in TTG when new in 9,10 /50, unlike the plan 4140, PULLMAN-built STONEY RAPIDS and TIPPECANOE RAPIDS delivered 12/48. (Courtesy of Otto Kroutil via an email to the UP Modelers Yahoo discussion group, March 15, 2007)
Sleeper -- 1 car
AC&F, 1950
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Date To UP Colors |
Date Retired |
Notes and Disposition |
| Buffalo Rapids (8443) (PRR) | Oct 1950 | 6 May 1955 | 1 Jul 1968 | to D. J. Joseph Co., July 1971 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: |
General Notes:
| a. | 10 Roomette 6 Bedroom |
| b. | AC&F Lot 9200; AC&F Plan 9008 |
| c. | Delivered in UP two-tone gray; repainted to UP yellow and gray on May 6, 1955; repainted to PRR Tuscan Red on June 3, 1958. |
| d. | Source: Pullman Project CCR card spreadsheet compiled by Tom Madden |
Observation -- 1 car
Pullman Standard, 1938
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Date To UP |
Date To UP Colors |
Notes and Disposition |
| Samuel Vaughn Merrick | May 1938 | Apr 1952 | 25 Nov 1953 | Leased to UP from April 1952 to March 1955 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: |
General Notes:
| a. | Leased to UP in April 1952 for service on City of Los Angeles; "Pennsylvania" lettering changed to "Pullman" on November 25, 1952; painted UP yellow and gray on November 25, 1953; lease ended in March 1955 upon delivery of 9000-series dome lounge cars in February and March 1955. |
| b. | To UP for City of Los Angeles service beginning on November 26, 1951, replacing "California Republic," which was bad-ordered and redrawn from service in April 1951. (Union Pacific internal letter dated November 7, 1951) "Omaha - Nov 7, 1951 - Pullman will replace obs slpr Royal Crest in 21st COLA first WB trip from Chgo Trn 103 Nov 23rd and first EB trip from LA trn 104 Nov 26th with Samuel Vaughn Merrick, capacity 1 dbl bdrm, 2 droom, 1 compt, buffet obs, which will remain in this trn until further notice. C. J. Collins UNPAC" "bcc: Mr. A. D. Hanson - Omaha - The Samuel Vaughn Merrick is an observation sleeper with all Streamliner accessories and is similar to the Royal Crest which is being withdrawn for service in the ROYAL PALM between Chicago and Miami. This sleeper is operating in the 21st train in lieu of the California Republic which went bad order earlier this year and was withdrawn by the Pullman Company." |
| c. | Concern raised of mismatched colors of UP yellow and gray and Pennsylvania red; recommended that a yellow and gray American-series car be substituted as soon as possible. (Union Pacific internal message dated December 7, 1951) "EAK, OMA" (DEC 7 1951) "ON 21ST COLA FROM LOSANGS DEC 6TH HAVE CAR 1044 AMERICAN SCENE PAINTED GRAY AND CAR 1046 SAMUEL VAUGHN MERRICK PAINTED IN PENNA RED. THESE COLORS TOGETHER WITH STREAMLINER YELLOW DO NOT MAKE A VERY PRESENTABLE APPEARANCE. RMJ ADVISES WILL SUBSTITUTE YELLOW AMERICAN SERIES CAR FIRST OPPORTUNITY. CHS LA" "Omaha December 7, 1951 - CHS Los Angs - No doubt one of 6-6-4 slprs being sent Los Angs for KC line in trn 10 will have yellow exterior and could be placed in 21st COLA releasing Am. Scene. EAK" |
| d. | Permission received on September 10, 1952 from Pennsylvania to change paint from PRR red to UP yellow and gray, and replace Pennsylvania lettering with Pullman lettering; car removed from rotation at Los Angeles for normal five day "blank" period to allow car to be repainted. (Pullman letter to E. A. Klippel, UP general passenger agent, dated September 10, 1952) |
| e. | Returned to PRR service in March 1955; repainted to PRR Tuscan Red; repainted to GN on June 6, 1955; repainted to CRI&P for service on Quad Cities Rocket, named "Reveler". |
| f. | Car painted in yellow and harbor mist gray to match Domeliner equipment |
| g. | Samuel Vaughn Merrick was painted yellow and gray earlier and repainted Tuscan Red in 1955, so it would never have had aluminum trucks. (Robert Darwin, email dated June 19, 2013) |
| h. | Built in 1938 as "Jack Narrows"; renamed to "Wake Island" in 1942; sold by Pullman to PRR in 1948, leased back to Pullman for operation; renamed to "Samuel Vaughn Merrick in 1949; leased to UP in 1952-1955; renumbered to PRR 7153 in 1957; retired in 1961; sold to Butterworth Tours, named "Reveler". (Randall, Streamliner Cars, Volume 1, Pullman Standard, page 45) |
| i. | Source: Pullman Project CCR card spreadsheet compiled by Tom Madden |
| j. | Source: Emails in May 2007 from Dick Harley, Robert Darwin and Jonathan Boyle |
| k. | Source: Email from Jeff Cauthen, September 18, 2016, sharing specific information about repainting from PRR to UP. |
Sleeper -- 2 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Date To UP Colors |
Date Retired |
Notes and Disposition |
| Stoney Rapids (8324) (PRR) | Dec 1948 | 9 Jun 1955 | 1 Jul 1968 | to Luntz Corp, May 1970 |
| Tippecanoe Rapids (8327) (PRR) | Dec 1948 | 29 Apr 1955 | 1 Jul 1968 | to PC 4337 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: |
General Notes:
| a. | 10 Roomette 6 Bedroom |
| b. | Pullman Lot 6792; Pullman Plan 4140 |
| c. | Cars painted in yellow and harbor mist gray to match Domeliner equipment |
| d. | Source: Pullman Project CCR card spreadsheet compiled by Tom Madden |
Sleeper -- 2 cars
Budd, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Date To UP Colors |
Notes and Disposition |
| Bedford Inn (PRR) | Feb 1949 | 28 Sep 1956 | Repainted to PRR colors on 26 April 1957 |
| Coatesville Inn (PRR) | Mar 1949 | 28 Sep 1956 | Repainted to PRR colors on 19 April 1957 |
Description:
| Length, Over Buffers: |
| Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: |
| Length, Over End Sills: |
| Length, Inside: |
| Truck Centers: |
| Truck Style: |
General Notes:
| a. | Bedford Inn and Coatesville Inn were also assigned a modified floor plan by Pullman during the period. These accommodations were sold as an economy accommodation between Chicago and Denver in competition with the Slumbercoaches on CB&Q's Denver Zephyr. (information from Brian Norden via email on August 19, 2009) |
| b. | Bedford Inn and Coatesville Inn were painted Yellow and Gray in 1956 for use as "Slumbercoaches" on the "City of Denver." This was an experiment by the UP to compete with the Burlington, but it was short-lived and the idea was abandoned in May 1957, after which the cars were returned to the Pennsy and repainted Tuscan Red. (Robert Darwin, email dated June 20, 2013) |
Southern Pacific Cars
(See also "American" series sleepers)
Coach -- 2 cars
Budd, 1954
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 2362 | Sold to Amtrak |
| SP 2363 | Sold to Amtrak |
General Notes:
| a. | SP Class 83-C-4. |
| b. | Built in March 1954. |
| c. | Source: Jeff Cauthen. |
Coach -- 2 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 2379 | held for service |
| SP 2380 | held for service |
General Notes:
| a. | SP Class 83-C-2. |
| b. | Equipped with 44 seats. |
| c. | Source: Jeff Cauthen. |
Lounge -- 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Date Retired |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 2986 | Dec 1949 | May 1971 | To SP Conference Instruction Car 206 in October 1971 (to UP by merger in 1996; to UPP 2986 in 1999) |
(See also: UPP 2986; full data)
General Notes:
| a. | Ordered for Golden State service, with planned name "Golden Vision"; changed to City of San Francisco service. |
| b. | Painted UP yellow and gray. |
| c. | SP Class 83-L-1 |
| d. | Pullman-Standard Lot 6805 |
| f. | (Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 5, Lounge, Dome & Parlor Cars, page 259 (interior photos on pages 263-266; exterior photos on pages 276-279) |
| g. | (Southern Pacific Official Cars, pages 418, 419, 422) |
Baggage Dormitory -- 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 3101 | |
RPO Postal Storage -- 2 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 5003 | |
| SP 5004 | |
Sleeper -- 5 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1950
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes |
| SP 9040 | |
| SP 9041 | |
| SP 9042 | |
| SP 9043 | 1 |
| SP 9044 |
General Notes:
| a. | 10 Roomette 6 Bedroom |
| b. | Rear end operation |
Notes:
| 1. | SP 10-6 sleeper 9043 was rebuilt with blunt end in May 1953; retired in 1968; sold to Roy Hofheinz, then to RAILCO, then to Craig Rasmussen of Los Angeles; leased to Overland Rail Travel Corporation and named "Truckee River"; sold to Mexico in 1979 as Servicio de Coches Dormitorios (SCD) SCD 703 "Inglaterra". (update from Randall Davidson, based on information in Wayner's "The Cars That Went to Mexico") |
Sleeper -- 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1950
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| SP 9045 |
General Notes:
| a. | 10 Roomette 6 Bedroom |
Diner -- 5 cars
Pullman-Standard, 1949
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Notes |
| SP 10202 | Oct 1949 | 1 |
| SP 10203 | Oct 1949 | 2 |
| SP 10204 | Oct 1949 | 3 |
| SP 10205 | Oct 1949 | 4 |
| SP 10209 | Oct 1949 | 5 |
General Notes:
| a. | SP 10202-10205 were built for San Francisco Overland service; painted two-tone gray, repainted to UP yellow and gray. |
| b. | SP 10202 was later changed to San Joaquin Daylight service and repainted to simulate stainless steel. |
| c. | SP 10209 was built for City of San Francisco service; painted UP yellow and gray. |
| d. | SP Class 83-D-1 |
| e. | Pullman-Standard Lot 6806; Plan 7579-A |
| f. | (Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 4, Dining Service Cars, pages 225-244) |
| g. | (Amtrak By The Numbers, page 158) |
Notes:
| 1. | SP 10202; leased to Amtrak in 1971 (further disposition unknown; not Amtrak 8501, 8502 or 8503) |
| 2. | SP 10203; retired in December 1968, to SPMW service. |
| 3. | SP 10204; leased to Amtrak in 1971; sold to Amtrak in 1974 and renumbered to Amtrak 8500; retired by Amtrak in November 1977 and sold. |
| 4. | SP 10205; retired in December 1968; to SPMW service. |
| 5. | SP 10209; leased to Amtrak in 1971; sold to Amtrak in 1974 and renumbered to Amtrak 8504; retired by Amtrak in August 1976 and sold. |
Wabash Cars
(See also "Western" series sleepers)
(See also "National" series sleepers)
Dome Coach -- 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1958
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| WAB 203 | to Norfolk & Western 1613, to Southern 1613, to Quebec North Shore & Labrador |
Wabash 203 was built in November 1958 at the same time as UP 7011-7015, which were themselves the last dome cars built for Union Pacific. Wabash 203, and UP 7011-7015, were initially assigned to City of St. Louis service, with Wabash 203 being in full UP yellow and gray colors, but with its Wabash name spelled out in UP's distinctive red lettering.
Wabash was leased to N&W in 1964, and the car became N&W 1613 in March 1966. The car remained in UP colors, with Norfolk & Western spelled out, until it was repainted to N&W's Blue and Aluminum colors upon the cancellation of the City of St. Louis pool in (?). Sold to Central of Georgia 1613 in 1970, to Southern 1613 in 1971 after Amtrak brought an end to Central of Georgia's passenger service. Car sold during 1979 to Quebec North Shore & Labrador; repainted boxcar brown as QNS&L 13510; repainted in 1993 into a new silver and red scheme.
Coach -- 4 cars
ACF, 1950
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| WAB 1427 | to NW 1934 to Steelmet Inc to Auto-Train 576 (scrapped) |
| WAB 1429 | to NW 1935 to Steelmet Inc to Auto-Train 572 (scrapped) |
| WAB 1429 | to NW 1936 to Steelmet Inc to Auto-Train 574 (scrapped) |
| WAB 1430 | to NW 1937 to Steelmet Inc to Auto-Train 570 |
Coach -- 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1950
Lightweight
| Car Number |
Notes and Disposition |
| WAB 1431 | ex Union Pacific 5400 to NW 1939 to NW 900 (staff car) |
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