Union Pacific Wooden Passenger Cars

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Roster is arranged based on car numbers after UP's full control of LA&SL in 1921.

Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad

Dining -- 8 cars
Pullman, 1905
Wood

1922
LA&SL Number
Previous
Number
Date
Built
LA&SL 4000 SPLA&SL 700 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4001 SPLA&SL 701 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4002 SPLA&SL 702 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4003 SPLA&SL 703 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4004 SPLA&SL 704 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4005 SPLA&SL 705 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4006 SPLA&SL 706 Mar 1905
LA&SL 4007 SPLA&SL 707 Mar 1905

General Notes:

  1. Wooden underframe
  2. Pullman Lot 3153; Pullman Plan 1669-H
  3. Photo of SPLA&SL 705 in Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 4, Dining Service Cars, page 79

 

Dining -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1906
Wood

1922
LA&SL Number
Previous
Number
Date
Built
LA&SL 4008 SPLA&SL 708 Nov 1906
LA&SL 4009 SPLA&SL 709 Nov 1906
LA&SL 4010 SPLA&SL 710 Nov 1906

General Notes:

  1. Wooden underframe
  2. Pullman Lot 3373; Pullman Plan 1669-J

 

Dining, 72' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1910
Wood

1921 LA&SL
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
1921 Number
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4011 SPLA&SL 711 Dec 1922 Jun 1910 Nov 1928 to LA&SL Boarding 010450 in December 1929
LA&SL 4012 SPLA&SL 712 Aug 1921 Jun 1910 Nov 1928 to LA&SL Boarding 010451 in December 1929
LA&SL 4013 SPLA&SL 713 Dec 1921 Jun 1910 Nov 1928 to LA&SL Boarding 010452 in December 1929; retired April 1945

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3733; Pullman Plan 2382 (shared with UP 331-337 and OR&N 509, 510, along with 12 cars for the SP system)
  2. Steel underframe ca. 1920.
  3. C.S. Specification 211
  4. C.S. Class 72-D
  5. Pintsch gas lighting, and trainline electrical service; axle lighting installed in June 1910
  6. Source: SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 100 (includes photo of UP 337 on page 101)
  7. UP Equipment Record: r3-160

 

Parlor -- 1 car
Pullman, 1902
Wood

Later
Number
Previous
Number
Build
Date
Notes
LA&SL 4102 SPLA&SL 402 Apr 1902 To LA&SL 4102 in (?); to LA&SL 010306 in March 1923; retired in November 1939 (UP equipment Record, r3-0159)

(View a photo of LA&SL 010306; Doug Brown collection, showing his parents. His father was a B&B foreman based in Caliente)

General Notes:

  1. 43 seats
  2. Built as Parlor (MCB Type PC)
  3. Pullman Lot 2771; Pullman Plan 1698-B
  4. Source: Eric Neubauer "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production", page 172

 

Coach -- 2 cars
Mason, 1891
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
LA&SL 4103    
LA&SL 4104    

 

Coach, 49' -- 10 cars
AC&F, 1901
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Second
Number
Date To
4100 Series
Notes
LA&SL 4105        
LA&SL 4106        
LA&SL 4107        
LA&SL 4108 LA&SL 28   Feb 1922 Retired May 1927
LA&SL 4109        
LA&SL 4110        
LA&SL 4111        
LA&SL 4112        
LA&SL 4113        
LA&SL 4114        

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1036 (LA&SL 4108, 4115-4139)

 

Coach, 70' -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1902
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4100 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4115 LA&SL 500 Apr 1922 Jun 1902 Sep 1930  
LA&SL 4116 LA&SL 501 Oct 1921 Jun 1902 Jan 1928  
LA&SL 4117 LA&SL 502 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Sep 1930  
LA&SL 4118 LA&SL 503 Apr 1922 Jun 1902 Jan 1928  

General Notes:

  1. 84 seats
  2. Pullman Lot 2769; Pullman Plan 1699A
  3. Eric Neubauer, "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production, to 1911"
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-1036 (LA&SL 4108, 4115-4139)

 

Coach, 70' -- 9 cars
AC&F, 1902
Wood

1921 LA&SL
Number
First
Number
Second
Number
Date To
4100 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4119 SPLA&SL 25 LA&SL 504 Aug 1921 Jun 1902 Jan 1928  
LA&SL 4120 SPLA&SL 26 LA&SL 505 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Apr 1927 1
LA&SL 4121 SPLA&SL 27 LA&SL 506 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Aug 1929  
LA&SL 4122 SPLA&SL 28 LA&SL 507 Sep 1921 Jun 1902 Sep 1930  
LA&SL 4123 SPLA&SL 29 LA&SL 508 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Sep 1930  
  SPLA&SL 30 LA&SL 509        
LA&SL 4124 SPLA&SL 31 LA&SL 510 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Aug 1929  
LA&SL 4125 SPLA&SL 32 LA&SL 511 Feb 1922 Jun 1902 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4126 SPLA&SL 33 LA&SL 512 Sep 1921 Jun 1902 Sep 1930  
LA&SL 4127 SPLA&SL 34 LA&SL 513 Dec 1921 Jun 1902 Oct 1928  

General Notes:

  1. 84 seats
  2. AC&F Lot 2082 (per Jeff Cauthen)
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1036 (LA&SL 4108, 4115-4139)
  4. LA&SL 4119-4127 were built in 1902 as SPLA&SL 25-34; renumbered to LA&SL 504-513 after 1917; renumbered to LA&SL in 1921

Notes:

  1. LA&SL 4120 to LA&SL Baggage Passenger 4857; retired September 1934

 

Coach, 60' -- 9 cars
St. Louis Car, 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4218 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4128 LA&SL 514 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1926 to LA&SL Officer car 145; retired October 1939
  LA&SL 515   Jun 1905    
LA&SL 4129 LA&SL 516 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4130 LA&SL 517 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Jan 1928  
LA&SL 4131 LA&SL 518 Feb 1922 Jun 1905 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4132 LA&SL 519 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4133 LA&SL 520 Nov 1921 Jun 1905 Jan 1928  
LA&SL 4134 LA&SL 521 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4135 LA&SL 522 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4136 LA&SL 523 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Oct 1928  

General Notes:

  1. 70 seats
  2. LA&SL 4128, 4129, and 4132 received all-steel underfames
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1036 (LA&SL 4108, 4115-4139); r3-959

 

Coach, 60' -- 25 cars
Pullman, 1909
Wood

1921 LA&SL
Number
Date
Built
Previous
Number
Date To
4100 Series
Date
Retired
LA&SL 4137 Dec 1909 LA&SL 524 Oct 1921 Sep 1934
LA&SL 4138 Dec 1909 LA&SL 525 Dec 1921 Oct 1928
LA&SL 4139 Dec 1909 LA&SL 526 May 1922 May 1928

General Notes:

  1. 68 seats
  2. Pullman Lot 3566
  3. LA&SL 4137-4139 were built in November 1907 as Las Vegas & Tonapah 40-42; to SPLA&SL 524-526 in 1909; to LA&SL 524-526 in 1916; to LA&SL 4137-4139 in 1921-1922
  4. LA&SL 4137 was built new with a steel underframe, at an original cost of 10 percent more than the other two cars ($10672 vs. $9549).
  5. Eric Neubauer, "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production, to 1911"
  6. UP Equipment Record: r3-1036 (LA&SL 4108, 4115-4139)

 

Chair, 60' -- 11 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1904
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4312 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4312 SPLA&SL 307 Aug 1921 Jun 1904 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4313 SPLA&SL 308 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Oct 1933  
LA&SL 4314 SPLA&SL 309 Jan 1922 Jun 1904 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4315 SPLA&SL 310 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4316 SPLA&SL 311 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4317 SPLA&SL 312 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4318 SPLA&SL 313 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Dec 1933 1
LA&SL 4319 SPLA&SL 314 Feb 1922 Jun 1904 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4320 SPLA&SL 315 Nov 1921 Jun 1904 Sep 1934  
LA&SL 4321 SPLA&SL 316 Jan 1922 Jun 1904 Sep 1934 2
LA&SL 4322 SPLA&SL 317 Dec 1921 Jun 1904 Sep 1934  

General Notes:

  1. 60 seats
  2. LA&SL 4312, 4314-4316, 4318-4322 received all-steel underfames
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1037

Notes:

  1. LA&SL 4318 was built as SPLA&SL Chair 313, wood with steel underframe, 60'-0", 60 seating, St. Louis Car Co., $9,074.47, June 1904; renumbered to LA&SL 4318 December 1921; retired December 1933; to OSL Roadway Boarding 011283 December 1935; to OSL 911283 February 1959, retired December 1960. (r3-0262 (OSL 011250-011299), r3-0843 (OSL 011250-011299), r3-1037 (LA&SL 4300-4322))
  2. LA&SL 4321; built as a 60-foot 60-seat wood chair car with steel underframe built by St. Louis Car Co. in December 1909 at a cost of $11,496.99. It was originally numbered LA&SL 316 and was renumbered to LA&SL 4321 during January 1922 (1922 was when all LA&SL cars were renumbered into the UP System after UP gained full control of the LA&SL). It was retired during September 1934 and assigned to Maintenance of Way service as a boarding-kitchen-diner with number 04482 during August 1936. It was retired from MoW service in 1963.Converted to a storage building at Baker, Nevada, and being restored as on September 2008. (Jeff Cauthen, email dated September 2008, in answer to an enquiry from Roger Waguespack)

 

Chair -- 10 cars
(builder unknown), 1907
Wood

1921 LA&SL
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
LA&SL 4323    
LA&SL 4324    
LA&SL 4325    
LA&SL 4326    
LA&SL 4327    
LA&SL 4328    
LA&SL 4329    
LA&SL 4330    
LA&SL 4331    
LA&SL 4332    

General Notes:

  1. 57 seats

 

Observation Smoking, 72' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date
Built
Date
Retired
LA&SL 4400 SPLA&SL 600 Dec 1905 1925
LA&SL 4401 SPLA&SL 601 Dec 1905 1925
LA&SL 4402 SPLA&SL 602 Dec 1905 1925

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3263; Pullman Plan 2115
  2. Lettered for "Los Angeles Limited" service; delivered at same time as two identical cars for C&NW and five identical cars for Union Pacific
  3. LA&SL 4400-4402 were built in 1905 as SPLA&SL 600-602; renumbered to LA&SL 4400-4402 in 1921.
  4. LA&SL 4400-4402 are shown in the November 1925 ORER, but not in the January 1926 ORER; the three cars are also not shown in the UP Equipment Record, which shows January 1, 1926 as it begin date.

 

Baggage, 60' -- 6 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4454 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4454 SPLA&SL 153 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Oct 1928  
LA&SL 4455 SPLA&SL 154 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Sep 1934  
LA&SL 4456 SPLA&SL 155 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Dec 1933  
  SPLA&SL 156   Jun 1905   gone by 1921
LA&SL 4457 SPLA&SL 157 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1933  
LA&SL 4458 SPLA&SL 159 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 May 1937 to LA&SL Boarding 10251
LA&SL 4459 SPLA&SL 161 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1933  

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
(builder unknown), 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
LA&SL 4460    
LA&SL 4461    
LA&SL 4462    

 

Baggage, 60' -- 10 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1924
Number
First
Number
Date To
4556 Series
Second
Number
Date To
4463 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4463 SPLA&SL 158 Dec 1921 LA&SL 4556 May 1924 Jun 1905 Sep 1934 1
LA&SL 4464 SPLA&SL 160 Jan 1922 LA&SL 4557 May 1924 Jun 1905 May 1937 2
LA&SL 4465 SPLA&SL 162 Jan 1922 LA&SL 4558 May 1924 Jun 1905 Dec 1933 3

General Notes:

  1. LA&SL 158, 160, 162 built as Dynamo Baggage; renumbered to LA&SL 4556-4558 in 1921-1922; dynamos removed and cars renumbered to LA&SL 4463-4465 in 1924
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039

Notes:

  1. LA&SL 4463 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Baggage Dynamo 158; to LA&SL Baggage Dynamo 4556 in December 1921; to LA&SL Baggage 4463 in May 1924; retired in September 1934
  2. LA&SL 4464 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Baggage Dynamo 160; to LA&SL Baggage Dynamo 4557 in January 1922; to LA&SL Baggage 4464 in May 1924; retired in May 1937; to LA&SL Boarding 10250
  3. LA&SL 4465 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Baggage Dynamo 162; to LA&SL Baggage Dynamo 4558 in January 1922; to LA&SL Baggage 4465 in May 1924; retired in December 1933

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
(builder unknown), 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Notes
LA&SL 4466    
LA&SL 4467    
LA&SL 4468    

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1927
Number
First
Number
Date To
4751 Series
Second
Number
Date To
4476 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4476 SPLA&SL 80 Aug 1921 LA&SL 4751 May 1927 Jun 1905 Jun 1936 1
LA&SL 4477 SPLA&SL 81 Jan 1922 LA&SL 4752 May 1927 Jun 1905 Dec 1933 2
LA&SL 4478 SPLA&SL 84 Oct 1921 LA&SL 4753 May 1927 Jun 1905 Nov 1929 3

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039; r3-1042; r3-1043
  2. ORER, Dec 1922

Notes:

  1. LA&SL Postal 4476 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 80; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4751 in 1921; to LA&SL Baggage 4476 in 1927; retired in June 1936
  2. LA&SL Postal 4477 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 81; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4752 in 1922; to LA&SL Baggage 4477 in 1927; retired in June 1933
  3. LA&SL Postal 4478 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 84; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4753 in 1921; to LA&SL Baggage 4478 in 1927; retired in June 1929

 

Baggage Dynamo, 60' -- 3 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4556 Series
Date
Built
Notes
LA&SL 4556 SPLA&SL 158 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 to LA&SL Baggage 4463 in May 1924; retired in September 1934
LA&SL 4557 SPLA&SL 160 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 to LA&SL Baggage 4464 in May 1924; retired in May 1937; to LA&SL Boarding 10250
LA&SL 4558 SPLA&SL 162 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 to LA&SL Baggage 4465 in May 1924; retired in December 1933

General Notes:

  1. LA&SL 158, 160, 162 built as Baggage Dynamo; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage Dynamo 4556-4558 in 1921-1922; dynamos removed and cars renumbered to LA&SL Baggage 4463-4465 in 1924
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039

 

Baggage Dynamo, 60' -- 1 car
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1921
Number
First
Number
Second
Number
Date To
4562
Date
Built
Notes
LA&SL 4562 SPLA&SL 85 SPLA&SL 169   Jun 1905  

General Notes:

  1. LA&SL 4562 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 85; dynamo added and renumbered to SPLA&SL 169 in about 1910 (numbered after SPLA&SL Baggage Dynamo 166-168, built by Pullman in 1910); renumbered to (LA&SL 4562) in 1921-1922; retired before 1921, not included in LA&SL listing after UP control in 1921.
  2. Retired before 1921; not shown in ORER for December 1922, which included the LA&SL cars
  3. Retired before 1926; not shown in LA&SL equipment record book, r3-1040; r3-1113

 

Postal, 60' -- 4 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4650 SPLA&SL 82 Dec 1921 Jun 1905 Sep 1934 1
LA&SL 4651 SPLA&SL 83 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Feb 1927 2
LA&SL 4652 SPLA&SL 86 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1933 3
LA&SL 4653 SPLA&SL 87 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 Dec 1933 4

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039; r3-1042; r3-1043

Notes:

  1. LA&SL Postal 4650 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 82; renumbered to LA&SL Postal 4650 in 1921; mail fixtures removed in 1932; retired in September1934
  2. LA&SL Postal 4651 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 83; renumbered to LA&SL Postal 4651 in 1921; retired in 1927; sold to Benmar Brothers
  3. LA&SL Postal 4652 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 86; renumbered to LA&SL Postal 4652 in 1922; mail fixtures removed in 1932; retired in December 1933
  4. LA&SL Postal 4653 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 87; renumbered to LA&SL Postal 4653 in 1922; mail fixtures removed in 1932; retired in December 1933

 

Mail & Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1905
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Built
1927
Number
Date To
4476 Series
Notes
LA&SL 4751 SPLA&SL 80 Aug 1921 Jun 1905 LA&SL 4476 May 1927 1
LA&SL 4752 SPLA&SL 81 Jan 1922 Jun 1905 LA&SL 4477 May 1927 2
LA&SL 4753 SPLA&SL 84 Oct 1921 Jun 1905 LA&SL 4478 May 1927 3

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1039; r3-1042; r3-1043
  2. ORER, Dec 1922

Notes:

  1. LA&SL Postal 4751 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 80; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4751 in 1921; to LA&SL Baggage 4476 in 1927; retired in June 1936
  2. LA&SL Postal 4752 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 81; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4752 in 1922; to LA&SL Baggage 4477 in 1927; retired in June 1933
  3. LA&SL Postal 4753 was built in 1905 as SPLA&SL Mail 84; renumbered to LA&SL Baggage & Mail 4753 in 1921; to LA&SL Baggage 4478 in 1927; retired in June 1929

 

Baggage Passenger, 50' -- 7 cars
Wason Manufacturing Co., 1901
Wood

1921
Number
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4851 LA&SL 8 Sep 1921 Dec 1901 Oct 1925  

General Notes:

  1. 32 seats
  2. UP's equipment record, sheet r3-1115

 

Baggage Mail Coach -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1902
Wood

1921
Number
Date To
4100 Series
First
Number
1916
Number
Date
Built
Date
Delivered
Date
Retired
LA&SL 4853 Dec 1921 SPLA&SL 200 LA&SL 200 Apr 1902 Jun 1902 Dec 1930
LA&SL 4854 Feb 1922 SPLA&SL 201 LA&SL 201 Apr 1902 Jun 1902 Dec 1930
LA&SL 4855 Aug 1921 SPLA&SL 202 LA&SL 202 Apr 1902 Jun 1902 Dec 1930

General Notes:

  1. 39 seats
  2. Built as Passenger Baggage (MCB Type CV)
  3. Pullman Lot 2768; Pullman Plan 1700-A
  4. Source: Eric A. Neubauer "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production", page 172
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-1115

 

Baggage Mail Coach -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1902
Wood

1921
Number
Date To
4100 Series
First
Number
1916
Number
Date
Built
Date
Delivered
Date
Retired
Notes
    SPLA&SL 203   Apr 1902   Bef 1914 1
LA&SL 4854 Feb 1922 SPLA&SL 204 LA&SL 204 Apr 1902 Jun 1902 Dec 1930  

General Notes:

  1. 39 seats
  2. Built as Passenger Baggage (MCB Type CV)
  3. Pullman Lot 2970; Pullman Plan 1891
  4. Source: Eric A. Neubauer "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production", page 185
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-1115

Notes:

  1. Eric Neubauer note: "SPLA&SL 203 gone by 6-14."; ORER review of quantity in 200-series suggests gone between October 1908 and December 1911

 

Baggage Passenger, 70' -- 1 car
AC&F, 1902
Wood

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Date To
4851 Series
Date
Built
Date
Retired
Notes
LA&SL 4857 LA&SL 4120 Apr 1927 Jun 1902 Sep 1934  

General Notes:

  1. 39 seats
  2. UP's equipment record, sheet r3-1115

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