Oregon Short Line Wooden Passenger Cars

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Roster is arranged based on car numbers after 1885 and before 1915.

An extensive renumbering took place in 1897-1898 when OSL became independent from Union Pacific for a brief period. The cars were changed from their UP 1885 system numbers, to OSL's new numbers, and retained the new numbers when OSL returned to UP control, until UP again renumbered almost all equipment systemwide in 1915.

Oregon Short Line Railroad

Business -- 4 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 1   OSL 154    
OSL 2   OSL 155    
OSL 4   OSL 153    
OSL 5   OSL 152    

General Notes:

  1. As shown as "Old Number" in the 1915 renumber plan

 

Coach -- 51 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 13   OSL 600    
OSL 14   OSL 601    
OSL 15       gone by 1915
OSL 16   OSL 602    
OSL 17   OSL 603    
OSL 18   OSL 604    
OSL 19   OSL 605    
OSL 20   OSL 606    
OSL 21   OSL 607    
OSL 22   OSL 608    
OSL 23   OSL 609    

General Notes:

  1. As shown as "Old Number" in the 1915 renumber plan

 

Coach, 60' -- 3 cars
Barney & Smith, 1899
Wood

1910
Number		 New
Number		 Date To
25 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
611 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 25 OSL 130 Nov 1910 Aug 1899 OSL 611 Nov 1914 Apr 1937 to OSL Boarding 011113; retired in December 1943
OSL 26 OSL 131 Jan 1910 Aug 1899 OSL 612 Mar 1915 Dec 1940  
OSL 27 OSL 132 Dec 1910 Aug 1899 OSL 613 Apr 1915 Apr 1937 to OSL Boarding 011114; retired in August 1947

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-259; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 7 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

1910
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
28 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
614 Series
OSL 28 OSL 133 Mar 1911 Apr 1900 OSL 614 Nov 1914
OSL 29 OSL 134 Aug 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 615 Nov 1914
OSL 30 OSL 135 Mar 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 616 Nov 1915
OSL 31 OSL 136 Feb 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 617 Jun 1915
OSL 32 OSL 137 May 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 618 Nov 1915
OSL 33 OSL 138 Feb 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 619 Jun 1915
OSL 34 OSL 139 Jun 1910 Apr 1900 OSL 620 Sep 1915

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1900 as OSL 133-139; renumbered to OSL 28-34 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 614-620 in 1915

 

Coach, 60' -- 10 cars
Pullman, 1903
Wood

Car
Number		 Date To
35 Series		 Previous
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
621 Series
OSL 35 Mar 1910 OSL 140 Apr 1903 OSL 621 Mar 1915
OSL 36 Mar 1911 OSL 141 Apr 1903 OSL 622 Jul 1915
OSL 37 Nov 1910 OSL 142 Apr 1903 OSL 623 Jul 1915
OSL 38 Feb 1911 OSL 143 Apr 1903 OSL 624 Jul 1915
OSL 39 Feb 1911 OSL 144 Apr 1903 OSL 625 Jan 1915
OSL 40 Jan 1911 OSL 145 May 1903 OSL 626 Oct 1915
OSL 41 Mar 1910 OSL 146 May 1903 OSL 627 Nov 1914
OSL 42 Jan 1910 OSL 146 May 1903 OSL 628 Jul 1915
OSL 43 Apr 1910 OSL 148 May 1903 OSL 629 Jul 1915
OSL 44 Feb 1910 OSL 149 May 1903 OSL 630 Mar 1915

(OSL 621; full data)

 

Coach, 60' -- 5 cars
AC&F, 1906
Wood

1910
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
45 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
631 Series
OSL 45 OSL 150 Feb 1910 Oct 1906 OSL 631 Jul 1915
OSL 46 OSL 151 Jun 1910 Oct 1906 OSL 632 Oct 1914
(OSL 47) OSL 152   Oct 1906 (OSL 633)  
OSL 48 OSL 153 Aug 1910 Oct 1906 OSL 634 Feb 1915
OSL 49 OSL 154 Aug 1910 Oct 1906 OSL 635 Jun 1915

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1906 as OSL 150-154; renumbered to OSL 45-49 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 631-635 in 1915
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. OSL equipment record, sheets r1-35; r3-204; r3-262; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 13 cars
Barney & Smith, 1906
Wood

1910
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
50 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
636 Series
OSL 50 OSL 155 Jan 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 636 May 1915
OSL 51 OSL 156 Feb 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 637 (???)
OSL 52 OSL 157 (???) Nov 1906 OSL 638 Dec 1914
OSL 53 OSL 158 Jul 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 639 Jun 1915
OSL 54 OSL 159 May 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 640 Nov 1914
OSL 55 OSL 160 Jan 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 641 Jul 1915
OSL 56 OSL 161 Mar 1911 Nov 1906 OSL 642 Mar 1914
OSL 57 OSL 162 Jun 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 643 Jun 1915
OSL 58 OSL 163 Jul 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 644 May 1915
OSL 59 OSL 164 (???) Nov 1906 OSL 645 (???)
OSL 60 OSL 165 (???) Nov 1906 OSL 646 (???)
OSL 61 OSL 166 (???) Nov 1906 OSL 647 (???)
OSL 62 OSL 167 (???) Nov 1906 OSL 648 (???)
(OSL 63) OSL 168)       gone before 1915

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1906 as OSL 155-167; renumbered to OSL 50-62 in 1910; renumbered to OSL636-648 in 1915 (some renumber and retirement dates illegible in UP's equipment record)
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. OSL equipment record, sheets r1-35; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 5 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1907
Wood

1910
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
64 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
649 Series
OSL 64 OSL 170 (???) Oct 1907 OSL 649 (???)
OSL 65 OSL 171 Oct 1910 Oct 1907 OSL 650 Apr 1915
OSL 66 OSL 172 Apr 1910 Oct 1907 OSL 651 May 1915
OSL 67 OSL 173 Jul 1910 Oct 1907 OSL 652 May 1915
OSL 68 OSL 174 Jun 1910 Oct 1907 OSL 653 Apr 1915

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1907 as OSL 170-174; renumbered to OSL 64-68 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 649-653 in 1915
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. UP Equipment Record: r3-204; r3-984
  9. OSL 1915 renumber plan, "Old Number"

 

Coach -- 25 cars
(builder, see list below)
Wood

(As shown in the "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900)

Car
Number		 Length 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 100 48'-2"      
(OSL 101)        
OSL 102 45'-1"      
OSL 103 45'-1"      
OSL 104 50'-0"      
OSL 105 50'-0"      
OSL 106 50'-0"      
OSL 107 50'-0"      
OSL 108 51'-6"      
OSL 109 51'-6"      
OSL 110 51'-6"      
OSL 111 51'-6"      
OSL 112 51'-6"      
OSL 113 43'-0"      
OSL 114 51'-6"      
OSL 115 51'-6"      
OSL 116 51'-6"      
OSL 117 51'-6"      
OSL 118 51'-6"      
OSL 119 56'-6"      
OSL 120 56'-6"      
OSL 121 56'-6"      
OSL 122 56'-6"      
OSL 123 56'-6"      
OSL 124 56'-6"      

 

Coach, 60' -- 3 cars
Barney & Smith, 1899
Wood

New
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
25 Series
OSL 130 Aug 1899 OSL 25 Nov 1910
OSL 131 Aug 1899 OSL 26 Jan 1910
OSL 132 Aug 1899 OSL 27 Dec 1910

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1899 as OSL 130-132; renumbered to OSL 25-27 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 611-613 in 1914-1915
  3. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-259; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 7 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
28 Series
OSL 133 Apr 1900 OSL 28 Mar 1911
OSL 134 Apr 1900 OSL 29 Aug 1910
OSL 135 Apr 1900 OSL 30 Mar 1910
OSL 136 Apr 1900 OSL 31 Feb 1910
OSL 137 Apr 1900 OSL 32 May 1910
OSL 138 Apr 1900 OSL 33 Feb 1910
OSL 139 Apr 1900 OSL 34 Jun 1910

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1900 as OSL 133-139; renumbered to OSL 28-34 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 614-620 in 1915

 

Coach, 60' -- 10 cars
Pullman, 1903
Wood

New
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
35 Series		 1915
Number		 Date To
621 Series
OSL 140 Apr 1903 OSL 35 Mar 1910 OSL 621 Mar 1915
OSL 141 Apr 1903 OSL 36 Mar 1911 OSL 622 Jul 1915
OSL 142 Apr 1903 OSL 37 Nov 1910 OSL 623 Jul 1915
OSL 143 Apr 1903 OSL 38 Feb 1911 OSL 624 Jul 1915
OSL 144 Apr 1903 OSL 39 Feb 1911 OSL 625 Jan 1915
OSL 145 May 1903 OSL 40 Jan 1911 OSL 626 Oct 1915
OSL 146 May 1903 OSL 41 Mar 1910 OSL 627 Nov 1914
OSL 146 May 1903 OSL 42 Jan 1910 OSL 628 Jul 1915
OSL 148 May 1903 OSL 43 Apr 1910 OSL 629 Jul 1915
OSL 149 May 1903 OSL 44 Feb 1910 OSL 630 Mar 1915

(OSL 621; full data)

 

Coach, 60' -- 5 cars
AC&F, 1906
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
45 Series
OSL 150 Oct 1906 OSL 45 Feb 1910
OSL 151 Oct 1906 OSL 46 Jun 1910
OSL 152 Oct 1906 (OSL 47)  
OSL 153 Oct 1906 OSL 48 Aug 1910
OSL 154 Oct 1906 OSL 49 Aug 1910

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1906 as OSL 150-154; renumbered to OSL 45-49 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 631-635 in 1915
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. OSL equipment record, sheets r1-35; r3-204; r3-262; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 13 cars
Barney & Smith, 1906
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
50 Series
OSL 155 Nov 1906 OSL 50 Jan 1910
OSL 156 Nov 1906 OSL 51 Feb 1910
OSL 157 Nov 1906 OSL 52 (???)
OSL 158 Nov 1906 OSL 53 Jul 1910
OSL 159 Nov 1906 OSL 54 May 1910
OSL 160 Nov 1906 OSL 55 Jan 1910
OSL 161 Nov 1906 OSL 56 Mar 1911
OSL 162 Nov 1906 OSL 57 Jun 1910
OSL 163 Nov 1906 OSL 58 Jul 1910
OSL 164 Nov 1906 OSL 59 (???)
OSL 165 Nov 1906 OSL 60 (???)
OSL 166 Nov 1906 OSL 61 (???)
OSL 167 Nov 1906 OSL 62 (???)

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1906 as OSL 155-167; renumbered to OSL 50-62 in 1910; renumbered to OSL636-648 in 1915 (some renumber and retirement dates illegible in equipment record)
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. OSL equipment record, sheets r1-35; r3-983

 

Coach, 60' -- 5 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1907
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1910
Number		 Date To
64 Series		 1915
Number		 Date To
649 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 170 Oct 1907 OSL 64 (???) OSL 649 (???) (???) (illegible in equipment record, not shown in later Roadway service lists)
OSL 171 Oct 1907 OSL 65 Oct 1910 OSL 650 Apr 1915 Dec 1933  
OSL 172 Oct 1907 OSL 66 Apr 1910 OSL 651 May 1915 Mar 1937 Sold to Potlatch Forest Industries
OSL 173 Oct 1907 OSL 67 Jul 1910 OSL 652 May 1915 Mar 1928 to OSL Boarding 01666; retired in October 1936
OSL 174 Oct 1907 OSL 68 Jun 1910 OSL 653 Apr 1915 Nov 1932 destroyed by fire at McCall, Idaho

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Built in 1907 as OSL 170-174; renumbered to OSL 64-68 in 1910; renumbered to OSL 649-653 in 1915 (some renumber and retirement dates illegible in equipment record)
  3. Specification: C.S. 201
  4. Class 60-C
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  7. OSL diagram book
  8. OSL equipment record, sheets r3-204; r3-984

 

Chair, 56' -- 14 cars
Pullman, 1890
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1300 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 200 (OSL&UN 296-311) Mar 1890 OSL 1300     1
OSL 201   Mar 1890       2
OSL 202   Mar 1890 OSL 1301     3
OSL 203   Mar 1890 OSL 1302     4
OSL 204   Mar 1890       5
OSL 205   Apr 1890 OSL 1303 Nov 1915   6
OSL 206   Apr 1890 OSL 1304 Jan 1916 Nov 1926 7
OSL 207   Apr 1890 OSL 1305     8
OSL 208   Apr 1890 OSL 1306 Apr 1915 Nov 1926 9
OSL 209   Apr 1890 OSL 1307     10
OSL 210     OSL 1308     11
OSL 211     OSL 1309     12
OSL 212     OSL 1310     13
OSL 213           14

General Notes:

  1. 30 seats
  2. Specification: C.S. 211
  3. Class 72'-6" D
  4. OSL 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217 were were equipped with axle generators for electric lighting.
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-996 (1300 series); r3-204 (Roadway 01650 series); r3-262 (Roadway 011250 series)
  6. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (OSL 200-213; Length 56'-7")

Notes:

  1. OSL 200 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 200 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1300 in 1915; gone before 1926
  2. OSL 201 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 201 in 1899-1900; gone before 1915
  3. OSL 202 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 202 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1301 in 1915; gone before 1926
  4. OSL 203 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 203 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1302 in 1915; gone before 1926
  5. OSL 204 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 204 in 1899-1900; gone before 1915
  6. OSL 205 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 205 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1303 in 1915; to OSL 610 in September 1916; to OSL Boarding 01659 in June 1927; to OSL Boarding 011266 in March 1931; retired in December 1933
  7. OSL 206 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 206 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1304 in 1915; to OSL Boarding 01660 in May 1927; to OSL Boarding 011276 in May 1929; retired in December 1933
  8. OSL 207 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 207 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1305 in 1915;
  9. OSL 208 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 208 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1306 in 1915; to OSL Boarding 01661 in May 1927; destroyed by fire in December 1927
  10. OSL 209 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 209 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1307 in 1915;
  11. OSL 210 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 210 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1308 in 1915;
  12. OSL 211 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 211 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1309 in 1915;
  13. OSL 212 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 212 in 1899-1900; to OSL 1310 in 1915;
  14. OSL 213 was built in 1890 as (OSL&UN 296-311); to OSL 213 in 1899-1900;

 

Chair -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1899
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1311 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 220 Jul 1899 OSL 1311     1
OSL 221 Jul 1899 OSL 1312 Apr 1915 Oct 1928 2
OSL 222 Jul 1899 OSL 1313 Jul 1915 Nov 1926 3

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2427; Pullman Plan 1249-G (Chair) (shared with UP 600-614 and ORR&N 200, 201; lot total 20 cars)
  2. All three cars shown in ORER as late as Jul 1929; two cars shown in Mar 1931; one car shown in Sep 1931
  3. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-996; r3-204; r3-229

Notes:

  1. OSL 220 was built in 1899; renumbered to OSL 1311 in 1915; retired before 1926
  2. OSL 221 was built in 1899; renumbered to OSL 1312 in 1915; retired from revenue service in 1928; to OSL Boarding 01661 (2nd) in March 1929; to OSL Boarding 02454 in May 1929; moved to Lakepoint, Utah, in September 1941 to serve as office and living quarters; retired in June 1946
  3. OSL 222 was built in 1899; renumbered to OSL 1313 in 1915; retired from revenue service in 1926; to OSL Boarding 01662 in July 1927; damaged by fire at Roy, Utah on March 11, 1934; retired in October 1934

 

Chair, 60' -- 5 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1908
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1322 Series		 Notes
OSL 231 Mar 1908 OSL 1322 Apr 1915 1
OSL 232 Mar 1908 OSL 1323 Apr 1915 2
OSL 233 Mar 1908 OSL 1324 Jun 1915 3
OSL 234 Mar 1908 OSL 1325 Jun 1915 4
OSL 235 Mar 1908 OSL 1326 Oct 1914 5

General Notes:

  1. 56 seats
  2. Specification: C.S. 203
  3. Class 60-CC
  4. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  5. Not equipped with axle generators
  6. OSL diagram book
  7. UP Equipment Record: r3-204; r3-228; r3-996
  8. not shown in "From Horsecars to Streamliners, St. Louis Car Company"

Notes:

  1. OSL 231 was built in 1908; renumbered to OSL 1322 in 1915; retired in 1928; to OSL Boarding 01671 in August 1928; renumbered to OSL Boarding 02432 in August 1929; retired in October 1940
  2. OSL 232 was built in 1908; renumbered to OSL 1323 in 1915; retired in 1928; to OSL Boarding 01667 in April 1928; retired in October 1940
  3. OSL 233 was built in 1908; renumbered to OSL 1324 in 1915; retired in 1928; to OSL Boarding 01672 in December 1928; renumbered to OSL Boarding 02434 in May 1929; retired in July 1940
  4. OSL 234 was built in 1908; renumbered to OSL 1325 in 1915; retired in 1933
  5. OSL 235 was built in 1908; renumbered to OSL 1326 in 1914; retired in 1933

 

Buffett, 72' -- 3 cars
Barney & Smith, 1899
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1913
Number		 Date To
290 Series		 1915
Number		 Date To
OSL 2806 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 250 May 1899 OSL 290 Jul 1913 OSL 2806 Apr 1916 Apr 1940  
OSL 251 May 1899 OSL 291 Jul 1913 OSL 2807 Jan 1916 Apr 1940  
OSL 252 May 1899 OSL 292   OSL 2808 Jan 1916 Apr 1940  

General Notes:

  1. Built in 1899 as OSL Buffett 250-252; rebuilt in 1913 as OSL Baggage & Passenger 290-292; renumbered to OSL 2806-2808 in 1916; retired in 1940
  2. ORER (as OSL Buffett 250-252), Jul 1902; Jan 1905; Mar 1906; Nov 1906
  3. ORER (as OSL Composite 250-252), Jul 1911
  4. ORER (as OSL Composite 290-292), Aug 1915
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-1106
  6. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (Length 72'-5")

 

Observation Smoking, 72' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1910
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1550 Series		 1926
Number 		Date To
1570 Series
OSL 260 Jan 1910 OSL 1550 Dec 1915 OSL 1570 May 1926
OSL 261 Jan 1910 OSL 1551 Oct 1915 OSL 1571 May 1926

(OSL 1570, 1571; full data)

(Read more about the group of 11 Observation Smoker cars that these two cars were part of)

 

Coach, 43' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood

1885
Number		 Pre-1885
Number		 1889
Number		 Notes
OSL 280 UP 40 OSL&UN 280  
OSL 281 UP 41 OSL&UN 281  

General Notes:

  1. 24 seats

 

Chair, 57' -- 8 cars
Pullman, 1890
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Notes
OSL&UN 282 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 283 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 284 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 285 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 286 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 287 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 288 Mar 1890  
OSL&UN 289 Mar 1890  

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C1682; Pullman Plan (??) (Second Class Chair)
  2. Possibly renumbered prior to August 1892 (to OSL 200 series, or UP 500 series)
  3. ORER, July 1902, does not show any Parlor cars among the 117 OSL cars
  4. The OSL 1900 inventory does not show any Parlor cars, or any cars in the 280 series
  5. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer

 

Coach, 51' -- 6 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 290 (1st) OSL 3 before 1913  
OSL 291 (1st) OSL 4 before 1913  
OSL 292 (1st) OSL 5 before 1913  
OSL 293 (1st) OSL 6 before 1913  
OSL 294 (1st) OSL 7 before 1913  
OSL 295 (1st) OSL 8 before 1913  

General Notes:

  1. 33 seats
  2. All six cars retired prior to 1913.

 

Baggage & Passenger, 72' -- 3 cars
Barney & Smith, 1899
Wood

1913
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
290 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
OSL 2806 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 290 (2nd) OSL 250 Jul 1913 May 1899 OSL 2806 Apr 1916 Apr 1940  
OSL 291 (2nd) OSL 251 Jul 1913 May 1899 OSL 2807 Jan 1916 Apr 1940  
OSL 292 (2nd) OSL 252   May 1899 OSL 2808 Jan 1916 Apr 1940  

General Notes:

  1. Built in 1899 as OSL Buffett 250-252; rebuilt in 1913 as OSL Baggage & Passenger 290-292; renumbered to OSL 2806-2808 in 1916; retired in 1940
  2. ORER (as OSL Buffett 250-252), Jul 1902; Jan 1905; Mar 1906; Nov 1906
  3. ORER (as OSL Composite 250-252), Jul 1911
  4. ORER (as OSL Composite 290-292), Aug 1915
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-1106

 

Parlor, 70' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1895 (UP, 1910)
Wood

1913
Number		 First
Number		 Second
Number		 Date To
850 Series		 Date To
OSL Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Notes
OSL 295 (2nd) UP 702 UP 850     Dec 1895 OSL 785 1
OSL 296 UP 703 UP 851     Dec 1895 OSL 786 2
OSL 297 UP 704 UP 852     Dec 1895 OSL 787 3

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 2141; Pullman Plan 1165-A
  2. Rebuilt by UP in 1910 from Composite (Smoking-Baggage) to Parlor
  3. Sold to OSL in 1913 as OSL Parlor 295-297; renumbered to OSL Parlor 785-787 in 1915; retired in 1925-1926

Notes:

  1. OSL 295 (2nd) was built as UP Composite (Buffett) 702 in 1895; rebuilt in 1910 to UP Parlor 850; sold to OSL Parlor 295 in 1913; to OSL Parlor 785 in 1915; to OSL Boarding 01650; retired in August 1942
  2. OSL 296 was built as UP Composite (Buffett) 703 in 1895; rebuilt in 1910 to UP Parlor 851; sold to OSL Parlor 296 in 1913; to OSL Parlor 786 in 1915; retired in 1926
  3. OSL 297 was built as UP Composite (Buffett) 704 in 1895; rebuilt in 1910 to UP Parlor 852; sold to OSL Parlor 297 in 1913; to OSL Parlor 787 in 1915; to OSL Boarding 01651; to OSL Boarding 011119 in May 1929; retired in June 1950

 

Dining, 60' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1899
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Later
Number		 Date To
350 Series		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 298 (2nd) Aug 1899 OSL 350     ca. 1914 1
OSL 299 (2nd) Aug 1899 OSL 351   OSL 200   2

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2429; Pullman Plan 1396 (shared with UP "Astoria", renumbered to UP 307; lot total 3 cars)
  2. UP 350 series numbers assigned before July 1902 (see ORER, July 1902)
  3. 24 seats
  4. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 55 (includes photo of OSL 299 on page 56)
  5. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  6. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (Length 60'-9")
  7. UP Equipment Record: r3-203 (Roadway 01600 series); r3-259 (Roadway 011100 series)

Notes:

  1. OSL 298 (2nd) was built in 1899; to OSL 350 ca. 1902; (shown in ORER, Mar 1913; not shown in ORER, Jan 1915)
  2. OSL 299 (2nd) was built in 1899; to OSL 351 ca. 1902; to OSL 200 ca. 1915; to OSL Boarding 02398 in March 1916; to OSL Boarding 01623 in April 1922; to OSL Boarding 011107 in April 1929; retired in November 1939

 

Mail -- 11 cars
builder, year
Wood

(As shown in the "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900)

(UP Equipment Register, r3-1009 shows: OSL 311 renumbered to OSL 312 (1st) in May 1910)

(UP Equipment Register, r3-1009 shows: OSL 312 (1st) renumbered to OSL 1826 in May 1916)

(UP Equipment Register, r3-1009 shows: OSL 312 (2nd) renumbered from OSL 410 in Jan 1914; to OSL 1805 in Jan 1916)

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Length Notes
OSL 302   51'-4"  
OSL 303   51'-4"  
OSL 304   51'-4"  
OSL 305   51'-8"  
OSL 306   56'-0"  
OSL 307   56'-0"  
OSL 308   60'-10"  
OSL 309   60'-10"  
OSL 310   60'-10"  
OSL 311   60'-10"  
OSL 312   60'-10"  

 

Postal, 60' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built
OSL 313 (1st) Jun 1900
OSL 314 (1st) Jun 1900

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 2536; Pullman Plan 815-A
  2. Disposition unknown; off roster by February 1910 (see below)

 

Mail, 60' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1906
Wood

Car
Number 		Previous
Number		 Date To
300 Series

Date
Built

 Car
Number		 Date To
2100 Series 		Date
Retired
OSL 313 (2nd) UP 1223 Feb 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 2101 Nov 1915 Sep 1926
OSL 314 (2nd) UP 1224 Feb 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 2102 Sep 1915 Sep 1926
OSL 315 UP 1226 Feb 1910 Nov 1906 OSL 2103 Oct 1915 Sep 1926

(See OSL 2101-2103; full data)

 

Mail, 60' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1906
Wood

Previous
Number		 Car
Number

Date
Built

 Date To
2100 Series 		Date
Retired 		Notes
OSL 317 OSL 2105 Nov 1906 Sep 1915 Sep 1926  
OSL 318 OSL 2106 Nov 1906 Dec 1915 Oct 1926  
OSL 319 (OSL 2104)        

(See OSL 2104-2106; full data)

 

OSL 349 is shown in ORERs after 1902; renumbered to OSL 2600; rebuilt to OSL Baggage & Passenger 2811

Dining, 60' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1899
Wood

1902
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date To
350 Series		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 350 OSL 298 (2nd)   Aug 1899   ca. 1914 1
OSL 351 OSL 299 (2nd)   Aug 1899 OSL 200   2

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2429; Pullman Plan 1396 (shared with UP "Astoria", renumbered to UP 307; lot total 3 cars)
  2. UP 350 series numbers assigned before July 1902 (see ORER, July 1902)
  3. 24 seats
  4. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 55-56 (includes photo of OSL 299 on page 56)
  5. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  6. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (Length 60'-9")
  7. UP Equipment Record: r3-203 (Roadway 01600 series); r3-259 (Roadway 011100 series)

Notes:

  1. OSL 350 was built in 1899 as OSL 298 (2nd); to OSL 350 ca. 1902; (shown in ORER, Mar 1913; not shown in ORER, Jan 1915)
  2. OSL 351 was built in 1899 as OSL 299 (2nd); to OSL 351 ca. 1902; to OSL 200 ca. 1915; to OSL Boarding 02398 in March 1916; to OSL Boarding 01623 in April 1922; to OSL Boarding 011107 in April 1929; retired in November 1939

 

Dining, 70' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired
OSL 352 Jul 1900 OSL 201 ca. 1919
OSL 353 Jul 1900 OSL 202 ca. 1919
OSL 354 Jul 1900 OSL 203 ca. 1919

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2537; Pullman Plan 1495-G
  2. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 59-63 (includes photos)
  3. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer (shows build date as June 1900)

 

Dining, 70' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1901
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Notes
OSL 355 Jan 1901 1

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2602; Pullman Plan 1495-G (shared with UP "Majestic", later renumbered to UP 313; lot total 2 cars)
  2. Rebuilt to OSL Baggage Passenger 2809 in 1917
  3. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 60-61 (shows build date as 1900)
  4. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer (shows build date as January 1901)
  5. UP Equipment Record: r3-1106 (shows build date as July 1901)

Notes:

  1. OSL 355 was built in 1901; assigned OSL 204 in 1915, not renumbered; rebuilt to OSL Baggage Passenger 2809 in July 1917; destroyed by fire in January 1937 at Blackfoot, Idaho; retired in December 1937

 

Dining, 70' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1901
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Notes
OSL 356 Sep 1901 OSL 205 1

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2723; Pullman Plan 1669 (shared with four named UP cars, later renumbered to UP 314-317; lot total 5 cars)
  2. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 67 (includes photo on page 68)
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1106 (shows build date as July 1901)
  4. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer (shows build date as September 1901)

Notes:

  1. OSL 356 was built in 1901; renumbered to OSL 205 in October 1915; rebuilt to OSL Baggage & Passenger 2810 in February 1918; destroyed by fire (date and location illegible); retired in February 1933

 

Dining, 70' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1903
Wood

Previous
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
206
OSL 357 Oct 1903 OSL 206 Jun 1915

(OSL 206; full data)

 

Dining, 72' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1907
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Notes
OSL 358 Apr 1907 OSL 207 1
OSL 359 Apr 1907 OSL 208 2

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C3462; Pullman Plan 2093-B (shared with UP 325-327; lot total 5 cars)
  2. 30 seats
  3. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-203 (Roadway 01600 series); r3-204 (Roadway 01650 series); r3-259 (Roadway 011100 series)
  5. Photo and more data in Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 4, Dining Service Cars, page 87

Notes:

  1. OSL 358 was built in 1907; to OSL 207 ca. 1915; to OSL Boarding 01641 in August 1925; to OSL Boarding 011116 in April 1930; retired in October 1940
  2. OSL 359 was built in 1907; to OSL 208 ca. 1915; to OSL Boarding 01652 in April 1926; to OSL Boarding 011122 in May 1929; retired in October 1940

 

Dining, 72' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1909
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
209 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 360 Feb 1909 OSL 209 Mar 1915   1
OSL 361 Feb 1909 OSL 210 Feb 1915 Nov 1928  
OSL 362 Feb 1909 OSL 211 Apr 1915 Nov 1928  

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C3665; Pullman Plan 2382 (shared with UP 328-330 and OWRR&N 506-508; lot total 9 cars)
  2. Class 72-D
  3. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-1089 (200 series); r3-210 (Roadway 01850 series)
  5. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 95-98 (photo of OSL 360 on page 98)

Notes:

  1. OSL 360 was remodeled to OSL Parlor 799 in November 1928; to OSL Instruction Car (later Medical Examiner Car) 01855 in June 1942; retired in November 1946

 

Dining, 72' -- 6 cars
Pullman, 1910
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
OSL 212 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 363 Nov 1910 OSL 212 Dec 1915 Nov 1928 to OSL Rules Examiner Car 01854 in May 1929; destroyed by fire on October 31, 1947
(OSL 364) Nov 1910 OSL 213     not renumbered from OSL 364 to OSL 213
OSL 365 Nov 1910 OSL 214 Oct 1915 Dec 1930 to Roadway Boarding 011277 in November 1931; retired in May 1956
OSL 366 Nov 1910 OSL 215 (1915) Dec 1930  
OSL 367 Nov 1910 OSL 216 Jun 1915 Sep 1934  
OSL 368 Nov 1910 OSL 217 Feb 1915 Sep 1934  

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3835; Pullman Plan 2382 (shared with UP 338-342 and O&W 150, 151 (later OWRR&N 511, 512), and 12 cars for the SP system) (25 cars total)
  2. Last wooden dining cars received by Associated Lines railroads (UP, SP, CP, OSL, OWRR&N).
  3. C.S. Specification 211
  4. C. S. Class 72-D
  5. Steel sheathing and steel underframe applied to all five cars during the 1920s
  6. OSL 363-368 were equipped for gas lighting, and for electric lighting from a head-end dynamo.
  7. SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 104-107 (photo of UP 339 on page 106)
  8. UP Equipment Record: r3-1089
  9. OSL diagram book, page 1
  10. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer (shows build date as August-September 1910)

 

Baggage -- 12 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		Length Builder 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 400   45'-0"      
OSL 401   46'-0"      
OSL 402 1876 52'-7" Utah Central RR OSL 1800 Nov 1915
OSL 403 1887 51'-7" Ohio Falls car Co. OSL 1801 Oct 1914
OSL 404   51'-7"      
OSL 405 1887 51'-7" Ohio Falls Car Co. OSL 1802 Jan 1915
OSL 406          
OSL 407 Aug 1883 51'-4" UPRR OSL 1803 Nov 1914
OSL 408 Jul 1883 51'-4" UPRR OSL 1804  
OSL 409          
OSL 410 Jun 1900 60'-8" Pullman OSL 1805 Jan 1916
OSL 411          

General Notes:

  1. Car lengths taken from "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900.
  2. UP Equipment Register, r3-1009 shows: OSL Baggage 410 renumbered to OSL Mail Baggage 312 (2nd) in Jan 1914; renumbered to OSL Baggage 1805 in Jan 1916
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009 (OSL 1800-1826)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1890
Wood

1898
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 412 OSL&UN 1071 Nov 1890 OSL 1808 Oct 1914 Dec 1930 1
OSL 413 OSL&UN 1069 Nov 1890 OSL 1806 Oct 1914 Dec 1930 2
OSL 414 OSL&UN 1070 Nov 1890 OSL 1807 Oct 1915 Jan 1926 3

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C1761; Pullman Plan 877 (shared with UP 1126-1128; lot total 6 cars)
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009; r3-241
  3. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (only OSL 500-505)
  4. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
  5. ORER, Aug 1892; May 1893

Notes:

  1. OSL 412 to OSL Boarding 02779; retired May 1946
  2. OSL 413 to OSL Boarding 027xx
  3. OSL 414

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

1898
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 415 Jun 1900 OSL 1809 Nov 1915
OSL 416 Jun 1900 OSL 1810 Feb 1916
OSL 417 Jun 1900 OSL 1811 Nov 1915

(OSL 1809-1811; full data)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1901
Wood

1898
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 418 Jan 1901 OSL 1812 Jul 1915
OSL 419 Jan 1901    
OSL 420 Jan 1901 OSL 1813 Feb 1916
OSL 421 Jan 1901 OSL 1814 Jul 1915

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot C2604; Pullman Plan 1378-B
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009; r3-241
  3. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (only OSL 500-505)
  4. "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
AC&F, 1902
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		Length Builder 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 422 Dec 1902 60'-8" AC&F OSL 1815 Nov 1915
OSL 423 Dec 1902 60'-8" AC&F OSL 1816 Oct 1915
OSL 424 Dec 1902 60'-8" AC&F OSL 1817 Jul 1915

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009 (OSL 1800-1826)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1903
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 425 Oct 1903 OSL 1818 Nov 1915
OSL 426 Oct 1903 OSL 1819  

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3000; Pullman Plan 1938-G
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009 (OSL 1800-1826)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 2 cars
AC&F, 1906
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		Length Builder 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series
OSL 427          
OSL 428 Jul 1906 60'-8" AC&F OSL 1820  

General Notes:

  1. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009 (OSL 1800-1826)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 5 cars
Harlan & Hollingsworth, 1907
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		Length Builder 1915
Number		 Date To
1800 Series 		Notes
OSL 429 Apr 1907 60'-8" H&H OSL 1821 Nov 1914 1
OSL 430 Apr 1907 60'-8" H&H OSL 1822    
OSL 432 Apr 1907 60'-8" H&H OSL 1823 Aug 1915  
OSL 433 Apr 1907 60'-8" H&H OSL 1824 Oct 1914  
OSL 434 Apr 1907 60'-8" H&H OSL 1825 Jul 1915  

Notes:

  1. OSL 429 to OSL 479 in Apr 1907; to OSL 1821 in Nov 1914
  2. UP Equipment Record: r3-1009 (OSL 1800-1826)

 

Baggage, 60' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1909
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built 		1915
Number		 Date To
3000 Series
OSL 435 Jun 1909 OSL 3100  
OSL 436 Jun 1909 OSL 3101  
OSL 437 Jun 1909 OSL 3102  

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3000; Pullman Plan 1938-G
  2. OSL 435-437 were renumbered OSL Baggage Dynamo 3100-3102

 

OSL 438-499 were blank and not used.

Baggage & Mail -- 8 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Length 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 500   45'-0"      
OSL 501   46'-0"      
OSL 502   48'-0"      
OSL 503   50'-10"      
OSL 504   51'-6"      
OSL 505   51'-6"      
OSL 506         added after 1900
OSL 507         added after 1900

General Notes:

  1. ORER, Jul 1911
  2. ORER, Aug 1915
  3. "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900 (only OSL 500-505)

 

Baggage & Mail, 56' -- 1 car
Ohio Falls Car Co., 1887
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 508 OSL 306 Dec 1887 OSL 2303 Oct 1928  

General Notes:

  1. OSL 508 was built as OSL 306 in 1887 by Ohio Falls Car Co.; renumbered to OSL 508 in April 1910; renumbered to OSL 2303 in July 1915; retired in October 1928; to OSL Boarding 01819 in April 1929; renumbered to OSL Boarding 02742; retired in February 1943
  2. ORER, Jul 1911
  3. ORER, Aug 1915
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-1021, r3-209, r3-240

 

Baggage & Mail -- 4 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 509        
OSL 510        
OSL 511        
OSL 512        

General Notes:

  1. ORER, Jul 1911
  2. ORER, Aug 1915

 

Baggage & Mail, 69' -- 6 cars
Pullman, 1910
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
OSL 2305 Series		 Date
Retired
OSL 513 Feb 1910 OSL 2305 Jun 1915 Sep 1934
OSL 514 Feb 1910 OSL 2306 Jan 1915 Apr 1940
OSL 515 Feb 1910 OSL 2307 Jan 1915 Apr 1940
OSL 516 Feb 1910 OSL 2308 Jan 1915 Dec 1933
OSL 517 Feb 1910 OSL 2309 Feb 1915 Dec 1942
OSL 518 Feb 1910 OSL 2310   Dec 1933

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 3735; Pullman Plan 2384 (with ORR&N 23, 24; total of 8 cars)
  2. C.S. Class 69-BP-2
  3. C.S. Specification 224
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-1021
  5. OSL equipment diagram, page 18
  6. Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 3, Head End Equipment, page 125

 

Baggage & Mail, 69' -- 5 cars
St. Louis Car, 1908
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 1915
Number		 Date To
2311 Series		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 519 Apr 1908 OSL 2311 Oct 1915 Apr 1940 Destroyed by fire at Pocatello, Idaho on November 14, 1939
OSL 520 Apr 1908 OSL 2312 Mar 1915 Dec 1933  
OSL 521 Apr 1908 OSL 2313 Jul 1915 Apr 1940  
OSL 522 Apr 1908     gone by 1915 (not shown in ORER, Jan 1915; either renumbered or retired)
OSL 523 Apr 1908     gone by 1915 (not shown in ORER, Jan 1915; either renumbered or retired)

General Notes:

  1. C.S. Class 69-BP
  2. C.S. Specification 208
  3. UP Equipment Record: r3-1021
  4. Alan Hegler list
  5. OSL diagram book, page 19

 

Coach & Baggage -- 6 cars
builder, year
Wood

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Length 1915
Number		 Date
Retired		 Notes
OSL 551   42'-10"      
OSL 552   44'-10"      
OSL 553   42'-10"      
OSL 554   44'-10"      
OSL 555   48'-6"      
OSL 556   48'-5"      

General Notes:

  1. Shown in the "List of Officers, Station Agents, Etc., No. 2" dated January 1, 1900

 

Coach, 60' -- 10 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 611    
OSL 612    
OSL 613    
OSL 614    
OSL 615    
OSL 616    
OSL 617    
OSL 618    
OSL 619    
OSL 620    

General Notes:

  1. Pullman Lot 2533; Pullman Plan 1521C (7 cars)
  2. Pullman Lot 2534; Pullman Plan 1520 (3 cars)
  3. 62 seats
  4. UP Equipment Record: r3-0983 (OSL 610-649)

 

Coach, 60' -- 10 cars
AC&F, 1906
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 631    
OSL 632    
OSL 633    
OSL 634    
OSL 635    
OSL 636    
OSL 637    
OSL 638    
OSL 639    
OSL 640    

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Specification: C.S. 201
  3. Class 60-C
  4. Not equipped with axle generators
  5. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  6. UP Equipment Record: r3-0983 (OSL 610-649)

 

Coach, 60' -- 8 cars
Barney & Smith, 1906
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 641    
OSL 642    
OSL 643    
OSL 644    
OSL 645    
OSL 646    
OSL 647    
OSL 648    

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Specification: C.S. 201
  3. Class 60-C
  4. Not equipped with axle generators
  5. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  6. UP Equipment Record: r3-0983 (OSL 610-649)

 

Coach, 60' -- 5 cars
(builder unknown), 1907
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 649    
OSL 650    
OSL 651    
OSL 652    
OSL 653    

General Notes:

  1. 62 seats
  2. Specification: C.S. 201
  3. Class 60-C
  4. Not equipped with axle generators
  5. Wood underframe, with truss rods
  6. UP Equipment Record: r3-0983 (OSL 610-649); r3-0984 (OSL 650-653)

 

Parlor, 69' -- 3 cars
(builder and date unknown)
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 785    
OSL 786    
OSL 787    

 

Parlor, 80' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1901
Wood

Car
Number		 Previous
Number		 Notes
OSL 799   Built as UP Diner 309, to OSL parlor 799, to Medical Examiner Car 01855

 

Business -- 1 car
Pullman, 1903
Wood

Car
Number		 1915
Number		 Date
Built		 Date
Retired
OSL 1903 OSL 150 May 1903 Dec 1934

The following comes from the plaque accompanying the display in West Yellowstone:

Named for the year it was built, the Oregon Shortline 1903 was constructed for $16,685 as an executive rail car for the Vice President of the Union Pacific. In reference to E.H. Harriman's Presidential rail car, the Arden, which was built in 1900, some who rode on OSL 1903 said, "We out bested Old E.H. on this trip". The charm of the wooden exterior and interior construction was typical of that period. It was retrofitted in 1915 and was renamed OSL 150 at the time.

In 1935, the car was given as a retirement gift to E. C. Manson. He sat it on a stone foundation next to the forest, just 3 blocks west of here. Various owners used it as a summer home, maintained it's luxurious interior, but forgot it's historical significance until its real identity was revealed when photos were discovered in the Smithsonian Institute of the completed car in front of the Pullman Factory, the other an interior shot with the original furniture.

In 1995, this museum-quality rail car was relocated, and the Holiday Inn was built around it.

The following comes from Ralph L. Barger's book "Union Pacific Business Cars, 1870-1991," page 121:

Wood body, composite underframe, length 70' over end sills, 6-wheel all metal trucks, with 36" steel wheels, 5" x 9" journals, gas and electric lights, axle generator system, Baker heater and steam heat, wide vestibules, and observation platform. Value on June 30, 1916 was $15,765.

[Photo] In the Pullman photo to the right, it is evident that OSL 1903 had a combined dining and observation room similar to UP Coal Co. 016 which became OSL 151. No floor plan or side elevation drawing has been found for this car. (Smithsonian Institution Photograph P6868)

[Photo] Below is the finished OSL 1903 at Pullman's Palace Car Shops in 1903. With its early 1900 styling and decoration it was very handsome indeed. (Smithsonian Institution Photograph P6863)

(View a scanned image of the above information, including the two photos)

"You'll find it in an amazing location – inside The Branch Restaurant and Bar at the Holiday Inn, just down the street from the depot. The car, Oregon Short Line No. 1903 (numbered for the year of its construction) is displayed (sans trucks) in the lobby of the hotel restaurant. It has been beautifully restored, and best of all, you can walk through it." (Jim Wrinn, Trains.com, August 20, 2015)

General Notes:

  1. OSL Business Car 1903 was built in May 1903; renumbered to OSL Business Car 150 in February 1915; retired by UP in December 1934.
  2. The car was built with a steel underframe.
  3. Built by Pullman Car & Manfacturing, May 1903, Plan 1906A, Lot 2987
  4. Displayed at the Holiday Inn in West Yellowstone, Montana.

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