Oregon Short Line Wooden Passenger Cars
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The Oregon Short Line Railway was Union Pacific's standard gauge line across southern Idaho. Construction started in 1881 at a connection with Union Pacific in southeastern Wyoming, and was completed in 1884 at a connection with Oregon Railway & Navigation Company in northeastern Oregon, making for a complete railroad connection between Omaha and Portland.
Oregon Short Line Railway was one of the roads that Union Pacific fully controlled, and was part of the systemwide renumbering of all equipment in 1885, to bring all equipment into a common numbering system. In 1889, OSL was consolidated with several other railroads controlled by UP, to form the Oregon Short Line & Utah Nothern Railway.
Oregon Short Line Railway (1881-1885)
Arranged by "Old Number" in 1885 renumbering plan.
Coach, 51' -- 6 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| Car Number |
1885 Number |
1889 Number |
1897 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 3 | OSLRy 290 | OSL&UN 290 | OSL 290 | |
| OSLRy 4 | OSLRy 291 | OSL&UN 291 | OSL 291 | |
| OSLRy 5 | OSLRy 292 | OSL&UN 292 | OSL 292 | |
| OSLRy 6 | OSLRy 293 | OSL&UN 293 | OSL 293 | |
| OSLRy 7 | OSLRy 294 | OSL&UN 294 | OSL 294 | |
| OSLRy 8 | OSLRy 295 | OSL&UN 295 | OSL 295 |
General Notes:
- Built by Union Pacific in 1883 for the benefit of the Oregon Short Line Railway; renumbered to OSL&UN 290 series in 1889; renumbered to OSL 290 series (in 1898?)
- 33 seats
Coach, 43' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1881 Number |
Previous Number |
1885 Number |
1889 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 40 | UP (?) | OSLRy 280 | OSL&UN 280 | |
| OSLRy 41 | UP (?) | OSLRy 281 | OSL&UN 281 |
General Notes:
- Built in 1872 by Union Pacific as UP cars; sold to OSLRy in 1881
- 24 seats
Baggage, 46' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1881 Number |
Previous Nmber |
1885 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 100 | UP (?) | OSLRy 1073 |
Baggage, 48' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1881 Number |
Previous Number |
1885 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 101 | UP (?) | OSLRy 1074 |
Baggage & Express, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| Car Number |
1885 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 110 | OSLRy 1430 |
Baggage, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| Car Number |
1885 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 111 | OSLRy 1339 |
Baggage & Express, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| Car Number |
1885 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 112 | OSLRy 1431 |
Mail, 51' -- 3 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| Car Number |
1885 Number |
1889 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 120 | OSLRy 1171 | OSL&UN 1171 | |
| OSLRy 121 | OSLRy 1172 | OSL&UN 1172 | |
| OSLRy 122 | OSLRy 1173 | OSL&UN 1173 |
Oregon Short Line Railway (1885-1889)
Arranged by "New Number" in 1885 renumbering plan.
Coach, 43' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1885 Number |
Previous Number |
Second Number |
1889 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 280 | UP (?) | OSLRy 40 | OSL&UN 280 | |
| OSLRy 281 | UP (?) | OSLRy 41 | OSL&UN 281 |
General Notes:
- Built in 1872 by Union Pacific as UP cars; sold to OSLRy in 1881
- 24 seats
Coach, 51' -- 6 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| 1885 Number |
Previous Number |
1889 Number |
1897 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 290 | OSLRy 3 | OSL&UN 290 | OSL 290 | |
| OSLRy 291 | OSLRy 4 | OSL&UN 291 | OSL 291 | |
| OSLRy 292 | OSLRy 5 | OSL&UN 292 | OSL 292 | |
| OSLRy 293 | OSLRy 6 | OSL&UN 293 | OSL 293 | |
| OSLRy 294 | OSLRy 7 | OSL&UN 294 | OSL 294 | |
| OSLRy 295 | OSLRy 8 | OSL&UN 295 | OSL 295 |
General Notes:
- Built by Union Pacific in 1883 for the benefit of the Oregon Short Line Railway; renumbered to OSL&UN 290 series in 1889; renumbered to OSL 290 series (in 1898?)
- 33 seats
Baggage, 46' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1885 Number |
1881 Number |
Previous Nmber |
Notes |
| OSLRy 1073 | OSLRy 100 | UP (?) |
Baggage, 48' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1872
Wood
| 1885 Number |
1881 Number |
Previous Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 1074 | OSLRy 101 | UP (?) |
Mail, 51' -- 3 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| 1885 Number |
Previous Number |
1889 Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 1171 | OSLRy 120 | OSL&UN 1171 | |
| OSLRy 1172 | OSLRy 121 | OSL&UN 1172 | |
| OSLRy 1173 | OSLRy 122 | OSL&UN 1173 |
Baggage, 51' -- 1 car
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| 1885 Number |
Previous Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 1339 | OSLRy 111 |
Baggage & Express, 51' -- 2 cars
Union Pacific, 1883
Wood
| 1885 Number |
Previous Number |
Notes |
| OSLRy 1430 | OSLRy 110 | |
| OSLRy 1431 | OSLRy 112 |
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