Union Pacific Wooden Passenger Cars
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Pullman-Union Pacific Association
The Pullman-Union Pacific Association was formed in October 1871; renewed in April 1884; dissolved in 1898. (Eric Neubauer)
May 1884
A contract was signed between Pullman Palace Car Company and Union Pacific Railroad for the joint ownership of sleeping cars operating over Union Pacific and its subsidiary companies. The joint company was called the Pullman-Union Pacific Association.
August 1, 1889
A contract was signed for the joint ownership of dining cars by Pullman and Union Pacific. The first dining car was delivered to the association in November 1889. The dining cars were owned by the association and operated by Pullman. The association was dissolved in 1895 and most of the dining cars were sold to Union Pacific. The dining cars were numbered in UP's 300 series.
Sleepers
Pullman Sleeper -- 7 cars
Pullman, (dates, see list below)
Wood
| Car Name |
Description | Builder Date |
Notes |
| Michigan | Pullman Palace, 12 Section | 1869 | |
| Minnesota | Pullman Palace, 8 Section 2 Drawing Room | 1869 | |
| Montana | Pullman Palace, 8 Section 2 Drawing Room | 1868 | |
| Northwest | Pullman Palace, 8 Section 2 Drawing Room | 1868 | |
| Sacramento | Pullman Palace, 12 Section | 1870 | |
| San Francisco | Pullman Palace, 12 Section | 1870 | |
| Woodstock | Pullman Palace, 8 Section 2 Drawing Room | 1870 |
Pullman Sleeper -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1876
Wood
| Car Name |
Builder Date |
Notes |
| Boise City | Aug 1876 | |
| Canon City | Aug 1876 | |
| Dalles City | Aug 1876 | |
| Silver City | Aug 1876 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section
- Pullman Lot D42; Pullman Plan 58
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 1 car
Pullman, 1878
Wood
| Car Name |
Builder Date |
Notes |
| Brevoort | May 1878 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section
- Pullman Lot D48; Pullman Plan 58-B
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 6 cars
Pullman, 1882
Wood
| Car Name |
Builder Date |
Notes |
| Castle Rock | Apr 1882 | |
| Niobrara | Apr 1882 | |
| Ogallala | Apr 1882 | to Rosewood, September 1898 |
| Sterling | Apr 1882 | to Sherwood, April 1898 |
| Sweetwater | Apr 1882 | |
| Yellowstone | Apr 1882 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room
- Pullman Lot D142; Pullman Plan 93-B
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 1 car
Pullman, 1882
Wood
| Car Name |
Date Built |
Notes |
| Kearney | Aug 1882 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room
- Pullman Lot D162; Pullman Plan 93-B (Lot total of 6 cars)
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1882
Wood
| Car Name |
Date Built |
Notes |
| Evanston | Aug 1882 | |
| Julesburg | Aug 1882 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room
- Pullman Lot C23; Pullman Plan 93-B (Lot total of 8 cars)
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1883
Wood
| Car Name |
Builder Date |
Notes |
| Bohemia | Jun 1883 | dropped from record in May 1888 |
| Messina | Jun 1883 | |
| Silesia | Jun 1883 |
General Notes:
- 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room
- Pullman Lot C38; Pullman Plan 93-B
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 12 cars
Pullman, 1884
Wood
| Car Name |
Date Built |
Notes |
| Bogota | Feb 1884 | |
| Borneo | Feb 1884 | |
| Merlin | Feb 1884 | |
| Minorca | Feb 1884 | |
| Oporto | Mar 1884 | |
| Ormus | Mar 1884 | |
| Palermo | Mar 1884 | Rebuilt to UP Emmigrant car in 1888; sold to Pullman in 1898 (53') |
| Samoa | Mar 1884 | |
| Senegal | Apr 1884 | |
| Seville | Apr 1884 | |
| Smyrna | Apr 1884 | |
| Tamega | Apr 1884 |
General Notes:
- 10 Section, 1 Drawing Room, Buffet
- Pullman Lot C101; Pullman Plan 149-B
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1884
Wood
| Car Name |
Date Built |
Notes |
| Dehli | Apr 1884 | |
| Toulon | Apr 1884 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot C192
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Pullman Sleeper -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1887
Wood
| Car Name |
Date Built |
Notes |
| Celilo | Mar 1887 | |
| Kamela | Mar 1887 | |
| Nantes | Apr 1887 | |
| Viento | Apr 1887 |
General Notes:
- One of the above 4 cars was rebuilt to UP Combination "Golden Gate" by Pullman in 1887.
- Pullman Lot C1281; Pullman Plan 445-C (Jul 1886)
- Pullman-Union Pacific Association
Composite (Buffett)
Pullman Baggage Smoking (Composite), 66' -- 3 cars
Pullman, 1887
Wood
| Pullman Name |
UP Number |
Date To UP 700 Series |
Later Number |
Date Renumbered |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
| Pullman "Axtlan" | UP 712 | 1900 | UP 853 | 1910 | UP 400 | ca. 1925 |
| Pullman "El Capitan" | UP 713 | 1900 | UP 854 | 1910 | UP 401 | ca. 1925 |
| Pullman "Esperanza" | UP 714 | 1900 | UP 1499 | 1913 | UP 2740 | ca. 1921 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot 1325, 1347
- Ex-Pullman cars "Axtlan", "El Capitan" and "Esperanza" bought from Pullman Co. 1900
- UP 712-713 rebuilt in 1910 to Parlor 853-854
- UP 714 rebuilt in 1913 to UP 1499
Jeff Cauthen wrote the following about the Pullman Composite Cars.
(Read more about the Pullman "Composite" Buffet cars on UP)
Dining
Dining, 60' -- 5 cars
Pullman, 1889
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
Date To 300 Series |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Pullman "Fabyan" | Nov 1889 | UP 300 | ca. 1902 | UP 300 | 1 | |
| Pullman "Leland" | Nov 1889 | UP 301 | ca. 1902 | UP 301 | ca. 1916 | 2 |
| Pullman "Metropole" | Nov 1889 | UP 302 | ca. 1902 | UP 302 | 3 | |
| Pullman "National" | Nov 1889 | UP 303 | ca. 1902 | UP 303 | 4 | |
| Pullman "St. Lawrence" | Nov 1889 | UP 304 | ca. 1902 | UP 304 | 5 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot 1641; Pullman Plan 662-D
- Purchased in 1895 from the joint Pullman-Union Pacific Association.
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- For a full list and a full narrative of dining cars jointly owned by Pullman and UP, see Table 1-2 in Southern Pacific Passenger Cars, Volume 4: Dining Service Cars.
- UP equipment record, sheet r3-397 (Roadway 06950 series)
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
Notes:
- Built in 1889 as Pullman Dining car "Fabyan"; to UP 300 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06997 in September 1916; retired in September 1937
- Built in 1889 as Pullman Dining car "Leland"; to UP 301 ca. 1902; retired ca. 1916 (not shown in ORER, Jun 1917)
- Built in 1889 as Pullman Dining car "Metropole"; to UP 302 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06998 in September 1916; retired in September 1934
- Built in 1889 as Pullman Dining car "National"; to UP 303 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06999 in December 1916; retired in December 1933
- Built in 1889 as Pullman Dining car "St. Lawrence"; to UP 304 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06996 in December 1916; retired in December 1933
Dining, 60' -- 2 cars
Pullman, 1890
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
Date To 300 Series |
1915 Number |
Notes |
| Pullman "St. Croix" | Jun 1890 | UP 305 | ca. 1902 | UP 305 | to UP Boarding 06991 in March 1917; retired in September 1934 |
| Pullman "Esmond" | Jun 1890 | UP 306 | ca. 1902 | UP 306 | to UP Boarding 06992 in April 1917; retired in September 1934 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot 1659; Pullman Plan 662-D
- Purchased in 1895 from the joint Pullman-Union Pacific Association.
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- UP equipment record, sheet r3-397 (06950 Roadway series)
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
Dining, 60' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1899
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Pullman "Astoria" | Aug 1899 | UP 307 | UP 307 | ca. 1916 | (shown in ORER, Aug 1915; not shown in ORER, Jun 1917) |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot 2429; Pullman Plan 1396 (shared with OSL 298, 299)
- Built in 1899, first new Dining cars purchased by UP since 1890.
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- 24 seats
- SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 55 (includes photo of "Astoria" on page 56)
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
Dining, 70' -- 5 cars
Pullman, 1900
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
Date To UP 300 Series |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Pullman "Tauraine" | Jan 1900 | UP 308 (1st) | ca. 1902 | ca. 1903 | 1 | |
| Pullman "Windsor" | Jan 1900 | UP 309 | ca. 1902 | UP 309 | 2 | |
| Pullman "Victoria" | Jan 1900 | UP 310 | May 1902 | UP 310 | 3 | |
| Pullman "Portland" | Jan 1900 | UP 311 | ca. 1902 | UP 311 | 4 | |
| Pullman "Manhattan" | Jan 1900 | UP 312 | ca. 1902 | UP 312 | 5 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot 2507; Pullman Plan 1495-B
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- 30 seats
- SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 59-63 (includes photos)
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
Notes:
- Built in 1900 as Pullman Dining car "Tauraine"; to UP 308 ca. 1902; retired ca. 1903 (replaced by UP 308 (2nd) in 1909)
- Built in 1900 as Pullman Dining car "Windsor"; to UP 309 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06993 in April 1917; retired in September 1934
- Built in 1900 as Pullman Dining car "Vistoria"; to UP 310 ca. 1902; to UP Business 114 (1st) in October 1917; retired in March 1938
- Built in 1900 as Pullman Dining car "Portland"; to UP 311 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06994 in July 1917; retired in September 1948
- Built in 1900 as Pullman Dining car "Manhattan"; to UP 312 ca. 1902; to UP Boarding 06995 in December 1918; retired in August 1939
Dining, 70' -- 1 car
Pullman, 1901
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
Date To UP 300 Series |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
| Pullman "Majestic" | Jan 1901 | UP 313 | ca. 1902 | UP 313 | ca. 1915 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot C2602; Pullman Plan 1495-I (shared with OSL 355; lot total 2 cars)
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
Dining, 70' -- 4 cars
Pullman, 1901
Wood
| Pullman Name |
Date Built |
1902 Number |
Date To UP 300 Series |
1915 Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Pullman "Albermarle" | Sep 1901 | UP 314 | ca. 1902 | UP 314 | Apr 1916 | to UP Boarding 06989 |
| Pullman "Marlborough" | Sep 1901 | UP 315 | ca. 1902 | UP 315 | Apr 1916 | to UP Boarding 06984 |
| Pullman "Normandie" | Sep 1901 | UP 316 | ca. 1902 | UP 316 | Apr 1916 | to UP Boarding 06987 |
| Pullman "Baltimore" | Sep 1901 | UP 317 | ca. 1902 | UP 317 | Apr 1916 | to UP Boarding 06985 |
General Notes:
- Pullman Lot C2723; Pullman Plan 1669 (shared with OSL 356; lot total 5 cars)
- UP 300 series numbers assigned ca. 1902
- SP Passenger Cars, Volume 4, page 67 (includes photo of OSL 356 on page 68)
- UP equipment record, sheet r3-397 (06950 Roadway series)
- "Early Pullman Freight and Passenger Car Production" by Eric A. Neubauer
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