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Exhibition Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1941 (UP, 1968)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UP 1869 UP 5338 Remodeled from Chair Car 5338 in November 1968 for "Centennial Expo" service; retired in December 1969; loaned by UP to Western Heritage Museum (Omaha); sold to Empire Builder Private Cars in March 1995; to Ogden Union Station in March 1996. (part from David Varilek via email on August 16, 2007)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. (place holder)
 

Power Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1960 (UP, 2004)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 2066 UP 903677 Built as Postal Storage 5816; to MofW Tool Car 903677; to Power Car UPP 2066 in 2004

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Lot No: 1808
b. Floor Plan: 237-CB-36110
c. PL&N Source: UP folio diagram sheet 357-CB-36119
d. PL&N Source: Vol. 1 - p. 331
e. Photo: UPP 2066 upon completion. (The Streamliner, Volume 18, Number 3, Summer 2004, page 5)
f. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 77
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-34 (6/16/1960), Rev. A (7/7/1961), Rev. B (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5816-5820)
h. Source: Seidel
 

Baggage Dormitory — 1 car
Budd, 1950
Lightweight

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 2500 SP 250 Built as SP baggage Dormitory 3104; to T&NO Baggage Dormitory 302 in 1951; to SP Baggage Dormitory 3104 in 1961; to SP Test Car 250 in 1971; to SP Rider Car 250 in (?); to UP by merger in 1996; to UPP 2500 (steam program) in 2002, stored; sold to Empire Builder Private Cars in March 2003, still owned by them as of August 2007. (part from David Varilek via email on August 16, 2007)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 73'-10"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 48'-4"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Fluted stainless steel construction
b. Photo: http://train.hamlink.org/freight/upp2500.html
c. Source: Seidel
 

Lounge — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1949 (SP, 1971)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 2986 City of Angels SP 289 Built as SP Lounge 2986; to SP Instruction Car 206 in 1971; to SP Instruction Car 216 in 1975; to SP Lounge 289 "City of Angles"; to UP by merger in 1996; to UPP 2986 in 1999; at Western Heritage Museum (Omaha)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces:
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers:
Truck Style:

General Notes:

a. Source: Seidel
 

Cafeteria Lounge — 1 cars
AC&F, 1955 (UP, 1960)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
UP 4000 Remodeled to Cafeteria Lounge in 1960; held for special service; to Mexico in 1987

Description:

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)
Truck Wheelbase: 9'-0"

General Notes:

a. Lot No: 3813
b. Floor Plan (as Lunch Counter Diner): 237-CB-31265
c. Floor Plan (as Cafeteria Lounge): 237-CB-35525
d. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 141 (as Lunch Counter Diner)
e. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 456 (as Cafeteria Lounge)
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-19 (2/23/1955), Rev. C (3/2/1959), Rev. E (6/12/1962) (as Lunch Counter Diner)
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-20 (11/23/1960), Rev. A (6/12/1962) (as Cafeteria Lounge)
 

Kitchen — 1 car
AC&F, 1955 (UP, 1960)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 4003 Pacific Limited Built as Lunch Counter Diner 4003; to Cafeteria Lounge 4003 in 1960; to Amtrak 8399; retired in 1981; to Northern Rail Car in 1987, remodeled to Scenic Rails Dinning Train Kitchen Car "Pine River"; to Transcisco Tours in 1990; sold back to UP in 1993 for special service, numbered as UPP 4003 and named "Pacific Limited"

Description:

Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)
Truck Wheelbase: 9'-0"

General Notes:

a. Named "Pacific Limited" to commemorate an all-Pullman electric-lighted train between Chicago and Ogden, Utah, where it split and separate sections went on to either Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. The train operated over Union Pacific between Omaha and Ogden, and between Ogden and Los Angeles. The train ran from 1913 to 1947, when it was combined with the Portland Rose, another all-Pullman train which had added coach service when the streamliners went to daily service.
b. Lot No: 3813
c. Floor Plan (as Lunch Counter Diner): 237-CB-31265
d. Floor Plan (as Cafeteria Lounge): 237-CB-35525
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 141 (as Lunch Counter Diner)
f. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 456 (as Cafeteria Lounge)
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-19 (2/23/1955), Rev. C (3/2/1959), Rev. E (6/12/1962) (as 4000-series Lunch Counter Diner)
h. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-20 (11/23/1960), Rev. A (6/12/1962) (as 4000-series Cafeteria Lounge)
i. Source: Seidel
 

Diner — 2 cars
AC&F, 1949
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Date
Retired
Notes and Disposition
UPP 4808 City of Los Angeles (2nd)   Built as UP Diner 4808; held for special service; to Northern Rail Car in 1989; sold back to UP in 1991 (in exchange for UPP 4810, the first "City of Los Angeles"; after re-purchase by UP in 1991, UP 4808 became UPP 4808 "City of Los Angeles" (2nd).
UPP 4810 City of Los Angeles (1st) 1991 Built as UP Diner 4810; held for special service; named "City of Los Angeles" (1st) in 1988; sold to Northern Rail Car in 1991 in exchange for the former UP 4808, which became UPP 4808 "City of Los Angeles (2nd), also in 1991; UPP 4810 was later sold by Northern Rail Car to North Star Rail/Friends of 261 in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, clasp brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Both cars named "City of Los Angeles" to commemorate the jointly owned Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western train that ran between Chicago and Los Angeles, from May 1936 to April 1971.
b. Seating capacity: 48 seats
c. Lot No: 3032
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-25394
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-29 (9/1/1949), Rev. A (12/20/1957), Rev. C (7/25/1967) (as UP 4800-4816)
f. Source: Seidel
 

Cafe Lounge — 1 car
AC&F, 1949 (UP, 1959)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
UP 5000 Built as Cafe Lounge 5000; remodeled to Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge 5000 in May 1959; retired in October 1968; sold to Overland Rail Travel in 1970; sold back to UP 5000 in March 1977 for special service; to Mexico NdeM 3673 "Nuevo Leon" in 1987

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, clasp brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Lot No: 3031
b. Floor Plan: 237-CB-25400
c. Remodeled to Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge (same number) in 1959 by adding lunch counter
d. Floor Plan (after remodeling): 237-CB-33459
i. Source: Davies, Volume 2, pages 81-93 (as Cafe Lounge)
j. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 457 (as Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge)
k. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-39 (9/1/1949), Rev. A (2/15/1956) (as Cafe Lounge)
l. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-39 (3/2/1959), Rev. A (2/15/1956), Rev. B (12/20/1957), Rev. C (3/2/1959), Rev. D (7/7/1961) (as Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge) (2 cars remaining, 5002, 5004)
 

Diner Lounge — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1959
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5011 City of Denver Built as UP Lunch Counter Diner 5011; retired and sold to Golden Wool Co., in 1972; to Classic Rail Travel; to Northern Rail Car; sold back to UP in 1989 for special service, numbered as UPP 5011 and named "City of Denver"

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "City of Denver" to commemorate the jointly owned Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western train that ran between Chicago and Denver, from June 1936 to April 1971.
b. Lot No: 1806
c. Floor Plan: 234-CB-35162
d. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 179 (as Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge)
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-4-40 (6/18/1959) (as Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge), Rev. B (7/7/1961)
f. Source: Seidel
 

Business Car — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1950 (UP, 1952)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5449 Arden (2nd) UP 100 From Business Car UPP 100 (1st) "Arden" (2nd) after merger with SP to allow UPP 100 number to be used by former SP Business Car 100 "Airslie", which was retired in 2000

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Posts: 79'-2"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built and delivered as Chair Car 5449 in October 1950, which was retired in November 1951 to be rebuilt to Business Car "Arden" (2nd), completed in March 1952; four wheel trucks changed to six wheel trucks in 1958; to UPP 100 "Arden" in April 1986.
b. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-7-1 (10/1/1952), Rev. A (2/15/1955), Rev. B (5/30/1958), Rev. C (4/10/1963), Rev. D (8/10/1965), Rev. E (1/10/1967) (as "Arden")
c. Source: Seidel
 

Chair — 10 cars
AC&F, 1954
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
UP 5468 Held for special service; to Coach UPP 5468 "Columbine" (1st) in 1989
UP 5472 Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 4207 in 1987
UP 5473 Held for special service; to Coach UPP 5473 "Portland Rose" in 1989
UP 5474 Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 4208 in 1987
UP 5475 Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 4209 in 1987
UP 5480 Held for special service; to Coach UPP 5480 "Sunshine Special" in 1989
UP 5482 Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 4210 in 1987
UP 5484 Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 4211 in 1987
UP 5486 Held for special service; to Coach UPP 5486 "Challenger" (1st) in 1989

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Seating capacity: 44 seats
b. Lot No: 3812 & 4095
c. Floor Plan: 237-CB-32473
d. Notes: 5458-87 had radio aerial
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 99
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-3-43 (12/21/1953), Rev. C (8/17/1960), Rev. D (7/26/1966)
 

Coach — 5 cars
AC&F, 1954
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition  
UPP 5468 Katy Flyer City of San Francisco (1st) Built as Coach 5468; to Coach UPP 5468 "Columbine" (1st) in 1989; to "City of San Francisco" (1st) in 1992; to "Katy Flyer" in 1993  
UPP 5473 Portland Rose   Built as Coach 5473; to Coach UPP 5473 "Portland Rose" in 1989
UPP 5480 Sunshine Special   Built as Coach 5480; to Coach UPP 5480 "Sunshine Special" in 1989
UPP 5483 Texas Eagle   Built as Coach 5483; to Coach UPP 5483 "Texas Eagle" in 1990
UPP 5486 City of Salina Challenger (1st) Built as Coach 5486; to Coach UPP 5486 "Challenger" (1st) in 1989; to "City of Salina" in 1992

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. UPP 5468 named "Katy Flyer" to commemorate the Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT or Katy) train that ran between St. Louis and Galveston, Texas, by way of Dallas, Texas, McAlester, Okla., and Parson, Kansas., from 1896 to 1961.
b. UPP 5473 named "Portland Rose" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Chicago and Portland, Ore., from September 1930 to April 1971. In February 1947, the train's route was changed to run between Portland and Denver, and in January 1954, the eastern terminal was changed from Denver to Kansas City.
c. UPP 5480 named "Sunshine Special" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific train that ran between St. Louis and each of the large cities in Texas, from December 1915 to August 1948, when the train was replaced by the Texas Eagle.
d. UPP 5483 named "Texas Eagle" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific streamlined, diesel-powered train that ran between St. Louis and each of the large cities in Texas, from August 1948 to April 1971.
e. UPP 5486 named "City of Salina" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Kansas City and Topeka and Salina, Kansas, from January 1935 to March 1936 as the "Kansas Streamliner", then as the City of Salina until December 1941. The City of Salina was a complete three-car set, and was America's first high-speed train set, powered by an internal combustion engine.
f. Seating capacity: 44 seats
g. Floor Plan: 237-CB-32473
h. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 99
i. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-3-43 (12/21/1953), Rev. C (8/17/1960), Rev. D (7/26/1966)
j. Source: Seidel
 

Baggage Recreation — 1 car
AC&F, 1947
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5714 Golden State Limited Pony Express From Baggage Recreation Car "Pony Express" in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 73'-10"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 48'-4"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage Car 5714; remodeled to Baggage Recreation Car UPP 5714 "Western Lodge" in 1990 for ski train service to Sun Valley; to "Pony Express" in 1993; to "Golden State Limited" in 2004.
b. Named "Golden State Limited" to commemorate a joint train of the Rock Island and Southern Pacific that ran between Chicago and Los Angeles, from October 1902 to January 1948, when it was replaced by the all lightweight "Golden State".
c. Lot No: 4896
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-33188
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 45
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-10 (11/18/1957), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5711-5745)
g. Source: Seidel
 

Storage Car — 1 car
AC&F, 1947
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
UP 5716 Built as Postal Storage 5716; held for special service; sold to Mexico NdeM 2281 in 1987

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 73'-10"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 71'-5'
Length, Inside: 70'-10"
Truck Centers: 48'-4"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. AC&F Floor Plan: 76-5814, Lot 4896
b. Floor Plan: 237-CB-33188
c. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 45
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-10 (11/18/1957) (35 cars: 5711-5745), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (35 cars: 5711-5745)
 

Baggage Recreation Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5769 Council Bluffs UP 904286 From MofW Storage 904286 in 2000

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel, with disc brakes (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage 5769; to MofW 904286; held for special service; to Baggage Recreation Car UPP 5769 "Council Bluffs" in 2000; converted for use as a Baggage Recreation car for a special train sent to the 2000 U.S. political conventions.
b. Named "Council Bluffs" to commemorate Council Bluffs, Iowa, the location of Union Pacific's Mile Post 0. Although Omaha was the 1866 starting point for the railroad's initial construction, in 1874 the railroad moved its eastern terminal across the Missouri River from Omaha to Council Bluffs to improve connections with other railroads.
c. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 35
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-8 (6/26/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5746-5780)
e. Source: Seidel
 

Museum Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5779 Promontory Built as Postal Storage 5779; held for special service; to Museum Car UPP 5779 "Western Star" in 1990; to "Promontory" in 1993

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside: 81'-3"
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Named "Promontory" to commemorate Promontory, Utah, the site of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869, which signaled the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
b. Converted from a Postal Storage Car in 1990 to serve as a traveling museum car for the Wyoming-Idaho Centennial train. The museum car has been used in numerous special trains and displayed at special events at various cities and towns all along the Union Pacific system. Carpeted walls permit exhibits to be changed to reflect special needs. When not in use for displays, the museum car is often equipped as an exercise car
c. St. Louis Car Co. Lot No.: 1821
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-35917
e. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 35
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-8 (6/26/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Postal Storage 5746-5780)
g. Source: Seidel
 

Concession Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1960
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 5818 Sherman Hill From MofW 904306 in 1992

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Postal Storage 5818; to MofW 904828; to MofW 904306 in 1990 (for steam program); to Concession Car UPP 5818 "Sherman Hill" in 1992
b. Named "Sherman Hill" to commemorate the toughest up-hill climb for trains on Union Pacific in Wyoming. The ability to move trains over Sherman Hill with both speed and economy has been a requirement of every locomotive design Union Pacific has operated, both steam and diesel.
c. Lot No: 1808
d. Floor Plan: 237-CB-36110
e. PL&N Source: UP folio diagram sheet 357-CB-36119
f. PL&N Source: Vol. 1 - p. 331
g. Book: Davies Volume 1, page 77
h. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-34 (6/16/1960), Rev. A (7/7/1961), Rev. B (1/10/1967) 9as Postal Storage 5816-5820)
i. Source: Seidel
 

Lounge — 2 cars
AC&F, 1949 (UP, 1959)
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition  
UPP 6203 Sun Valley (2nd) UP 6203 Held for special service; to Lounge UPP 6203 "Sun Valley" in 1990  
UP 6206     Held for special service; to Mexico NdeM 365 "Club Atoyac" in 1987

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 82'-7"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase) (later with disk brakes)

General Notes:

a. UPP 6203 built as "River" series Club Lounge 6203, "Colorado River"; held for special service; to Lounge UPP 6203 "Sun Valley" (2nd) in 1990.
b. UP 6206 built as "River" series Club Lounge "Portneuf River"; held for special service; retired and sold to Mexico in 1987.
c. UPP 6203 named "Sun Valley" to commemorate the Sun Valley ski resort in central Idaho, established by Union Pacific in 1936 as a destination for passengers on Union Pacific passenger trains.
d. On both 6203 and 6206 had their "River" names removed in 1956, and both cars were remodeled to full Lounge in 1959 by UP at Omaha, including conversion of barber shop and valet areas into card rooms.
e. AC&F Lot 3034
f. Floor Plan: 237-CB-25402
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-5-15 (9/1/1949) (9 cars: 6200-6208), Rev. A (2/15/1956), Rev. B (12/20/1957) (9 cars: 6200-6208), Rev. C (3/2/1959) (9 cars: 6200-6208, "River" names removed), Rev. D (6/12/1962), Rev. E (7/26/1966), Rev. F (8/28/1967) (9 cars: 6200-6208; three cars, 6200, 6202, 6206, refurbished in 1967, with setees at center)
 

Tool Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 6334 Art Lockman From Tool Car 904304 "Art Lockman" on July 30, 2003

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Baggage 6334; to MofW Tool Car 904304 in 1973; assigned to steam program (painted yellow) in 1981; named "Art Lockman" in 1991; to UPP 6334 on July 30, 2003
b. Named "Art Lockman" in memory of Art Lockman, retired UP steam shop foreman in Cheyenne and the last full time steam employee hired by the UP.
c. Equipped with small tanks to hold various types of lubricants, along with welding equipment, small machine tools, storage racks and cupboards, small cranes to load and unload equipment, tool boxes, and cleaning tools and materials. The car also has an office, and limited space for food preparation and crew dining.
d. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 424
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-1-26 (12/24/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Baggage 6325-6334)
f. Source: Seidel
 

Dome Coach — 1 car
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 7001 Columbine (2nd) UP 7001 to Auto Train 701 in 1972; multiple owners, 1981-1990; sold to UP for special service in 1990, numbered as UPP 7001; to UPP 7001 "Columbine" (2nd) in 1992

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 78'-11"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Dome Chair 7001; to Auto Train 701 in June 1972; to A. J. Daniels, Tulsa, Okla., in December 1981; to KCS Industries in 1982, numbered as KCS 21 (never in service, still in Auto Train colors), stored at Mid America Car, Kansas City; to Northern Rail Car; to UP (still in Auto Train colors, as UPP 7001) in October 1990, refurbished and numbered as UPP 7001 "Columbine" (2nd) between December 1991 and April 1992
b. Named "Columbine" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Omaha and Denver, from 1929 to 1950.
c. AC&F Floor Plan: 76-1939, Lot No. 4097
d. Floor Plan: 235-CB-30759
e. 36 seats, 16 dome seats
f. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-5 (2/1/1955), Rev. A (7/28/1955), Rev. B (2/15/1956), Rev. C (12/20/1957), Rev. D (3/2/1959), Rev. E (4/15/1965) (as UP 7000-7009)
g. Source: Seidel
h. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
 

Dome Coach — 1 car
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Number
Notes and Disposition
UP 7006 Held for special service; to Mexico FNM on January 1, 1987; numbered as FNM 366 (2nd) and painted FNM two-tone blue, named "Expresso Del Mar"; renumbered to FNM 371 to avoid conflict with a different FNM 366; remodeled by removal of lower seats and renamed to "El Yaqui" in 1989; donated to Puebla Railroad Museum in 1994

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Seidel: Dome Coach (36 seats, 16 dome seats)
b. Seating Capacity: 36 seats in lower level, 24 seats in dome level.
c. UP 7000-7004 were initially assigned to UP's Challenger service.
d. UP 7005-7009 were initially assigned to UP's City of Portland service.
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-5 (2/1/1955), Rev. D (3/2/1959), Rev. E (4/15/1965).
f. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
 

Dome Diner — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1958
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 7011 Missouri River Eagle Built as UP Dome Diner 7012; to Auto Train 708 in 1972; multiple owners, 1981-1993; sold to UP in 1993 for special service, numbered as UPP 7011 "Missouri River Eagle"

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Dome Coach 7012; to Auto Train 708 in June 1972; to James E. Strates Shows in 1981; to Kasten Rail Car in 1984; to Hartwell Lowe Corp., Yucca Valley, Calif., as HLCX 1898, "Marion Mattison"; sold to Northern Rail Car in 1988 and converted to Dome Diner; in service as Scenic Rail Dining 7011 "Mountain View" (800558) in 1988-1989; sold to Transcisco Tours in October 1990 for "Sierra 49er" service, numbered as "Emerald Bay" (800558); car was repossessed after Transcisco Tour's bankruptcy and returned to Northern Rail Car in August 1991; leased to Kalamazoo Lake Shore & Chicago in August 1991 for Michigan Wine Country Dinner Train service; returned to Northern Rail car and sold to UP in May 1993, numbered as UPP 7011 "Missouri River Eagle"
b. Named "Missouri River Eagle" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific train that ran between St. Louis and Omaha, from March 1940 to April 1971 (the Kansas City to Omaha segment was discontinued in September 1965). The Missouri River Eagle was the first and last diesel streamliner on the Missouri Pacific.
c. Seating Capacity: 36 seats in lower level, 24 seats in dome level
d. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-6 (3/2/1959) (no revision)
e. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
f. Source: Seidel
 

Dome Coach — 1 car
Pullman-Standard, 1958
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 7015 Challenger (2nd) Built as UP Dome Coach 7015; to Auto Train 709 in 1972; multiple owners, 1981-1990; sold to UP in 1990 for special service, numbered as UPP 7015, named "Challenger" (2nd)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Dome Chair 7015; to Auto Train 709, June 1972; sold in December 1981 to A. J. Daniels, Tulsa, Okla.; sold to KCS Industries in 1982, numbered as KCS 22 (never in service, still in Auto Train colors), stored at Mid America Car, Kansas City; sold to Northern Rail Car; sold to UP (still in Auto Train colors) in October 1990, refurbished and numbered as UPP 7015 "Challenger" (2nd)
b. Named "Challenger" to commemorate the Union Pacific train that ran between Omaha and Los Angeles, from May 1936 to April 1971.
c. Seating Capacity: 36 seats in lower level, 24 seats in dome level
d. Initially assigned to City of St. Louis service, along with Wabash dome-coach 203, built at the same time.
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-6 (3/2/1959) (no revision)
f. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.  
g. Source: Seidel
 

Dome Diner — 2 cars
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 8004 Colorado Eagle Built as UP Dome Diner 8004; to Auto Train 803 in June 1972; to Anbel Corp., in 1981; to Northern Rail Car in 1988; to Transcisco Tours in 1990; to Northern Rail Car in 1991; to UP in 1993, numbered as UPP 8004 "Colorado Eagle"
UPP 8008 City of Portland Built as UP Dome Diner 8008; to Auto Train 807 in June 1972; to A. J. Daniels, Tulsa, Okla., in 1981; to KCS Industries in 1982, never in service (still in Auto Train colors); to Northern Rail Car in 1990; to UP (still in Auto Train colors, as UPP 8008) in 1990, refurbished and named as "City of Portland" between June and August 1991

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as UP Dome Diner 8008; to Auto Train 807 in June 1972; to A. J. Daniels, Tulsa, Okla., in 1981; to KCS Industries in 1982, never in service (still in Auto Train colors); to Northern Rail Car in 1990; to UP (still in Auto Train colors, as UPP 8008) in 1990, refurbished and named as "City of Portland" between June and August 1991
b. UPP 8004 named "Colorado Eagle" to commemorate the Missouri Pacific train that ran between St. Louis and Denver, from June 1942 to April 1966. The first dome coaches were acquired by Missouri Pacific in June, 1948, and assigned to the Colorado Eagle.
c. UPP 8008 named "City of Portland" to commemorate the jointly owned Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western train that ran between Chicago and Portland, Ore., from June 1935 to April 1971.
d. Seating Capacity: 28 seats in lower level, 18 seats in dome level
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-7 (2/1/1955), Rev. D (3/2/1959)
f. Source: Seidel
g. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
 

Dome Lounge — 3 cars
AC&F, 1955
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UPP 9004 Harriman (1st) UP 9004 held for special service; renumbered to UPP 9004 "Harriman" (1st) in 1987; changed to "Sun Valley" (1st) in 1989; changed back to "Harriman" in 1990
UPP 9005 Walter Dean Built as UP Dome Lounge 9005; to Auto Train 904 in June 1972, stored until 1981; to Al Nippert in 1981, used in Great America Tours service (800621); sold to UP in March 1988 for special service; numbered as UPP 9005; named "Harriman" (2nd) in 1989; to "Walter Dean" in 1990
UPP 9009 City of San Francisco (2nd) Built as UP Dome Lounge 9009; to Auto Train 908 in June 1972, multiple owners,1981-1993; sold to UP in 1993 for special service, numbered as UPP 9009 "City of San Francisco" (2nd)

Description:

Length, Over Buffers, Coupled: 85'-0"
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: (not shown)
Length, Over End Sills: 79'-3"
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 4 wheels (9'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. UPP 9004 named "Harriman" in memory of Edward Harriman, and his two sons Averell and Roland. The Harrimans served as successive chairmen of Union Pacific's board of directors from 1898-1909 (Edward), and again from 1932-1941 (Averell) and from 1941-1953 (Roland). Roland remained a director of the company until his death in 1978.
b. UPP 9005 named "Walter Dean" in memory of Walter Dean, an attendant on UP's business car fleet from 1971 until he passed away in 1999.
c. UPP 9009 named "City of San Francisco" to commemorate the jointly-owned Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Chicago & North Western train that ran between Chicago and Oakland, Calif., from June 1936 to April 1971.
d. Seating Capacity:
e. AC&F Lot No.: 4096
f. Floor Plan: 235-CB-31669
g. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-10-8 (2/1/1955), Rev. A (7/28/1955), Rev. B (2/15/1956), Rev. C (12/20/1957), Rev. D (3/2/1959) (as 9000 series Dome Lounge)
h. Source: Seidel
i. Source: Phil Dohmen's dome car web site.
 

Express Box Car — 5 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1964

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 9313 UP 915510 Built as Postal Storage 9313; to Express Box Car 24313 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915510 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?) (painted yellow); to UPP 9313 in 2003
UPP 9336 UPP 24336 Built as Postal Storage 9336; to Express Box Car 24336 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915532 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?); to UPP 24336 in 1989; to UPP 9336 in 2003
UPP 9364 UPP 24364 Built as Postal Storage 9364; to Express Box Car 24364 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915559 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?); to UPP 24364 in 2000; to UPP 9364 in 2003
UPP 9374 UP 904842 Built as Postal Storage 9374; to Express Box Car 24374 in 1968; to MofW Bunk Kitchen 904842 in 1971; assigned to steam program in 1982 (painted yellow); to UPP 9374 in 2003
UPP 9391 UP 915579 Built as Postal Storage 9391; to Express Box Car 24391 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915579 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?); to UPP 9391 in 2003

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 65'-6"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 46'-2"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (6'-6" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-36 (4/16/1965), Rev. B (1/10/1967)
b. Source: Seidel
 

Express Box Car — 2 cars
St. Louis Car Co., 1964

Car
Number
Previous
Number
Notes and Disposition
UPP 24336 UP 915532 Built as Postal Storage 9336; to Express Box Car 24336 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915532 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?); to UPP 24336 in 1989; to UPP 9336 in 2003
UPP 24364 UP 915559 Built as Postal Storage 9364; to Express Box Car 24364 in 1968; to MofW Box Car 915559 in 1971; assigned to steam program in (?); to UPP 24364 in 2000; to UPP 9364 in 2003

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 65'-6"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 46'-2"
Truck Style: 4 wheel (6'-6" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-2-36 (4/16/1965), Rev. B (1/10/1967)
b. Source: Seidel
 

Tool Car — 1 car
St. Louis Car, 1962
Lightweight

Car
Number
Car
Name
Notes and Disposition
UP 904304 Art Lockman From MofW Tool Car 904304 (assigned to steam program, painted yellow) in 1981, named "Art Lockman" in 1991; to UPP 6334 on July 30, 2003

Description:

Length, Over Buffers:
Length, Over Coupler Pulling Faces: 85'-0"
Length, Over End Sills:
Length, Inside:
Truck Centers: 59'-6"
Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)

General Notes:

a. Built as Baggage 6334; to MofW Tool Car 904304 in 1973; assigned to steam program (painted yellow) in 1981; named "Art Lockman" in 1991; to UPP 6334 on July 30, 2003
b. Named "Art Lockman" in memory of Art Lockman, retired UP steam shop foreman in Cheyenne and the last full time steam employee hired by the UP.
c. Equipped with small tanks to hold various types of lubricants, along with welding equipment, small machine tools, storage racks and cupboards, small cranes to load and unload equipment, tool boxes, and cleaning tools and materials. The car also has an office, and limited space for food preparation and crew dining.
d. Book: Ranks, Kratville, Streamliners, page 424
e. Source: UP folio diagram sheet P-1-26 (12/24/1962), Rev. A (1/10/1967) (as Baggage 6325-6334)
f. Source: Seidel

 

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