Coach (Stored) — 2 cars
St. Louis Car Co., (1959, 1964)
Lightweight
| Car Number | Previous Number | Notes and Disposition |
| ex ATAX 4623 | AMT 4623 | Built in 1959 by St. Louis Car Co. as UP Coach 5501; to Amtrak 4561; to Amtrak 4623, off roster in 2001; to ATAX 4623; sold to UP in 2003 (used for parts) |
| ex ATAX 4613 | AMT 4568 | Built in 1964 by St. Louis Car Co. as UP Coach 5528; to Amtrak 4568; to Amtrak 4613, off roster in 2001; to ATAX 4613; sold to UP in 2003 (used for parts) |
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General Notes:
| a. | ATAX = Arizona Transit Assembly, Flagstaff, Ariz., formed in August 2002 by Robert Franzen, Chief Mechanical Officer for Grand Canyon Railway |
| b. | Photo: ATAX 4623 at Whippany, N.J.; ex Amtrak 4561, exx UP 5501; currently marked (along with three other matching units) as ATAX or Arizona Transit Assembly Corp.; dated December 28, 2002 by Jeff Lubchansky. |
| c. | Photo: ATAX 4613 at Whippany N.J.; dated January 4, 2003 by Jeff Lubchansky. |
In April 1983, Union Pacific purchased the 19 cars of the Canada "Discovery Train" from the Canadian Crown Assets Disposal Corp., and assigned temporary company service numbers A201 to A219 to all cars. Fifteen of the 19 cars were former cars of the 1975-1976 "American Freedom Train" which was sold to the Canadian government in 1977.
In July 1987, UP changed the temporary numbers to permanent numbers in the 900000 series numbers. In 1990 the Union Pacific sold all but the two power cars (205 and 206) to scrap dealers.
See also the entries for the two former AFT power cars, UPP 205 and 206.
| Car Number |
Assigned UP Number |
Builder | Date Built |
Notes and Disposition |
| A201 | 920000 | National Steel | Dec 1952 | Built as CN Baggage 9222; to CN Baggage 8079; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A202 | 920001 | National Steel | Oct 1915 | Built as CN Baggage (number?); to Canada Discovery Train |
| A203 | 920002 | National Steel | Nov 1941 | Built as CN Baggage 9138; to CN Baggage 8101; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A204 | 920003 | National Steel | Sep 1922 | Built as CN Baggage (number?); to CN Baggage 8126; to Canada Discovery Train |
| A205 | UPP 205 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Power Dormitory Car 200; to Power car UPP 205 in July 1987 |
| A206 | UPP 206 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Power Car 111 (also used as the train's exit car); to Power car UPP 206 in July 1987 |
| A207 | 920004 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9128; to American Freedom Train Display Car 101 |
| A208 | 920005 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9158; to American Freedom Train Display Car 102 |
| A209 | 920006 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9178; to American Freedom Train Display Car 103 |
| A210 | 920007 | AC&F | Jul 1964 | Built as NYC Baggage 9115; to American Freedom Train Display Car 104 |
| A211 | 920008 | AC&F | Jun 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9135; to American Freedom Train Display Car 105 |
| A212 | 920009 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9156; to American Freedom Train Display Car 106 |
| A213 | 920010 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9138; to American Freedom Train Display Car 107 |
| A214 | 920011 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9139; to American Freedom Train Display Car 108 |
| A215 | 920012 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9165; to American Freedom Train Display Car 109 |
| A216 | 920013 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9104; to American Freedom Train Display Car 110 |
| A217 | 920014 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Showcase Car 41 |
| A218 | 920015 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC 9100 series Baggage (number?); to American Freedom Train Showcase Car 40 |
| A219 | 920016 | AC&F | Dec 1949 | Built as NYC Baggage 9163; to American Freedom Train Control Car 100 |
Notes on the American Freedom Train cars, including AFT Showcase Cars number 40 and 41, along with AFT Entrance/Control Car number100, and AFT Display Cars 101-110:
All of the above AC&F cars were former 9100 series New York Central/Penn Central baggage cars built by American Car & Foundry in 1946 and converted for use on the AFT in Richmond, Calif. (display cars) and Venice, Fla. (showcase cars). All of these cars were sold to the National Museums of Canada for use on their Discovery Train. Later they were sold to the Union Pacific Railroad and sat on a siding in Council Bluffs, Iowa for many years. They were eventually moved to UP's Blue Diamond (mine) branch line outside Las Vegas, Nev., where they sat for several years before being scrapped on site the week of August 15, 1995. (from America's Freedom Trains, http://www.freedomtrain.org/whereabouts.htm)
The Discovery Train ran during two consecutive years; first in 1978 and again in 1979. It was a cultural and geographical museum covering all of Canada, meant to promote people's knowledge of the whole country. The Discovery Train, was a traveling exhibit sponsored by the National Museum of Canada.
(click here for more information about the sale of UP passenger cars to Mexico)
UP ran an officers special in May 1987. The consist was GP40Xs 95 and 93, with power car 206, staff car Cabarton, staff car Omaha, dome lounge 9004 Harriman, and business cars 119 and Arden. The Harriman name had just recently been applied to the 9004 dome. (Pacific Rail News, Issue 285, August 1987, page 29)
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