As an official cooperating organization with state parks, the nonprofit california state railroad museum foundation is dedicated to enhancing the educational and interpretive programs of the california state railroad museum and railtown 1897 state historic park. A good source of information on sp passenger trains is harry stegmaiers book southern pacific passenger train consists and cars, 1955 1958. Detailed articles about a number of southern pacific passenger trains have been published in sp trainline, the quarterly journal of the souther paciific historical and technical society. The initial title, southern pacific passenger trainsnight trains of the coast route was coauthored with dennis ryan. Prepared by john carrol, jeff cauthen and jack herris. Today, these trains remain among the best remembered of all postwar lightweight passenger trains. Listing rivarossi 85 passenger car southern pacific. Get the best deals on southern pacific ho scale model railroad passenger cars when you shop the largest online selection at. Whether behind your favorite lionel f3 diesel or the oneofakind lionel pennsylvania s1 duplex steamer, each set recreates some of the streamlined eras most famous trains. However, if you only know the car number, the book lacks a listing by car numbers, which would enable you to find the class to which it belongs. This train is being pulled by an alco pa and two alco pbs abb these pas are. Walthers ho scale passenger car as shown, metal wheels and knuckle couplers, has window treatments, figures and sp number board added, excellentc7 used condition in box, 3 pictures to view. Most of the changes from the 1936 timetable to this one from 1954 have to do with streamlining of former heavyweight trains click image to download a 31. I am wondering how the consist of a union pacific passenger train is set up 1 engine and tender 2 baggage 3 rpo 4 combine 5 sleeper 6 diner 7 coach 8 coach 9 coach 10.
Ho southern pacific passenger cars 3 rail please read before use and save. Diagrams common standard passenger train cars southern pacific lines, as of march 1, 1933 this excellent book contains diagrams of the wood and heavyweight cars up to that time. Northern pacific ho scale model train passenger cars. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. New arrivals train, railroad, transportation books from karens. Steam operations ended on union pacific in the late 1950s, though up has retained two of those modern steam locomotives for historic and public relations purposes. While online references are sketchy, it appears that the train was streamlined with lightweight cars sometime in bably after this timetable, which still references heavyweight pullman. Pages in category passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company the following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. Southern pacific passenger trains series by dennis ryan. Northern pacific passenger train on the ashome layout. Why the southern pacific failed texas transportation museum. Union pacific announced new schedules and new trains between. How could the southern pacific railroad, once the third largest u.
I am not sure of other references, but this was the one i worked from. The sunset limited august, 1950 streamliner schedules. The most popular northern pacific ho scale model train passenger. Model features available in both 6car and 4car packaged sets of unnumbered cars for modelers to build their own trains. This index covers volumes 1 through 5 of the societys southern pacific passenger car series. Passenger cars and sets lionel train sets ho trains. The daylight, southern pacifics original train that later became an entire fleet, was one of the most successful and recognized streamliners of all time even rivaling the santa fes legendary super chief. The southern pacific reporting mark sp or espee from the railroad initials sp was an american class i railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated in the western united states. After the war, sp wanted to do the same for the pacific northwest, and in april 1949, unveiled the shasta daylight. The most popular southern pacific n scale model train passenger cars brands include wheels of time, concor, intermountain railway company, and micro trains line. Sunset limited had been southern pacifics premier train on the southern transcontinental route since 1894.
Day trains of the coast line dennis ryan, joseph shine on. Night trains of the coast route dennis ryan, joseph shine on. Interestingly, however, only one was a long distance train as the rest were regional runs which served several different californian cities. This book should give the modeler what is needed to adapt offtheshelf models. It may be used as a finding index to locate a specific car and the particular volume of the series in which that car is discussed. Southern pacific introduced one of the worlds best streamlined trains in 1937. According to ryan and shines night trains of the coast route, 2215251456 consist included for a brief period there were two hw 85s.
Southern pacific ho scale model railroad passenger cars ebay. Southern pacific shasta daylight, 19491955 fred klein, 2010, 2016. Passenger, actually a long headend train, due out southbound 5 minutes after the morning daylight. When i knew the southern pacific, back in the 1960s, it was on the cusp of leading the fight to discourage passenger travel. After a shelf was loaded, the porter would push a button for the shelf to rise. Harley tuckers northern pacific passenger train including a closeup of the f unit with working mars light. West to omaha, a concise history of chicagoomaha passenger train service. In the boom years following world war ii, sp decided that it was time for the sunset to join the streamliner ranks.
Its southern boundary is the united states, on the east is the atlantic, on the. In brian solomons book southern pacific passenger trains p 17 he refers to trains out of third and townsend in 1947. Southern pacific magazine articles read articles about southern pacific passenger service from back issues of trains magazine. After 18 months of running the first daylight passenger train, southern pacific was. Southern pacific operated a lot of passenger trains in the 1950s. The company was formed in 1986 to selfpublish railroad books based on southern pacific passenger trains and operations. Santa scenic schedule shasta daylight shasta route siskiyou line snow sheds southern paci.
Freight operatons included 4882 cab forwards both as road power and as helpers. Night trains of the coast route and southern pacific passenger trains. About us four ways west publications passenger train. The argonaut was southern pacifics secondary train on the sunset route.
Four ways west publications is owned and operated by joseph w. All sides are undecorated and require a core kit roof, floor, ends to make a car shell, or the use of a donor car, unless otherwise indicated. The library had book shelves with popular books and magazines. Cascade railroad history and classic passenger trains. Eastbound on cantara loop with 6393 return to sp passenger train page. The southern pacific streamlined cascade began service on august, 1950, and was an all pullman train for the shortest length of time, for beginning october 11, 1950, the cascade began to carry coaches between oakland and portland.
Southern pacific ho scale model railroad passenger cars. Hobbylinc carries 66 southern pacific n scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 25%. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of. Pages in category passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company. If you enjoyed this video please hit that like and subscribe button. Passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation.
The 3 southern pacific boxcar, like all whittle shortline railroad toy trains is handcrafted to look as realistic as possible. Union pacific discontinued sleeper service on the twin falls branch in southern idaho. The clear inner side is also used for window glazing. It is based on the photo at right, from page 261 of southern pacific passenger trains volume 2 day trains of the coast line the san joaquin daylight ran from 4 july 1941 until the end of sp passenger train service on. The southern pacific railroad produced a company film to introduce the new southern pacific daylight passenger train. In the l940s and 1950s, southern pacific was at its zenith, envied by the transportation world for its plant, equipment and strategic dominance of the golden west. Passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company.
Our sides are done with a white styrene outer side and a crystal clear plastic inner side that are to be glued together. The passenger trains on the prototype included the shasta daylight, the cascade and various heavywieght passenger trains such as the klamath and oregonian. Below is a bibliography of these articles organized by train. The cascade cars painted in the two tone gray of the lark and san francisco overland trains. Hobbylinc carries 30 northern pacific ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 24%. Allbaggage trains could have them showing up anywhere and, even on passenger trains, depending on road and era they could show up at the head end or back end, if they needed to get cut out enroute a practice that seemed to grow in prominence the closer you get to amtrak.
According to dennis ryan, author of southern pacific passenger trains, volume 1, on page is a table giving the 19501951 consist that includes a heavyweight 8 section5 bedroom car. The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. By 1958, the pacific limited was off the timetable and the portland rose rerouted to portlandst. Across canada by canadian pacific railway ubc library open. Wikimedia commons has media related to passenger trains of the southern pacific railroad. Corporation and mighty developer of the great southwest and especially california, have fallen so fast. Southern pacific passenger trains great trains brian solomon on. Day trains of the coast line this book begins with the history and construction of the coast line from 1861 to its opening on march. The last steam engines operated by union pacific represented the pinnacle of railroad steam power development in the 1940s.
Phase vi 5unit bookcase set dcc ready amtrak amtk silverbluered expected. Walthers ho 64 seat coach car, southern pacific, custom modified, cw4. Pacific fruit express, location on passenger train page. Union pacific web page, a brief history of union pacific passenger trains. Southern pacific n scale model train passenger cars. Complementing the list of more famous trains including the daylights, lark and coaster, was no, 72, the l. Southern pacific daylight passenger train 4k youtube. The shasta daylight connected oakland california san.
The system was operated by various companies under the names southern pacific railroad, southern pacific company and southern pacific transportation company the original southern pacific began in. Boston and maine relied heavily of 22 e units 21 e7s, 1 e8 for passenger service and concentrated most of their f units in freight, however a small number of their f2s, f3s and f7s were equipped with steam boilers and were used on passenger trains on a few selected routes. Southern pacific magazine articles classic trains magazine. Passengers can, in summer, by taking the soo train from montreal, travel to. Southern pacific passenger trains great trains brian solomon on amazon.