AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
UNION PACIFIC
(DOME ERA)
In 1955, the Milwaukee Road replaced the Chicago & North Western as Union Pacific's connecting railroad into Chicago. Dome cars and other new cars were acquired at that time. And some cars owned by the Chicago & North Western were removed from service, replaced with similar cars owned by the Milwaukee Road, details unknown. And in 1956, the Challenger was combined into the City of Los Angeles, with sleeping car service marketed as the City of Los Angeles, and coach service marketed as the Challenger. The City of Los Angeles included two through sleepers to New York, one each via Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central. While the City of San Francisco included one through sleeper to New York, operating on alternate days via each railroad. Meanwhile, the Burlington Route's California Zephyr also had a similar sleeper arrangement to New York, so that each train and each railroad had one daily sleeper between New York and Oakland Pier. The San Francisco Overland gradually evolved into a streamliner between Chicago and Oakland, discontinued east of Omaha in 1955, and functioned as a connection for the City of St. Louis. Trains #457 and #458 used dome equipment originally constructed for General Motors' "Train of Tomorrow", which toured nationwide. The dome parlor car was actually constructed as a sleeper, with rooms available for day use.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
April 29, 1956 #111 #105 #101 #103 #27 #9
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Chicago 4:30 pm 4:45 pm 6:30 pm 6:45 pm ----- -----
Savanna 6:48 pm 7:03 pm 8:44 pm 8:59 pm ----- -----
Omaha 12:55 am 1:10 am 2:55 am 3:10 am 10:30 pm -----
North Platte 3:55 am 4:10 am 5:45 am 6:00 am 3:45 am -----
St. Louis ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 4:15 pm
Moberly ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 6:46 pm
Kansas City ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 9:40 pm
Salina ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 12:59 am
Oakley ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 3:30 am
Denver 8:30 am ----- ----- ----- ----- 8:35 am
Cheyenne ----- 7:45 am 9:25 am 9:40 am 9:10 am -----
Laramie ----- 9:10 am 10:46 am 11:01 am 10:50 am 11:55 am
Green River ----- 1:35 pm 3:10 pm 3:25 pm 4:10 pm 4:40 pm
Pocatello ----- 5:55 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Boise ----- 9:40 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Pendleton ----- 3:10 am ----- ----- ----- -----
Portland ----- 7:30 am ----- ----- ----- -----
Ogden ----- ----- 6:50 pm 6:55 pm 9:10 pm 9:15 pm
Salt Lake City ----- ----- ----- 7:50 pm ----- 10:30 pm
Milford ----- ----- ----- 10:54 pm ----- 2:20 am
Las Vegas ----- ----- ----- 2:40 am ----- 7:20 am
San Bernardino ----- ----- ----- 7:50 am ----- 1:05 pm
Los Angeles ----- ----- ----- 9:30 am ----- 3:15 pm
Elko ----- ----- 9:44 pm ----- 12:53 am -----
Reno ----- ----- 2:57 am ----- 6:57 am -----
Sacramento ----- ----- 7:42 am ----- 12:01 pm -----
Oakland Pier ----- ----- 9:45 am ----- 2:15 pm -----
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April 29, 1956 #112 #10 #28 #104 #102 #106
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Oakland Pier ----- ----- 11:28 am ----- 4:30 pm -----
Sacramento ----- ----- 1:42 pm ----- 6:35 pm -----
Reno ----- ----- 6:36 pm ----- 11:09 pm -----
Elko ----- ----- 12:27 am ----- 4:13 am -----
Los Angeles ----- 10:30 am ----- 4:30 pm ----- -----
San Bernardino ----- 12:20 pm ----- 6:08 pm ----- -----
Las Vegas ----- 6:30 pm ----- 11:20 pm ----- -----
Milford ----- 12:50 am ----- 4:58 am ----- -----
Salt Lake City ----- 5:05 am ----- 8:15 am ----- -----
Ogden ----- 6:45 am 7:00 am 9:10 am 9:40 am -----
Portland ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 5:00 pm
Pendleton ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 9:08 pm
Boise ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 4:30 am
Pocatello ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 8:30 am
Green River ----- 10:25 am 11:15 am 12:35 pm 1:05 pm 1:15 pm
Laramie ----- 2:38 pm 4:35 pm 4:50 pm 5:12 pm 5:25 pm
Cheyenne ----- ----- 7:15 pm 6:20 pm 6:40 pm 6:55 pm
Denver 3:30 pm 6:40 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Oakley ----- 10:57 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Salina ----- 3:18 am ----- ----- ----- -----
Kansas City ----- 7:30 am ----- ----- ----- -----
Moberly ----- 9:43 am ----- ----- ----- -----
St. Louis ----- 12:29 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
North Platte 8:37 pm ----- 12:45 am 10:28 pm 10:48 pm 11:03 pm
Omaha 12:40 am ----- 7:00 am 2:45 am 3:00 am 3:15 am
Savanna 6:24 am ----- ----- 8:32 am 8:47 am 9:02 am
Chicago 8:45 am ----- ----- 11:00 am 11:15 am 11:30 am
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(Chicago-Omaha via Milwaukee Road)
(Ogden-Oakland Pier via Southern Pacific)
(St. Louis-Kansas City via Wabash Railroad)
CITY OF ST. LOUIS (#9-#10)
(required 6 sets St. Louis-Los Angeles)
(Kansas City cars required 5 sets)
Baggage 5631-5663 (from series) (ACF 1954)
Lunch Counter Diner 4000-4003 (ACF 1953) (Denver-Los Angeles)
Diner (see below)
Club Lounge 6200-6208? (ACF 1949)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below) (St. Louis-Oakland)
44 Seat Coach (see below) (St. Louis-Oakland)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (KC-Denver)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (Spokane-LA)
12R/4BR Sleeper Western _____ (ACF 1950) (St. Louis-Denver)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (STL-Oakland)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950) (Kansas City-Los Angeles)
12R/4BR Sleeper Western _____ (ACF 1950)
Dome Lounge Obs. 9010-9014 (ACF 1955)
SAN FRANCISCO OVERLAND (#27-#28)
(required 5 sets)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below) (St. Louis-Oakland)
44 Seat Coach (see below) (St. Louis-Oakland)
Cafe Lounge (see below) (Cheyenne-Ogden)
Lounge SP 2981-2983 (PS 1949) (Ogden-Oakland)
Diner SP 10202-10205 (PS 1949) (Ogden-Oakland)
Full Dome Lounge SP 3601-3603 (shops 1955) (Ogden-Oakland)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (STL-Oakland)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (SLC-Oakland)
CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (#101-#102)
(required 5 sets)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Coach Lounge (see below)
Cafe Lounge (see below)
Diner (see below)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (PS 1942)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (PS 1942)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950) (New York via NYC or PRR)
10R/6BR Sleeper SP 9040-9044 (PS 1950)
CITY OF LOS ANGELES/CHALLENGER (#103-#104)
(required 5 sets)
Baggage 5631-5663 (from series) (ACF 1954)
Diner (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Dome Coach 7000-7004 (ACF 1955)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Club Lounge 6200-6208 (ACF 1949)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Cafe Lounge (see below)
Dome Diner 8000-8004 (ACF 1955)
11BR Sleeper Placid _____ (10 cars available) (PS 1956)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950)
5BR Lounge (10 cars available) (Pullman-Standard 1956)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950) (New York via PRR)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950) (New York via NYC)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950) (Omaha-LA)
Dome Lounge Obs. 9000-9004 (ACF 1955)
CITY OF PORTLAND (#105-#106)
(required 5 sets)
Baggage 5631-5663 (from series) (ACF 1954)
Dome Coach 7005-7009 (ACF 1955)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Cafe Lounge (see below)
Dome Diner 8005-8009 (ACF 1955)
11BR Sleeper Placid _____ (10 cars available) (PS 1956)
5BR Lounge (10 cars available) (Pullman-Standard 1956)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950)
14S Sleeper Alpine _____ (ACF 1953)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950) (Chicago-Seattle)
Dome Lounge Obs. 9005-9009 (ACF 1955)
CITY OF DENVER (#111-#112)
(required 2 sets)
Baggage 5631-5663 (from series) (ACF 1954)
Pub Lounge 5200/5202 (PS 1937)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
44 Seat Coach (see below)
Diner (Twin Unit) 5105/5106 (ACF 1953)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (PS 1942) (ACF 1950)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (Budd 1950)
Club Lounge 1502/1503 (PS 1937)
CARS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT TRAINS
44 Seat Coach SP 2379-2380 (PS 1949)
44 Seat Coach 5400-5449 (PS 1950)
44 Seat Coach 5450-5487 (ACF 1954)
Diner 4800-4816 (ACF 1949)
Diner SP 10209 (PS 1949)
Cafe Lounge 5000-5006 (ACF 1949)
Club Dorm 6100-6105 (ACF 1949)
Club Lounge 6200-6208 (ACF 1949)
Coffee Shop Lounge SP 10405-10406 (PS 1949)
Lounge SP 2986 (PS 1949)
14S Sleeper Alpine _____ (14 cars available) (ACF 1953)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (60 cars available) (PS 1942)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper American _____ (6 cars available) (ACF 1950)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (18 cars available) (PS 1942)
10R/6BR Sleeper Pacific _____ (50 cars available) (Budd 1950)
10R/6BR Sleeper SP 9045 (PS 1950)
12R/4BR Sleeper Western _____ (15 cars available) (ACF 1950)
#457 April 29, 1956 #458
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9:00 am Portland 9:15 pm
1:00 pm Seattle 5:00 pm
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DOMELINER (#457-#458)
(required 1 set)
Dome Diner Sky View (PS 1947)
Coaches (heavyweight)
Dome Coach Star Dust (PS 1947)
Dome Parlor Dream Cloud (PS 1947)
Parlor (heavyweight)
Dome Lounge Obs. Moon Glow (PS 1947)