AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
UNION PACIFIC
(PRE WW II)
The Union Pacific trains operated over the Chicago & North Western between Chicago and Omaha, a line which the Union Pacific finally acquired in 1995. The Union Pacific had some of the earliest streamliners built, beginning in 1934 with a three car articulated train, operating between Kansas City and Salina as the City of Salina. Soon afterward, Union Pacific introduced longer articulated trains for the long distance "City" trains operating west of Chicago. Initially, only one consist operated on each train to the west coast, supplemented in subsequent years by conventional locomotive hauled streamlined trains. But until 1947, only the City of Denver operated daily. Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western also operated the Challenger (to Los Angeles), and the San Francisco Overland, each of which included some lightweight cars.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
May 24, 1942 #1 #405 #103 #111 #101
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Chicago 6:15 pm ----- 6:15 pm 6:20 pm 7:45 pm
Clinton 8:22 pm ----- 8:22 pm 8:32 pm 9:52 pm
Omaha 2:00 am ----- 2:00 am 2:10 am 3:30 am
North Platte 4:56 am ----- 4:56 am 5:08 am 6:26 am
Denver ----- ----- ----- 9:20 am -----
Cheyenne 8:35 am ----- 8:35 am ----- 10:05 am
Green River 1:58 pm ----- 1:58 pm ----- 3:33 pm
Pocatello 6:25 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Boise 10:37 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
Pendleton 3:58 am ----- ----- ----- -----
Portland 8:00 am 8:20 am ----- ----- -----
Seattle ----- 12:01 pm ----- ----- -----
Ogden ----- ----- 5:25 pm ----- 6:05 pm
Salt Lake C. ----- ----- 6:10 pm ----- -----
Las Vegas ----- ----- 1:06 am ----- -----
Los Angeles ----- ----- 8:00 am ----- -----
Reno ----- ----- ----- ----- 2:46 am
Sacramento ----- ----- ----- ----- 7:15 am
Oakland Pier ----- ----- ----- ----- 8:55 am
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May 24, 1942 #112 #102 #406 #2 #104
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Oakland Pier ----- 4:15 pm ----- ----- -----
Sacramento ----- 5:53 pm ----- ----- -----
Reno ----- 10:25 pm ----- ----- -----
Los Angeles ----- ----- ----- ----- 6:30 pm
Las Vegas ----- ----- ----- ----- 1:22 am
Salt Lake C. ----- ----- ----- ----- 10:29 am
Ogden ----- 8:35 am ----- ----- 11:20 am
Seattle ----- ----- 2:30 pm ----- -----
Portland ----- ----- 6:10 pm 6:30 pm -----
Pendleton ----- ----- ----- 10:36 pm -----
Boise ----- ----- ----- 5:49 am -----
Pocatello ----- ----- ----- 10:00 am -----
Green River ----- 11:50 am ----- 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
Cheyenne ----- 5:33 pm ----- 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
Denver 3:55 pm ----- ----- ----- -----
North Platte 8:45 pm 9:44 pm ----- 12:29 am 12:29 am
Omaha 12:45 am 1:45 am ----- 4:30 am 4:30 am
Clinton 6:10 am 7:15 am ----- 10:00 am 10:00 am
Chicago 8:33 am 9:30 am ----- 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
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(Chicago-Omaha via Chicago & North Western)
(Ogden-Oakland Pier via Southern Pacific)
CITY OF PORTLAND (#1-#2)
(required 1 set/operated every sixth day)
(articulated train)
Power Car CP-07A (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Power Car CP-07B (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Power Car CP-07C (Pullman-Standard 1934)
Baggage Dorm CP-102 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
40 Seat Coach CP-403 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
48 Seat Coach CP-404 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Coffee Shop Kitchen CP-603 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Dining Room CP-604 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
11S Sleeper Hawaii (Pullman-Standard 1936)
11S Sleeper Santa Anita (Pullman-Standard 1936)
7BR/2C Sleeper Lanai (Pullman-Standard 1936)
7BR/2C Sleeper Mormon Trail (Pullman-Standard 1936)
11S Sleeper Honolulu (Pullman-Standard 1936)
11S Sleeper Oahu (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Buffet Lounge Observation CP-902 - Copper King (Pullman-Standard 1936)
CITY OF DENVER (#111-#112)
(required 2 sets/operated daily)
(articulated trains)
Power Car CD-05A/CD-06A (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Power Car CD-05B/CD-06B (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Power Car CD-05C/CD-06C (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Baggage CD-10/CD-11 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Baggage Mail CD-30/CD-31 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Baggage Tavern CD-70/CD-71 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
50 Seat Coach CD-40/CD-42 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
50 Seat Coach CD-41/CD-43 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
Diner Lounge CD-60/CD-61 (Pullman-Standard 1936)
12S Sleeper Cache La Poudre/Big Piney (PS 1936)
8S/2BR/1C Sleeper Squaw Bonnet/Snowy Range (PS 1936)
4R/3C/1DR/4BR Sleeper South Platte/Denargo (PS 1939)
12S Sleeper Silver Dollar/St. Vrains (PS 1936)
1C/5BR Lounge Observation Ogallala/Colores (PS 1936)
CITY OF LOS ANGELES (#103-#104)
(required 2 sets/operated every third day)
E2A Locomotive LA-1 (Electro Motive 1937)
E2B Locomotive LA-2 (Electro Motive 1937)
E2B Locomotive LA-3 (Electro Motive 1937)
Baggage Dorm LA-101 (Pullman-Standard 1937)
52 Seat Coach LA-401 - Las Vegas (Pullman-Standard 1937)
52 Seat Coach LA-402 - Salt Lake (Pullman-Standard 1937)
Cafe Lounge LA-611 - Mission Inn (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Diner LA-607 - Biltmore (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Dorm Lounge LA-701 - Little Nugget (Pullman-Standard 1937)
11BR Sleeper Arroyo Seco (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12S Sleeper Beverly Hills (Pullman-Standard 1937)
4C/3DR Sleeper Santa Monica (Pullman-Standard 1937)
13R Sleeper San Fernando (Pullman-Standard 1937)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Cabrillo (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Figueroa (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Arcadia (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Buffet Lounge Observation LA-901 Sun Valley (Pullman-Standard 1937)
E6A Locomotive LA-4 (Electro Motive 1941)
E6B Locomotive LA-5 (Electro Motive 1941)
E6B Locomotive LA-6 (Electro Motive 1941)
Baggage Dorm LA-103 (Pullman-Standard 1941)
48 Seat Coach LA-405 - Pasadena (Pullman-Standard 1941)
48 Seat Coach LA-406 - Boulder City (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Cafe Lounge LA-612 - Hacienda (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Diner LA-608 - Ambassador (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Buffet Lounge LA-703 - Hollywood (Pullman-Standard 1941)
11BR Sleeper San Dominguez (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12S Sleeper Wilshire (Pullman-Standard 1937)
18R Sleeper Rose Bowl (Pullman-Standard 1937)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Los Feliz (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper San Gabriel (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Olvera (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Playa Del Rey (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR Lounge Observation Baldy Mountain (Pullman-Standard 1941)
CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (#101-#102)
(required 2 sets/operated every third day)
E2A Locomotive SF-1 (Electro Motive 1937)
E2B Locomotive SF-2 (Electro Motive 1937)
E2B Locomotive SF-3 (Electro Motive 1937)
Baggage Dorm SF-101 (Pullman-Standard 1937)
54 Seat Coach SF-401 - Market Street (Pullman-Standard 1937)
Coffee Shop Kitchen SF-605 - Presidio (Pullman-Standard 1937)
Dining Room SF-606 - Mission Dolores (Pullman-Standard 1937)
Dorm Lounge SF-702 - Embarcadero (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4C/3DR Sleeper Fishermens Wharf (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12S Sleeper Golden Gate Park (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Portsmouth Square (Pullman-Standard 1937)
10R/5BR Sleeper Ferry Building (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Twin Peaks (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Chinatown (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Yerba Buena (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Cliff House (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Buffet Lounge Observation SF-901 - Nob Hill (Pullman-Standard 1937)
E6A Locomotive SF-4 (Electro Motive 1941)
E6B Locomotive SF-5 (Electro Motive 1941)
E6B Locomotive SF-6 (Electro Motive 1941)
Baggage Dorm SF-104 (Pullman-Standard 1941)
48 Seat Coach SF-407 - Montgomery Street (PS 1941)
Coffee Shop Kitchen SF-609 - Fort Mason (Pullman-Standard 1941)
Dining Room SF-610 - St. Francis Woods (PS 1941)
Buffet Lounge SF-704 - Marina (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4C/3DR Sleeper Seal Rocks (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12S Sleeper Union Square (Pullman-Standard 1937)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Telegraph Hill (Pullman-Standard 1937)
10R/5BR Sleeper Rincon Hill (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Sutro Heights (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper North Beach (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Hunters Point (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Civic Center (Pullman-Standard 1941)
4BR Lounge Observation Russian Hill (Pullman-Standard 1941)
STREAMLINER (#405-#406)
(required 1 set/operated every sixth day)
(articulated train built by Pullman-Standard in 1936)
Power Car M-10002A
Power Car M-10002B
Baggage Mail 12201
Baggage Dorm Kitchen 12760
Diner Lounge 10301
11S Sleeper Cimema
11S Sleeper Boulder Canyon
48 Seat Coach 10403
Buffet Coach 10404