List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock

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A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by Southern Pacific Railroad have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America.

Passenger cars[edit]

Number/Name Builder Type Disposition References
109 Pullman business car Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
121 Pullman business car/observation car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
122 Sacramento Barney & Smith business car/observation car Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA
127 Pullman business car/observation car Undergoing restoration; Elmendorf Heritage and Railroad Museum, Elmendorf, Texas.
141 Pullman business car/observation car In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
219 Pullman-Standard instruction car Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
290 Budd diner Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
291 Budd lounge Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
293 Pullman business car/coach In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
401 Carter Brothers baggage-coach Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
1949 Pullman "Harriman" coach In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
1975 Pullman all day lunch car In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2085–2159 Pullman suburban coach Of the 75 built for service on the Peninsula Commute, 27 were operable in 1980 and 10 were considered suitable for parts only.[1] After leaving commute service in 1985, most are now in service or in storage at various railroad museums/tourist lines, including:
2127 Pullman suburban coach Undergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon
2360 Pullman coach Stored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2373 Pullman coach Available for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from American Rail Excursions[9]
2377 GOLDEN ORE Budd coach In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway [10]
2378 GOLDEN SAND Budd coach Available for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing [11]
2397 Shasta Springs Pullman coach Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum
2445-2446 Pullman articulated coach Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum
2473-2474 Pullman articulated coach Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2979 Pullman lounge car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca
2981 Overland Trail Pullman-Standard Club/Lounge w/barbershop In service; owned by Bill Hatrick; located at the Western Maryland Scenic as of October 2022
3300 Pullman-Standard Chair/Baggage Combine Stored, private owner; Beaverton, Oregon
3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3707, 3708 Pullman-Standard Gallery Sold to Transcisco Tours in 1985 and operated on that line; later sold to BNSF and in service as business cars #40 Fox River (ex-SP 3703), #41 Flathead River (ex-SP 3701), #44 Colorado River (ex-SP 3708), and #45 Powder River (ex-SP 3707). Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702).
3734, 3740, 3744, 3745 Pullman-Standard Gallery Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. [12][13]
4300 St. Louis Car Company postal storage Former SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum [14]
5045 Pullman baggage/RPO car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
5131 Standard Steel Car baggage/RPO car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
6235 Pullman baggage car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10040 Pullman dining car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10277-10278-10279 Pullman triple articulated diner car Located in Grapevine, TX; owned by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, stored near Grapevine depot
10280-10281-10282 Pullman triple articulated diner car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10402 GOLDEN TRENCHER Pullman Standard hamburger grill Located at Union Depot Railway Museum [15]

Freight cars[edit]

Number Builder Type Disposition
132 Narrow gauge boxcar Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
188 Narrow gauge stock car Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
5335 boxcar Storage; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, unknown location within Oregon
SSW 23908 boxcar Display; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA

Cabooses[edit]

Image Number Builder Type Disposition References
1337 Bay window caboose Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
1889 Bay window caboose Restoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA
4706 Bay window caboose Operational; C50-9 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
4727, 4736 Caboose Renumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain [16]

Maintenance of way (MoW) equipment[edit]

Number Builder Type Disposition
SPMW 208 and SPMW 8221 Rotary snowplow and power snail Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
SPMW 328 Snow Flanger Static display; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Pacific's Final Peninsula Commute Fleet Roster". Southern Pacific. 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Train Equipment". Xanterra/Grand Canyon Railway. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Southern Pacific Coaches Nos. 2097, 2143 & 2156". Golden Gate Railroad Museum. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Collection". Niles Canyon Railway. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Historic Rolling Stock". Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Mainline Railroad Cars". Western Railway Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Our Collection: Logging & Other Railroad Rolling Stock". Timber Heritage Association. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ "American Rail Excursions GOLDEN SHORE". American Rail Excursions. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Grand Canyon Railway Train Equipment". Grand Canyon Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Mid America Railcar Leasing Coaches". Mid America Railcar Leasing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ^ Combs, John (21 May 2016). "Princess Rail Cars". Alaska Rails. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. ^ Moore, Jody (2005). "Princess Tours 2005 car refitting, part 1". TrainWeb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Arizona Railway Museum Equipment Roster". Arizona Railway Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Union Depot Railway Museum". Mendota Museum and Historical Society. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Southern Pacific Rolling Stock Photographic Roster, 4700–4799". RR Picture Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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