Equipment Overland Limited (UP train)

overland limited (1901)



the buffet-library car 1913

with depression raging, all-pullman overland began carry chair cars in 1931, service lasted through of rest of decade. in 1941–42 pullman-standard company built 2 groups (60 6-6-4 , 18 4-1-4 ) of streamlined light-weight sleeping cars (54), sp (13) , c&nw (11) , 3 groups totaling 70 similar style head-end , chair cars use on trains servicing overland routes west coast los angeles seattle.

to meet 366% increase mid-1943 pre-war levels in wwii related military , civilian passenger traffic, consists on again all-pullman san francisco overland limited ballooned many 20 cars service ran in multiple daily sections. chair car service returned overland in 1946 , consist became lightweight streamlined cars 1951. dome-lounge car added sp on train west of ogden 1955. in march 1952, toward end of existence independent through train, san francisco overland carried chicago–san francisco sleepers, new york–san francisco sleeper conveyed on alternating days new york central railroad s wolverine , pennsylvania railroad s pennsylvania limited, , summer-only sleeper yellowstone park conveyed idahoan @ green river, wyoming.

the southern pacific introduced hamburger grill car between oakland , ogden on october 24, 1954. sp bullish, saying burgers among finest meat products of southern pacific territory. lucius beebe unimpressed, noting car, , coffee-shop car replaced it, part of decline of train.