Nostalgia & History > UP COLA at Summit, CA

Only info on the slide is the date: December of 1963. Based on that time of year, the time of day looks right for this to be the City of LA westbound at what is now Martinez Spur.

Adam

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Looks like the sleeping car section with the dome diner and the dome lounge, and a separate coach section was operated. At that time, the coach section probably included a Milwaukee Road super dome and a UP dome coach.

Best regards,

Rob L.

Great look back.
JB

An elegant train from a more civilized age in ground transportation... Thanks for a beautiful image of the classic (and sorely missed) Union Pacific domeliner era...

ShastaDaylight

ShastaDaylight Wrote:
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> An elegant train from a more civilized age in
> ground transportation... Thanks for a beautiful
> image of the classic (and sorely missed) Union
> Pacific domeliner era...
>
> ShastaDaylight

More civilized age period.

ah, the UP 928 in the lead, whose carbody rests outside the UP shop in Cheyenne today



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/14 08:39 by The_Chief_Way.

Looks like he is carrying green.

Uncle Joe,Seffner,fl.

When this climbed and descended Cima Hill, what were the allowed speed limits for it?

Hmmm, there is no train no in the number board. Thought UP didn't do away train nos in the board until late 1960s.

train numbers were not displayed when running on the ATSF as pictured here

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Looks like he is carrying green.
>
> Uncle Joe,Seffner,fl.


Which would make sense, as Rob pointed out, this train appears to be only the First Class part of the COLA. The coach or "Challenger" section would be following, usually with 10-15 minutes behind.

Great image to look back on!

KC

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Looks like he is carrying green.
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> Uncle Joe,Seffner,fl.


Fits with the earlier comment that this was the slleper section of No. 103. The Santa Fe still required green Flags to the mid 1960s on trains with following sections. The use of white flags for extra train was discontinued earlier.

Cliff

> Cima Hill

In 1961 streamliners with dynamic could do
45 mph down the 2.2%.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/14 17:33 by timz.

How did the 928 go from being beautifully painted loco on display at the Western Heritage Museum (back in the 80's?) to a hulk car body at Cheyenne? What did I miss?

that's a long, sad story that I don't think I can repeat here, since I don't have all the details
maybe Bob K. could fill in the cracks

Great picture, thanks for posting.
Anyone have pictures of a Milwaukee Great dome going to Los Angeles?

Thomas G,.

rob_l Wrote:
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> Looks like the sleeping car section with the dome
> diner and the dome lounge, and a separate coach
> section was operated. At that time, the coach
> section probably included a Milwaukee Road super
> dome and a UP dome coach.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob L.