Nostalgia & History > 3 of Roger Puta's SP Del Monte Photos

1. SP GP9 3004 with Train 141, the Del Monte, at Monterey, CA on February 6, 1971.

2. SP Train Board for Train 126, the Del Monte, at 3rd and Townsend Station, San Francisco, CA on Februaru 5, 1971.

3. Interior of SP parlor car on Train 126, the Del Monte, San Francisco on February 5, 1971.  This is very similar to a slide of Roger's I posted earlier.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard
 

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Picture 3 is the very definition of "Old Money".

Well said but oh look at the car all the apointments, yes I know those are ash trays but still back in the day.   Great shot
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> Picture 3 is the very definition of "Old Money".

Rodger sure knew what to shoot, didn't he!  This stuff's GREAT!
SR

Love the inside of the car. You better believe "Money" rode that train.  DJs grand daughter used to ride it.  Conductor Mel Whaley pulled the daughters pass and, well,...................................,
Come on, guess...........................


Mel went back to SLO, restricted to freight only. 


I have one of  the ash trays. Weighs a ton with the sunset cast into the base.  It could have been a drink holder but mine just has the ridges cast, outside of the ash tray,  where they would sit.



Nudge

Show this to Amtrak,it looks like what a "lounge" car should like.

Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Show this to Amtrak,it looks like what a "lounge"
> car should like.
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> Uncle Joe
> Seffner,Fl.

Yes, they were beautiful. However, in a derailment the chairs, ashtrays, ect, became lethal objects to both crew and passengers.

ATSF3751 Wrote:
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> retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> > Show this to Amtrak,it looks like what a
> "lounge"
> > car should like.
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> > Uncle Joe
> > Seffner,Fl.
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> Yes, they were beautiful. However, in a derailment
> the chairs, ashtrays, ect, became lethal objects
> to both crew and passengers.

trains aren't meant to derail ... like having tools in the back of your Yukon ... vehicles aren't meant to crash ...

The smoking stands and ashtrays sure are from a different era!

I'm quite fascinated as ive always wanted to see the old SP in Monterey.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Show this to Amtrak,it looks like what a "lounge"
> car should like.
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> Uncle Joe
> Seffner,Fl.

Amen!

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there is a lounge, xsp at durham museum in omaha that has interior like this.  my pics are buried...

The Durham Museum website (durhammuseum.org) states that they have "Southern Pacific 2986 Lounge Car (1949)" in their collection.

​According to ​Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume 5: Lounge, Dome & Parlor Cars​, this car is a Class 83-L-1 built by Pullman-Standard 11/26/1949 - Lot 6806, Pullman Plan 7580, SP Order No. 255.
Assigned to the City of San Francisco​, it was originally painted SP Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray. It was repainted to Simulated Stainless Steel with Scarlet Letterboard around 1962.
​Retired in 05/1971,. it was assigned into company service as SP 206, 1971, then SP 216, 1975, then SP 289 ​City of Angels​, ca. 1985, then went to the UPRR on 09/11/1996.

 

Car is 2982



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