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Date: 12/02/25 08:36
Auto-Train, ex UP Sun series
Author: acltrainman

UP 1601 Sun Cape, 11 Dbl bedroom, AT 11, Sanford, FL, 02/12/1972
UP 1602 Sun Isle , 11 Dbl bedroom, Sanford, FL, 12/12/1971
UP 1604.,Sun Lane,11 Dbl bedroom, Sanford, FL, 12//12/1971

Stanley Jackowski
Valrico, FL



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/25 08:39 by acltrainman.








Date: 12/02/25 08:43
Re: Auto-Train, ex UP Sun series
Author: acltrainman

UP 1607 Sun Point, 11 Dbl Bedroom, Sanford, FL, 01/1972
UP 1612 Sun Villa 11 Dbl Bedroom, Sanford, FL, 01/1972

Stanley Jackowski
Valrico, FL






Date: 12/02/25 09:01
Re: Auto-Train, ex UP Sun series
Author: dan

Leased thru Hamburg industries returned to UP some still in the heritage fleet, Utah rails to the rescue:   Sun series cars rebuilt from the western series 4-4-2






Date: 12/02/25 11:27
Re: Auto-Train, ex UP Sun series
Author: Topfuel

The Sun-series cars were always kind of odd-balls in that during the rebuild, they kept the original four double bedrooms, which had the ACF 1950 open toilets, just like the Santa Fe Regal cars. Don't know why the railroads agreed to that design when built, but they did.  



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