The Yellowstone Special continued its service between Salt Lake City and West Yellowstone. All of them were heavyweights (except the all-aluminum Geo. It operated via the C&NW, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific between Chicago and San Francisco and was an extra fare ( $10.00), all-Pullman train for the benefit of summer visitors to the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, close to the "city by the bay." Led by SDP35s 1407 and 1400, both steam-generator equipped freight units, the train traces its heritage back to 1887 and the Omaha-San Francisco Overland Flyer and later to the luxurious extra-fare Overland Limited. This luxury train, inaugurated in 1890, made the run between Omaha and San Francisco in just 71 hours. David Seidel reported that the ICC ordered UP to continue operating Trains 5 and 6 until October 30, 1969. . The Union Pacific Challengers are a type of simple articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1936 to 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad until the late 1950s.. A total of 105 Challengers were built in five classes. Best known among these is Union Pacific 3985, one of 105 Challengers built for the railroad. Pacific equipment was by Milwaukee Road's name and logo. AU $49.43 postage. . Although both the COSF and SFO carried fancy paint schemes just after WW II, the Gold Coast was left with the Dark Olive and Pullman Green of the Challenger and Pacific Limited. The Challenger began service with coaches and tourist sleepers, replacing the Advance section of San Francisco Overland. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lionel 6-28099 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 JLC Series Challenger Steam Engine NEW C-9 at the best online prices at eBay! Treasure Island Special was a completely different train than the 49er, although they ran on the same schedules on alternating days. Challenger name adopted; still as a second section to Los Angeles Limited, made up of coaches and tourist sleeping cars. Still, it wasn't possible to maintain daily streamliner service between Chicago and the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland areas until 1947. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for HO Scale AHM/Rivarossi 4-8-4 FEF3 UNION PACIFIC #8444 Item #5098 New Condition at the best online prices at eBay! Passenger travel via train began in the 1830s in eastern markets, reaching midwestern lines in the 1860s. (Portions taken from "Union Pacific Mainline Passenger Services, 1921-1971" by David Seidel, The Streamliner, Volume 22, Number 3, pages 20-21; center spread), (Portions taken from Jeff Cauthen, via email dated March 17, 2007), With the opening of the "Golden State International Exposition" in 1939, more service was needed with a seasonal summer all Pullman the "Treasure Island Special". After servicing, the train left Chicago on . Union Pacific HO Scale Model Train Passenger Cars - Hobbylinc This is a Microscale 60-1080 N Scale Union Pacific Passenger Car The Challenger Green Scheme (1935 - 1938) Gold Leaf Lettering Waterslide Decal.Condition: Factory New (C-9)Operational Status: FunctionalOriginal Box: Yes (P-9)Manufacturer: MicroscaleModel Number: 60-1080Road Name: Union Pacific (UP)MSRP: $8.75Scale/Era: Additional equipment and enhanced service notwithstanding, 105 years of carrying passengers came to an end for Union Pacific on May 1, 1971. On June 22, 1940 the service returned with a mainly lightweight consist which ran until September 16th. December 14, 1905 In later years the train did include a few lightweight cars. Picture Information. No. (Salt Lake Herald, November 9, 1905; San Bernardino County Sun, November 12, 1905; Salt Lake Tribune, November 19, 1905), The actual delay came from Pullman not being able to procure the needed dynamos for electric lighting. San Francisco Overland changed to operate Oakland to St. Louis; all Oakland to New York sleepers were transferred to City of San Francisco, May 4, 1955 4-4-0 Union Pacific #119 (Tender and Coal load) HO Scale Model Train Steam Locomotive. January 25, 1942 How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023? HO Scale Trains . Union Pacific Challenger Union Pacific 3985 running through Sloat, California on September 2, 2005 The Challenger type eventually found work on eight other carriers, in places as disparate as Bozeman Hill on the Northern Pacific, Ararat summit on the Delaware & Hudson, and deep in the Appalachians on the Clinchfield. Union Pacific Train No. The trains had full Pullman service and coach seating and were an attempt to draw Depression-Era riders back to the rails. February 6, 1938 In 1969 it along with the Los Angeles, City of San Francisco, City of Denver, and City of Portland were all combined into one giant consist the City of Los Angeles, On January 10, 1954 the Los Angeles Challenger was re-established between Chicago and Los Angeles with streamlined equipment and diesel power. including the EMD E9s. Get the best deals on Union Pacific Railroad HO Model Train Locomotives. The September 25, 1960 timetable shows trains 27 and 28 operating between Omaha and Laramie. (Sources include online newspapers, UP public timetables, and Thornton Waite's book, Yellowstone Branch of the Union Pacific). Pacific to offer patrons the availability to ride between (Craig Lacey, August 18, 2022, Facebook), On January 22, 1968, Union Pacific applied to the federal Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to discontinue The Butte Special, Trains 35 and 36. The best ones spoke of far-flung places, and how to get there: Main Street of the Northwest; Everywhere West; Through the Heart of the South. Calculated tractive effort is 97,350lbf (433.0kN). One of my regrets is that I never had the opportunity to ride that train." The Challenger trains were operated regularly as a combination train with the Pony Express. It is one of 105 Challengers built for Union Pacific between 1936 and 1943 and was, for many years, the only operating engine of its class in the world the largest and most powerful operating steam locomotive. schedule at regular fares. The train's "drumhead" tail sign displayed the neon-lighted "Challenger Domeliner.". June 9, 1907 One car of the articulated pair was the kitchen and dormitory space for crew members, and the other car was the dining space. MissBargainHuntress. The Challengers were named passenger trains on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago and North Western Railway . Rare in the railroad industry, two coaches at the head of the train carried only women, one of these tailored for women with children. The new trains was operated as Trains 15 and 16. (Read more about the types of cars that were used on The Utahn). In 1937, another 25 ALCO-built "Challengers" were added to the roster. Rivarossi HR2884S Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive 4014 Heritage C1936-44 NORTH WESTERN Union Pacific Challenger Broschre/Zeitplan sehr SPONSORED. N Scale Big Boy - Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC/Smoke - Union Pacific (Promontory)#4014 (Promontory Excursion, Glossy Finish, Challenger Excursion Tender) BLI FEATURES: - Accurately modeled front end with appropriate aftercooler system for each class - Accurately modeled 25-C-100 and 25-C-400 tender, appropriate for each class The Union Pacific Railroad took delivery of the very first locomotive with the 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement in 1936 when it received 15 of them from the American Locomotive Company. 8, joining SPLA&SL's already existing No. Diner-Lounge car. They were nearly 122 ft (37 m) long and weighed 537 short tons (487 tonnes). Union rules require 15 crewmen, each receiving a day's pay, to move the train over the 433 miles from Salt Lake City to Butte, and another 15 men on the return trip. American-Rails.com collection. was so impressed with the train, and the response it received from the 1959 MTH 30-1107 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Locomotive & Tender #3982 NIB | Toys & Hobbies, Model Railroads & Trains, Railroads & Trains | eBay! In May 1955 the five Dome Observation cars assigned to The Challenger were reassigned to the City of St. Louis. See also: John Carroll's two-part article in The Streamliner, published by the Union Pacific Historical Society in 1994-1995 "The Challenger" Part I, The Train, in Volume 9, Number 4 It was not a glamorous train, and was in the shadow of it's superior trains, the yellow and gray streamliner City of San Francisco and mostly two-tone gray (at least in 1946-50) San Francisco Overland. "[1], During the late 1930s the Challenger fleet was among the highest-patronized of American trains, and the best revenue producers of the UP passenger fleet. Register to access Secure Tools, Applications and Reports to help simplify your business. The seller is "ohnoi81 and is located in this country: US. 2, 1940-1949, Union Pacifics Challenger: An Unusual Passanger Train, 1935-1971, Union Pacifics Streamliners (Great Passenger Trains), UP Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. E9B passenger locomotive shell. (Other sources show the date as May 31, 1931.). Prior to October 1967, the train was the principle transcontinental mail and express train, and its consist generally included 30 to 40 mail and express cars and additional motive power as required. railroad has become not only one of the most highly respected The George M. Pullman after running on several other limited trains was sold to the Chicago Great Western in 1952 and was scrapped in 1964. Oregon Short Line took possession of its seven branch feeder lines, comprising 390.5 miles of trackage, mostly in southern Idaho. LIONEL-TRAINS - Suncrest Farms (Ogden Standard Examiner, December 20, 1967). Union Pacific / C&NW / SP Werbebroschre - Der Challenger-Personenzug | Collectibles, Transportation, Railroadiana & Trains | eBay! HO Brass Model - CIL 2386.1 UP Union Pacific HK-50-4 ACF Hart Selective [5] In 2022, it was donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America, where it is now being restored to operational condition. Also I have seen quite a few pictures of the Butte Special in Butte, and the locomotives were always turned to lead either in the morning from Salt Lake (NP eastbound), or in the evening when preparing to depart for Salt Lake (NP westbound). Trains 35 and 36 were "The Butte Special" between Salt Lake City and Butte, Montana, so Trains 11 and 12 were combined with Trains 35 and 36 between Pocatello and Salt Lake. New SP lightweight lounges replace standard heavyweight cars on San Francisco Overland, January 23, 1950 William Kratville wrote in his "Union Pacific Streamliners" book: On January 10, 1954 the Los Angeles Challenger was re-established between Chicago and Los Angeles with streamlined equipment and diesel power. Challenger (train) - Wikiwand 10, No. Advanced: Help & Contact; Sell; My eBay Expand My . They were paid $125 per month plus expenses. The six sleepers had been built in the period 1917-1929 and retained their friction bearings in their new assignment. Ending Tuesday at 5:19PM PST 17h 54m. Food service was advertised as "three meals for under a dollar a day. The San Francisco Overland ceased being a separate train in the timetables, being combined with other trains. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his, If you are researching anything EMD related please visit, If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the, Abraham Lincoln (Train): Ride, Schedule, Consist, Timetable, Norfolk & Western 611: Excursions, Restoration, Background. 717 and 818. May 28, 1928 12", was scheduled to leave Portland at 7:10 am. Its observation lounge cars were specially assigned equipment and bore the train's name on sideboards and in a sort of primeval illuminated drumhead above the observation platform. Complete with coaches and tourist sleepers, the UP and C&NW in 1935 inaugurated a transcontinental train tailored to middle-class passengers. The five UP articulated Dorm-Kitchen-Diners were assigned only to the LA Challenger. I can't put my hand on my 1930s UP make-up lists right now, so I can't tell you how long the UP dining car runs were. The Union Pacific, over whose rails the new train was soon to run all the way from Omaha to the Pacific, emphasized its character as a companion to The Overland in its advertising and promotional literature. Work begins on Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 - Trains The railroad sought powerful locomotives that could handle mountain grades at high speeds. Union Pacific / C&NW / SP Werbebroschre - Der Challenger-Personenzug That was precisely what UP and Alco had in mind when they made an important revision to the 1942 class of 20 Challengers. $499.99. Along with the Big Boys, the Challengers arrived on the scene just as traffic was surging in preparation for American participation in World War II. One of these seven feeder lines was the Yellowstone Park Railroad, organized in September 1905 to build a branch from St. Anthony, Idaho, northeast to Ashton, then to the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. This guide highlights organizations in Michigan hosting train rides during the fall season. (The Yellowstone Express train is not mentioned in online newspapers after 1933.). 30. by Dan Mundt. Because of a shortage of diners suitable for transcontinental service, this diner operated on the Special until June 4, 1939 when the C&NW diner 6934 emerged from the shops and replaced it. The Challenger Domeliner permanently combined with City of Los Angeles; still designated Trains 107 and 108, April 30, 1971 Dome-lounge added to San Francisco Overland; operated Oakland to Ogden only. In the July 20, 1931 timetable the Overland Limited and San Francisco Limited were combined as the San Francisco Overland Limited, trains 27 and 28. Read more about the Heritage Donation Special and view the Heritage Donation Special Schedule. Assigned separate train numbers, No. the Los Angeles and City of San Francisco, this streamliner The first passenger trains were undeniably crude; they seldom traveled more than 20 miles per hour and meals were eaten quickly in station dining halls. The train ran from 1913 to 1947, when it was combined with the Portland Rose, another all-Pullman train which had added coach service when the streamliners went to daily service. Introduced in 1936, the burly but relatively compact 4-6-6-4 was designed to replace UPs 9000-class 4-12-2 monsters, putting an equally prodigious boiler atop a much more versatile jointed frame. None preserved. Atlas 10 003 674 HO U28C Locomotive Silver - Union Pacific #2803 UP changed the name from the Overland Flyer to the Overland Limited. September 15, 1937 The new 2022 Rivarossi model features a new fuel tender (the real tender stems from UP "Challenger" 3985), a modified firebox, new radio . Steam - HO: . (Deseret News, April 2, 1970), "Along with the New Orleans-Jacksonville Gulf Wind, the Butte Special was the last train in the U.S. to have open sections (until Amtrak Day 5/1/1971 when it finished its last run). (333 ICC 414), On January 7, 1968, Union Pacific applied to the ICC for permission to discontinue Trains 5 and 6, the passenger-mail train between Los Angeles and Omaha. Once the trains received their Domeliners in the mid-1950s they became the lavish way to travel for many in Hollywood. $200.00 + $12.00 shipping. The three main attractions on this train were 4-6-6-4 #. Due to its secondary status, its heavyweight cars were painted in UP's Dark Olive paint. . Lionel TMCC Lionmaster 6-28077 Union Pacific Challenger 4-6-6-4 Used O ISSUES. All scrapped between 1958 and 1959. 24 and operated ahead to Omaha, since it made fewer stops." Normally, diners did not continue through to foreign roads, so they had faster turn-around. 4-8-2 class locomotives hauling passenger trains on the Portland and Huntington divisions. View a list of Pullman cars assigned to The Columbine during the 1930s, Read more about the first electric lights on passenger trains, View a list of Pullman cars assigned to the Los Angeles Limited during the 1930s, Read more about UP's early passenger trains, View a list of Pullman cars assigned to the Pacific Limited during the 1930s, Read more about UP's Pony Express passenger train, Read more about UP's Portland Rose passenger train, View a list of Pullman cars assigned to the San Francisco Overland Limited during the 1930s, Read more about UP's City of St. Louis passenger train, Read more about the types of cars that were used on The Utahn, 3 Bedroom 1 Compartment 1 Drawing Room Lounge observation, "The Official Pullman Library - Vol.14" by Randall & Anderson, The UPHS magazine "The Streamliner" articles by John Carroll in Vol. The only way one could tell it was not Union ho scale Train. 4-6-6-4 Challenger AHM Rivarossi Union Pacific | eBay The Challengers were designed for fast freight service, but occasionally pulled passenger trains. San Francisco Overland Oakland to New York standard heavyweight sleepers changed to lightweight new 10-6 sleepers, May 29, 1950 Increased traffic during World War II led the UP to add the Furloughee Challenger to its roster on December 31, 1944; the train's name was changed to Military Challenger on December 23, 1945, and then to Advance Challenger on April 14, 1946. September 25, 1960 6936 are part of the Heritage Donation Special train that will (probably) pass through Denison this week. Members enjoy 15% off any purchase in our store. The UP mainly ran two sections of the COLA in the early 1960s over summer and holidays travel times. Direct service began to West Yellowstone, with the completion of the branch itself. February 4, 1941 The Challenger was arguably the most successful simple articulated of all time. 4-6-6-4 Challenger UP 3985. The westbound Challenger completed its run in 39 hours 30 minutes, while eastbound ran 39 hours 45 minutes. Those limitations prompted the introduction of the Big Boy in 1941, as well as a redesign of the last three orders from 1942 to 1944. The train was made up of all Pullman owned equipment -- streamlined heavyweights and a lightweight two car articulated lightweight Sleeper set. Union Pacific Donates Steam Locomotives, Passenger Cars for Restoration This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 21:10. 24.77 + 21.05 Postage. The fifteen 9000-series Dome Observation cars were ordered by UP in March 1954 as part of a $10 million order from American Car & Foundry for 35 dome cars that included ten 7000-series Dome Coach cars and ten 8000-series Dome Diner cars. UP: UP No. 3985 - The Challenger - Union Pacific Corporation The hotels inside Yellowstone National Park were closed "for the duration" on Thursday August 27, 1942. [citation needed], The Challenger name has also been applied to the 4-6-6-4 type steam-driven locomotives, the first of which were designed by the UP and built by the American Locomotive Company between 1936 and 1943. M. Pullman (built in 1933) was exhibited in 1933 Chicago's Century of Progress before assignment to the Special. Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. In his forthcoming book from Indiana University Press, American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880-1960, the late William L. Withuhn sees all the Challengers Union Pacifics and everyone elses as the ultimate expression of steam design. (Trainorders.com, January 27, 2019), During their operation, departure time from Los Angeles was around 10 p.m., with an early morning arrival at Los Angeles around 5 a.m. After arrival at Los Angeles, Pullman passengers could occupy their accommodations until 7 a.m. (Trainorders.com, January 27, 2019), Following the cancellation of the Postal Service contract in October 1967, the train's consist was one locomotive, two coaches and one baggage car. Free shipping for many products! The cafe-lounge remained until shortly after the loss of the mail contracts in late 1967. The Challenger was combined between Chicago and Omaha with the Milwaukee Road's Midwest Hiawatha and appeared in timetables as the Challenger-Midwest Hiawatha;[2]:9192 the departure from Los Angeles switched to 10 PM to allow a day trip east of Omaha. Trains 23 and 24, Chicago to Oakland. HO Brass - Overland OMI 1592.1 Union Pacific Challenger 4-6-6-4 Those of you searching for UPRR employment records or genealogy information please go the Genealogy tab under the Resources section of this website. Train24, the Gold Coast, which operated an hour ahead of No. Remember when phrases like Water Level Route or Main Line of Mid-America told you so much about a particular railroad? None preserved. MTH Premier 20-65009 O Scale 5-Car Orient . As a result the MTH 30-1107 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Locomotive & Tender 107 to travel over the CNW (westbound) on October 29, 1955 included: The last train No. Air conditioning was unheard of until the 1930s. Omaha, Nebraska and Chicago. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Lounge Car Challenger Sleeping Car Passengers Unpost A250 - $16.31. Each set of driving wheels is driven by two steam cylinders. The economy service ran between Chicago, Illinois, and the West Coast of the United States. 1, 1950-1964, Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Cars, Vol. The old ad men and promoters who came up with them were geniuses. Passenger service can be traced back to within a few decades of railroading's first appearance on the American scene in the late 1700s. Los Angeles Challenger changed to Trains 7 and 8; Los Angeles Limited became Trains 37 and 38, April 8, 1944 9 was consolidated with no. -- The Los Angeles, San Pedro and Salt Lake Railroad has decided to reduce the running time of its through passenger trains between Los Angeles and Salt Lake to twenty-six hours, which will cut the running time between this city and Chicago to sixty-eight hours. (Jeff Asay, email dated August 24, 2012). TheChallengerbegan operation in 1935 as a heavyweight train although its affordability made it so popular that soon afterward its equipment was updated (with rebuilt equipment) and featured reclining-seat coaches, diners, sleepers, and lounges. FOR SALE! Perhaps most notable is completing the eastern leg of the Transcontinental Railroad. The notices will be filed The American Milemaster also ran on the Arizona Limited before going to the SoP Lark. Union Pacific at one time owned 105 Challenger locomotives. San Francisco Challenger changed to Trains 23 and 24, May 14, 1947 The stiff gradients of the Wasatch Mountains demanded newer, more powerful and efficient locomotives, leading to Union Pacific's chief engineers to design a 4-6-6-4 . The all-aluminum Geo. Even as late as 1954 the meal selections were priced with the budget-conscious traveler in mind: breakfast cost 65, lunch was 85, and dinner could be had for $1.00. Travelers from Salt Lake, Denver and Cheyenne will need but one night in journeying to Chicago or Kansas City." (David Seidel). There was a presentation at the NPRHA convention several years ago in Butte by a person who lived next to tracks as a kid in the 1960s who remembered watching it being turned. This last change remained until 1971. HO Scale AHM/Rivarossi 4-6-6-4 Challenger Repainted to Undec Item #5113. 6 would have carried the revenue passengers. October 30, 1955 Union Pacific Train No. For the first time, detailed coverage of the Union Pacific/Chicago & Northwestern passenger trains tells the entire story of this innovative line. In 1990, it was converted to use No. Union Pacific resumed overnight sleeper passenger service between Salt Lake City and West Yellowstone. Most of its Pullmans began operation on the RI-SoP Arizona Limited. Last revised: January 28, 2023. Union Pacific developed five types of Challengers: the "light" CSA-1 and CSA-2 classes and the "heavy" 46643, 46644, and 4664-5 classes. Vintage unposted early chrome postcard (it may be a albertype or photo 185767349325 Union Pacific's Challenger: An Unusual Passanger Train, 1935-1971 Patrick C. Dorin TLC Publishing 2001, 80pp Soft Cover. Following the loss of the cafe-lounge, passengers could get meals in Las Vegas, Milford, Ogden and Cheyenne. Closer to our own time, it means yellow City streamliners flashing across the Nebraska prairie, midnight sleeping-car moves at Ogden, and 4-8-8-4s storming up Sherman Hill. More info on these cars and The Challenger trains can be found in: Dick Harley wrote the following, in an email dated February 8, 2009: Lightweight equipment built for "The Challenger" trains in the 1930s and 1940s includes: July 11, 1935 3985 was designed by Union Pacific and built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company. Join Today! Protested by Utah Public Service Commission. As had been the case during the C&NW's years, The trains had full Pullman service and coach seating and were an attempt to draw Depression-Era riders back to the rails.
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