7/6/96
Californian Consists
Including Memphis-Californian/Cherokee
Chicago(#43)/Memphis(#111)-Tucumcari(LA)
Tucumcari(LA)-Chicago(#44)/Memphis(#112)
1-2-10 Start (LA-KC) as #1/#2
2-25-15 Extension (LA-Chicago)
3-31-30 last run #1/#2
1-3-37 Start #43/#44
7-37 new (green)
50 chair SP 2418-2423!
48 chair SP 2430-2438
1/2-38 new (green)
56 chair 200-209
9-20-38 #44 wreck at Tortuga, CA +++
4-8-2 MT-1 SP 4304
baggage
baggage
chair SP 2418
chair SP 2419
chair (women) SP 2436
chair
diner
tourist sleeper
tourist sleeper
tourist sleeper
lounge
4-30-39 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
#43/#44
dining
deluxe chair (Mem)Tuc-LA
deluxe chair
deluxe chair (women)
deluxe chair ElP<-SD only
tourist
12-1 Chi->KC only
12-1 (LR)Tuc->LA only
club-lounge
#111/#112
chair Mem-Tuc
chair Mem-Tuc(LA)
cafe-lounge LR-Tuc
12-1 (to #43/from #4) LR-Tuc(LA)
12-1 Mem-OKC
3-41 new
44 chair SP 2489-2491
1-16-44 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
#43/#44
dining
chair (Mem)Tuc-LA
chair
chair (women)
12-1 Chi<-KC only
#111/#112
chair Mem-Tuc
chair Mem-Ama
chair Mem-Tuc(SD/#3-4)
chair Mem-Tuc(LA/#43-44)
dining Mem-Tuc
10-1-2 LR-Tuc(LA/#3-4)
10-30-44 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
#111-39/112-40 The Cherokee-Imperial
chair Mem-Tuc(LA/#39-40)
chair Mem-Tuc
dining McA-Tuc
grill-lounge (ElP-LA)
10-1-2 1115/408 Mem-Tuc(LA/#39-40)
lounge (ElP-LA)
4-21-46 Actual #44 location unknown but on RI (Bennett) (all hwt)
bage-mail 7097
bage SP 6072
deluxe chair 3118
chair 2891
chair 2905
chair SP 2073
chair SP 1564
chair 2878
dining 8027
dorm-lounge 3522
16 tourist Pu 4208
16 tourist Pu 4294
16 tourist Pu 3095
16 tourist Pu 4182
6-18-46 Actual #44 location unknown but on SP++ (all hwt)
car#
bage 4109 ElP-KC
bage-exp SP 6040 60' -Pho
bage-exp SP 6327 60' -ElP(NeO)
14 tourist 448 Pu 3048 (incl dorm)
14 tourist 447 Pu 3019
16 tourist 446 Pu 4123
16 tourist 443 Pu 4205 Yuma(SD)-
lounge SP 2906 -Tuc
dining SP 10108 -Tuc
dining SP 10138 -Tuc
lounge SP 2919 -Tuc
10-1-2 67 Pu Lake Sutherland -Tuc(Mem)
6-3 449 Glen Dawn
12-1 445 McDonald
12-1 444 SP McCurdy
12-1 440 Pu Summerfield -Pho
12-1 442 SP Farralone Pho-
12-1 441 Pu Ocana Pho-
Sprg-47 named & assigned to other trains
56 chair 200-209
5-18-47 SP change name to Passenger
3-13-49 Cherokee
1-22-50 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
car#
#19-43/#44 Southwest Express
dining Car-LA
chair Chi->KC only
chair KC<-RI only
chair KC-Tuc
chair Tuc-LA
12-1 7 RI-KC
#111/112 The Cherokee
chair Mem-Tuc
chair Mem-Tuc(LA/#43-44)
chair OKC-Tuc(LA/#43-44)
dining LR-Tuc
dining (Car-LA/#43-44)
10-1-2 115/446 Mem-Tuc(LA/#43-44)
8-1-2 117/445 LR-Tuc(LA/#43-44)
lounge (ElP-LA/#43-44)
9-50 typical #44 on SP+ (all hwt)
car#
exp reefer -ElP(Dal)
exp reefer -ElP(NeO)
exp reefer -ElP(NeO)
bage SP 6410 60' series -Chi(NY)
bage-exp SP 6439 60' series Pho-KC
stor-mail SP 4301 80' series Pho-KC
bage-exp SP 6218 60' series Pho-KC
bage SP 6171 60' series -Pho
30' RPO bage SP 5151 60' series -ElP
bage-exp SP 6096 70' series -ElP(Dal)
bage SP 6237 60' series -ElP
bage 4132 74' series -KC
bage 4151 79' series -Tuc(Mem)
bage-exp 4123 74' series ElP-KC
30' RPO bage SP 5145 70' series ElP-KC
64 chair 448 2866 series -Tuc(OKC)
64 chair 447 2860 series -Tuc(Mem)
48 chair loc SP 2077 -Tuc
dining SP 10095 series -ElP
lounge SP 2924 series -ElP
10-1-2 446 SP Lake Norris -Tuc(Mem)
8-1-2 445 Pu Kings Crown -Tuc(LR)
8-5 440 SP Clover Gem -Tus
7-8-51 Californian name dropped (head end only)
4-1-52 RI circular
#43/#44
PBX KC-Tuc(Pho)
bage (return #39) (Pho)Tuc->KC
bage (#44:working) KC-Tuc(LA)
bage (#43 exc.Mon.Tue/#44 exc.Thu.Fri) KC-Tuc(ElP)
bage (working) KC-Tuc
30' RPO-bage KC-Tuc(ElP)
bage KC-McF(Goodland #225-25/#26-226)
bage KC-McF(Belleville #225/#226)
30' RPO-bage KC-McF(Belleville #225/#226)
coach conv. KC-McF(Belleville #225/#226)
coach conv. KC-Tuc
#111/112 (6 sets)
PBX Mem-LR
bage (working) Mem-OKC
bage (Mem #51)OKC-Tuc(LA #43/#44)
bage Mem-Tuc(LA #43/#40)
30' RPO-bage Mem-Tuc
chair conv. Mem-Tuc
chair conv. Mem-Tuc(LA #39/#40)
diner LR-Tuc
10-1-2 1115/404 Mem-Tuc(LA #39/#40)
8-1-2 1117/403 LR-Tuc(LA #39/#40)
1-9-55 last SP run
NOTES
All lightweights built by Pullman-Standard unless noted
!articulated pairs
Sources: Car Names, Numbers & Consists - Robert J. Wagner
+ SPH&TS; TRAINLINE #20 - Ryan
++ SPH&TS; TRAINLINE #21 - Culp, Luiz & Lancaster
+++SPH&TS; TRAINLINE #48 - Bates
@ RI IN COLOR, V.1, p.71
Illustrated Treasury of Pullman Standard Railway Passenger Cars -
Since 1945 Vol. I - O. M. Kerr
Passenger Train Journal 6/91
Mainline Modeler 7/95, 9/95
The Official Pullman-Standard Library - Randall & Anderson
Vol. 5 Southern Pacific Pre-War
Vol. 6 Southern Pacific Post-War
Vol. 8 Rock Island
Some Classic Trains - Arthur D. Dubin
Abbrevations: SP Southern Pacific ElP El Paso
Pu Pullman NeO New Orleans
LR Leg Rest Pho Phoenix
DH Dead Head Tus Tucson
ACF American Car & Foundry Tuc Tucumcari
bage baggage LR Little Rock
stge stage/express Dal Dallas
RICP RI Color Pictorial SD San Diego
"e" electrically operated Ama Amarillo
McA McAlester Car Carrizozo
Thanks to Jim Bennett, Fred Frailey, Steve Hile, Greg Stout, Joel
Boucher, Philip Weibler & others.
Please report additions/corrections to John Matrow, 2753 N. Pershing,
Wichita, KS 67220