This 83’
Pullman heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted light Harbor
Mist Gray with UP Armour Yellow sides, red ‘Union
Pacific’ herald and red lettering. It was built by Pullman
Standard in the mid-1920s and runs on six-wheel passenger
trucks. The Plan 3959D observation car was the common “end-of-train”
car style for many passenger trains throughout
the early part of the 20th century. The introduction of the steel
cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and
custom designed wooden cars which had been the rule since the
1880s. Pullman’s Heavyweight construction was modular,
making it possible for floor plans to economically evolve with
the times. |
