In the late 1950s the Southern Pacific had many aging baggage cars from the 1920s and 1930s whose maintenance costs were rising rapidly. To replace them Southern Pacific ordered 100 new lightweight baggage cars from the St. Louis Car Company in 1960 followed by another 100 from Pacific Car & Foundry in 1962. This car…

It was remodeled in 1932 & 1941. The road number was changed to No. 1505 after one of its remodels. Eventually, the car was put into MOW service on the Denver wreck train. It was donated to the ORM in 1987 by the Union Pacific RR. It is stored at Owanda siding.

‘Arringdale’ was converted to a tourist sleeper in May 1943 and given the number 2568. The Saint Louis & San Francisco (Frisco) RR purchased the car on October 6th, 1950 and converted it into a maintenance-of-way bunk and kitchen car. It was acquired by the ORM in May 2001 from the Capital Steel Company. The…

It was converted to a tool car, No. 96155, in 1957. The car was acquired by the Oklahoma Railway Museum from the Capital Steel Company. It currently houses a model train exhibit.

In 1959, it was sold to the Rock Island Railroad (CRI&P) and converted into a baggage car, No. 867. In about 1965, the Rock Island modified No. 867 into a combination Railway Post Office (RPO) and Baggage Car, renumbering it as No. 760. The car was retired from service in about 1968 and sold into…

Two cars of this series, Nos. 3500 and 3501, were extensively rebuilt in 1952 by the Rock Island RR, becoming RPOs No. 720 and 721 respectively. The rebuilds were intended to modernize the cars for Golden State service, evident by the addition of roller bearing wheelsets and tightlock couplers. They were used on the Memphis…

The car was replaced in September of 1959 with Pullman Standard baggage dorms purchased from the New York Central RR, Numbers 821-823. This car was converted to a maintenance of way dormitory car No. 6150. In May 2001, the Capitol Steel Company donated the car to the ORM. It had been stored on their track…

CNW #7721 is a “combine,” having both spaces for passengers and for baggage. It was built with 33 double seats, and was able to seat a total of 70 riders. Handholds were provided to allow standing riders as well. The car was taken out of service sometime after 1939 and eventually sold to the Dodge…

They were built as 80-seat coaches, but became 76-seat coaches in the 1960’s when 4 seats were replaced with luggage racks. They were sold to VIA Rail after retirement by CN and continued operating on various routes across Canada. Farmrail later purchased three of these cars and overhauled No. 5478 & No. 5627 in 1999,…

In 1955 it was rebuilt as the “Grand Coulee” with 4 bedrooms, 1 compartment, and 6 roomettes. The car was rebuilt in 1968 as Chair Car No. 1304 with 68 seats. The Burlington Northern RR sold this car to Amtrak in 1971. It was purchased by Howard Thornton in 1988 and renamed “Mistletoe II”. Roy…