Description

• A key part of Union Pacific’s public relations programs, 48 historic passenger cars and three E9 diesels make up part of the famed Heritage Fleet. Many were originally purchased for the City Streamliners, and have been carefully restored and updated to full operating condition. Today, they’re finished in a modern Armour Yellow scheme, and the cars carry names Initializing editing session using DISK$BPRDATA:[EDX]BPR_INIT.TPU; Left margin set to 1 Attempt to move past the end of buffer MAIN Attempt to move past the end of buffer MAIN Attempt to move past the end of buffer MAIN Attempt to move past the end of buffer MAIN Attempt to move past the end of buffer MAIN of important cities, famous trains and key people in the railroad’s long history. In service, these rolling goodwill ambassadors travel system-wide and beyond, behind UP’s restored steam and diesel locos, to attend a wide range of public and special events every year.
  Early or Late lettering schemes as noted in two versions
  Factory-printed name with number decal for pre-1987 cars
  Factory-printed name and UPP number for post-1994 cars
  Factory-installed LED interior lighting
  Factory-installed grab irons
  Prototypically accurate window tinting and gaskets as appropriate
  Modeler-installed extended drawbars for 22″ radius curves included
  Correct 36″ RP-25 metal wheelsets
  Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers

  PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24″ radius is recommended for operation.

  Built as Lunch Counter Cafe Lounge in 1959 and originally numbered 5015, this car returned to special service as the “Overland” in 1988, named for UP’s Overland Flyer and the later Overland Limited, which were both named for UP’s Overland Route.