Union Pacific Railway

NUMBER SERIES	TYPE	BUILDER & DATE	CAP.	NOTES
UP 6-7 (others?)	Fruit Cars	c1860s	_	photo 6 & 7 Iron Horses to Promontory p.62
UP 00s	Box	c1860s	_	photo 62 Central Pacific & Southern Pacific RRs p.128 photo 72 Iron Horses to Promontory p.113 photo 72 Central Pacific & Southern Pacific RR p.128 gone or re# by 1885
UP 450-498even	Fruit	_	14TON	34' L, re# UP 32000-32024 in 1885
UP 500-548even	Box	_	14/16TON	28', 29' & 30' L, Hay & Charcoal, re# UP 32300-32310 & UP 32400-32411 in 1885 photo 544 Iron HOrses to Promontory p.114 photo 544 Westward to Promontory p.65 photo 538 Westward to Promontory p.42
UP 1000s	Box	c1860s	_	photo 1018 Central Pacific & Southern Pacific RRs p.139 photo 1018 Westward to Promontory p.62-63
UP 1200s	Box	c1860s	_	photo 1244 Central Pacific & Southern Pacific RRs p.139 photo 1244 Westward to Promontory p.62
UP 1300-2998even	Box	1860s	_	re# UP 32450-36272 in 1885 photo 2262 (in 1868) Iron Horses to Promontory p.99 photo 1504? Iron Horses to Promontory p.141
UP 3100-5998even	Box	_	_	re# UP 32450-36272 in 1885
UP 6000-6350even	Comb.	_	14/15/16TON	28', 29' & 30' L, re# UP 23000-23165 in 1885
UP 6352-10398even	Box	_	_	re# UP 32450-36272 in 1885
UP 9700-9348even?	Reefer	_	16TON	29' L, ORER number error re# UP 32150-32173 in 1885
UP 500s	Flat	c1860s	_	gone or re# by 1885 photo 533 Iron Horses to Promontory p.113
UP 401-645odd	Stock	_	14TON	28' & 29' L, re# UP 20000-20100 in 1885
UP 701-949odd	Flat	_	_	re# UP 6000-6454 in 1885
UP 951-2065odd	Coal	_	_	re# UP 14000-15173 in 1885
UP 2500s	Flat	c1860s	_	photo 2547 Westward to Promontory p.38
UP 2651-2999odd	Flat	_	_	re# UP 6000-6454 in 1885
UP 3101-3999odd	Flat	_	_	re# UP 6000-6454 in 1885
UP 4301-4999odd	Coal	_	_	re# UP 14000-15173 in 1885
UP 5001-6265odd	Stock	_	14/16TON	30' L, re# UP 20101-20726 in 1885
UP 7001-7433odd	Coal	_	_	re# UP 14000-15173 in 1885
UP 7449-7483odd	Coal Hopper	_	10/14TON	26' L, re# UP 15425-15442 in 1885
UP 7485-7595odd	Coal Dump	_	5/6TON	17' L, re# UP 15450-15504 in 1885
UP 7601-7799odd	Flat	_	20TON	30' L, re# 6455-6559 in 1885

Note: The Kansas Pacific Railway (1869-1880) was purchased in Jan 1880 and apparently reletterd UP by 1885
Source: 1885 ORER, UP Equip. List & Renumbering 1885,

NUMBER SERIES	TYPE	BUILDER & DATE	CAP.	NOTES
UP 6000-6004	Flat	_	16TON	30' L, Wagon Flat
UP 6005	Flat	_	14TON	30' L, Wagon Flat
UP 6006	Flat	_	14TON	28' L, Wagon Flat
UP 6007-6013	Flat	_	14TON	30' L, Ferry Flat
UP 6014-6017	Flat	_	14TON	30' L, Tool Flat
UP 6022-6024	Flat	_	14TON	27' L
UP 6025-6094	Flat	_	14TON	28' L
UP 6095-6100	Flat	_	14TON	29' L
UP 6101-6108	Flat	_	14TON	30' L
UP 6110-6207	Flat	_	14TON	30' L
UP 6208-6211	Flat	_	15TON	30' L
UP 6212-6221	Flat	_	16TON	28' L
UP 6222	Flat	_	16TON	29' L
UP 6223-6380	Flat	_	16TON	30' L, photo 6339 Cabooses of the UP RR p.22
UP 6381-6398	Flat	_	16TON	30' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6400	Flat	_	16TON	30' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6401-6407	Flat	_	14TON	28' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6408-6414	Flat	_	14TON	30' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6415-6418	Flat	_	16TON	28' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6419-6454	Flat	_	16TON	30' L, Temporary Coal
UP 6455-6471	Flat	_	20TON	30' L, Temporary Coal, ex UP 7601-7799odd?
UP 6472-6560	Flat	_	20TON	30' L, ex UP 7601-7799odd?
UP 14000-14020	Coal	_	12TON	20' L
UP 14021-14024	Coal	_	12TON	28' L
UP 14025-14029	Coal	_	14TON	27' L
UP 14030-14338	Coal	_	14TON	28' L
UP 14340-14359	Coal	_	14TON	28' L
UP 14360-14369	Coal	_	14TON	29' L
UP 14370-14724	Coal	_	14TON	30' L
UP 14725-14726	Coal	_	15TON	28' L
UP 14727-14730	Coal	_	15TON	29' L
UP 14731-14953	Coal	_	15TON	30' L
UP 14954-14955	Coal	_	16TON	27' L
UP 14956-14991	Coal	_	16TON	28' L
UP 14992-15005	Coal	_	16TON	29' L
UP 15006-15133	Coal	_	16TON	30' L
UP 15134-15179	Coal	_	20TON	32' L
UP 15200-15228	Coal	c1885-1888	20TON	32' L, Pocatello Transfer, interchangeable trucks
UP 15354-15374	Coal	c1885-1888	20TON	30' L
UP 15395-15399	Coal	c1885-1888	16TON	30' L, Stone Dump
UP 15400	Coal	_	16TON	30' L, Stone Dump
UP 15401-15412	Coal	_	15TON	30' L, Stone Dump
UP 15413-15424	Coal	c1885-1888	15TON	30' L, Stone Dump
UP 15425	Coal	_	10TON	26' L, Hopper, ex UP 7449-7483odd
UP 15426-15442	Coal	_	14TON	26' L, Hopper, ex UP 7449-7483odd
UP 15450-15457	Coal	_	5TON	17' L, Dump, ex UP 7485-7595odd?
UP 15458-15504	Coal	_	6TON	17' L, Dump, ex UP 7485-7595odd?
UP 15507-15556	Coal	_	20TON	30' L, Dump
UP 16000-16074	Coal	Pullman 12/1887 & 1/1888	20TON	34' L, Coal Gondola
UP 16500-16549	Coal	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Pocatello Transfer, interchangeable trucks
UP 20000-20099	Stock	_	14TON	28' L
UP 20100	Stock	_	14TON	29' L
UP 20101-20399	Stock	_	14TON	30' L
UP 20400-20726	Stock	_	16TON	30' L
UP 20750-21049	Stock	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L
UP 23000-23151	Comb.	_	14Ton	28' L
UP 23152-23157	Comb.	_	14TON	29' L
UP 23158-23163	Comb.	_	15TON	28' L
UP 23164	Comb.	_	15TON	30' L
UP 23165	Comb.	_	16TON	28' L
UP 32000-32024	Fruit	_	14TON	34' L, ex UP 450-498even
UP 32107-32149	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Wickes Patent
UP 32150-32173	Reefer	_	16TON	29' L, Tiffany Patent, ex UP 9700-
UP 32175-32184	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Tiffany Patent
UP 32200-32213	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Hamilton Patent
UP 32221-32224	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Hamilton Patent, Beer
UP 32225-32249	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Wickes Patent
UP 32250-32253	Reefer	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, Goodell Patent
UP 32274	Reefer	c1885-1888	_	Cook Patent
UP 32275-32276	Reefer	c1885-1888	_	Hutchins Patent
UP 32300-32301	Box	_	14TON	28' L, Charcoal
UP 32302-32303	Box	_	14TON	29' L, Charcoal
UP 32304-32309	Box	_	14TON	30' L, Charcoal
UP 32310	Box	_	16TON	30' L, Charcoal
UP 32400-32411	Box	_	14TON	30' L, Hay
UP 32450-32499	Box	_	14TON	28' L, Oil
UP 32500-32551	Box	_	14TON	30' L, Oil
UP 32574	Box	_	14TON	30' L, Oil, Tubular
UP 32575-32584	Box	_	12TON	28' L
UP 32585	Box	_	14TON	26' L
UP 32586-32641	Box	_	14TON	27' L
UP 32642-33681	Box	_	14TON	28' L, photo UP 33533 UP Equip. List & Renumbering 1885 p.48
UP 33682-33684	Box	_	14TON	29' L
UP 33685-33722	Box	_	14TON	28' L
UP 33724-33726	Box	_	14TON	28' L, Powder
UP 33727-34131	Box	_	14TON	30' L
UP 34132-34417	Box	_	15TON	28' L
UP 34418-36182	Box	_	16TON	28' L
UP 36183-36243	Box	_	16TON	30' L
UP 36244-36245	Box	_	30TON	30' L
UP 36246-36272	Box	_	20TON	32' L
UP 36319	Box	c1885-1888	_	_
UP 36475-36999	Box	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, interchangeable trucks
UP 39250-39549	Box	Pullman 9-10/1888	20TON	37'-5" IL
UP 39550-39849	Box	Pullman 10-11/1888	20TON	37'-5" IL
UP 39850-39999	Box	c1885-1888	20TON	38' L, Furniture
UP 40000-40199	Box	c1885-1888	20TON	32' L, California Fast Freight Line
UP 40200-40374	Box	_	20TON	34' L, California Fast Freight Line
UP 40375-40399	Fruit	c1885-1888	_	34' L, Passenger Service
UP 40400-40649	Fruit	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, "California Fast Freight Line" photo UP 40411 & 40448 UP Equip. List & Renumbering 1885 p.48 photo 40553 Iron Horses to Promontory p.143
UP 40700-40729	Box	c1885-1888	20TON	34' L, California Fast Freight Line

Note: The Union Pacific renumbered the entire fleet in June 1885 to give the UP and its subsidiaries a common numbering system.
Source: 1888 ORER, UP Equip. List & Renumbering 1885,

YEAR	BOXCARS	FLATCARS
1867	265	685
1871	1026	1020
1875	1345	1500
1888	4754	455

Source: Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Vol.II

BACK TO MAIN PAGE