7/6/96
The Imperial Consists
Including Apache
Imperial
#39 WB Chicago-LA (RI/SP)
#40 EB LA-Chicago (SP/RI)
Apache
#11 WB Chicago-LA (RI/SP)
#12 EB LA-Chicago (SP/RI)
04-01-26 #11/#12 Started
02-13-38 #11/#12 Ended
10-10-46 #39/#40 Started
10-13-46 Actual #40 at LA (all hwt) (Wayner)
4-8-4 SP 4440
bage-mail 7007
bage-club SP 3208
chair SP 2003
chair SP 2329
chair SP 2008
dining SP 10104
buffet-lounge SP 2927
6-3 sleeper Pu Glen Crest
12-1 Pu Placerville
12-1 Pu Los Angeles
10-1-2 Pu Fort Myer
1-22-50 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
car#
chair
chair Chi-SD
dining
club
tourist 3902/408
tourist 3903/409
10-1-1 398/404
10-1-2 395/400 Chi-SD
12-1-4 394/405 Chi-Pho
8-1-2 393/403 Chi-Tus
10-1-2 391/401 KC-LA
club-lounge
4-1-52 RI circular
bage-stge-mail (works SP) (return #44) KC->Tus
PBX (exc Mon) (NYC 139)Chi->LA
PBX (exc Tue) (NYC 137)Chi->LA
Jeep/PBX (seald) Chi->LA
bage (working) Chi-Pho
bage (working)
30' RPO-bage
dorm-club Chi-Tuc
chair conv. (when operated) Chi-Tuc
chair conv.
chair conv.
diner Chi-Tuc
lounge
6-6 398/406
10-1-2 391/405
12-1-4 394/401 (when operated) Chi-Pho
10-1-2 390/402 Chi-KC
4-4-55 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
chair
chair (Mem/#111-112)Tuc-LA
dining Chi-Tuc
grill-lounge ElP-LA
club lounge Chi-LA
8-5 398/406
10-1-2 397/405
6-6 394/402 Chi-Pho
10-1-2 1115/404 (Mem/#111-112)Tuc-LA
10-30-55 RI TT (unknown headend & order)
chair
chair (Mem/#111-112)Tuc-LA
dining Chi-Tuc
grill-lounge ElP-LA
club lounge Chi-Tuc
club lounge ElP-LA
8-5 398/406
6-6 394/402 Chi-Pho
10-1-2 1115/408 (Mem/#111-112)Tuc-LA
4-25-58 RI circular
car#
#39
PBX (exS) exp (return DH) Chi-KC
PBX exp (return DH)
bage-stge-mail KC-Tus
bage KC-ElP
bage
bage KC-Tuc
bage (return #4) Chi-Pho
bage (working) Chi-KC
bage
30' RPO bage Chi-Pho
PBX (exM) exp (return DH) (NY)Chi-ElP
8-5 398
6-6 opt 394
chair
chair Chi-Tuc
dining KC-Tuc
chair LW (to #1/#9, return #10) Chi-RI
#40
bage Tuc-KC
bage Pho-KC
bage (exMT) Chi-KC(StL(Mop))
bage ElP-Chi
bage
30' RPO bage Pho-Chi
8-5 406
6-6 opt 407
chair
chair Tuc-Chi
dining Tuc-KC
7-1-58 last run as Imperial?
10-26-58 no name (head end + 1 coach on SP)
8-18-67 last run
NOTES
All lightweights built by Pullman-Standard unless noted
Sources: Car Names, Numbers & Consists - Robert J. Wagner
+ SPH&TS TRAINLINE #21 - Culp, Luiz & Lancaster
++ SPH&TS Newsletter #9 - O-22-T1
@ 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 EP El Paso
Pu Pullman Mpls Minneapolis
LR Leg Rest Pho Phoenix
DH Dead Head Tus Tucson
ACF American Car & Foundry Tuc Tucumcari
bage baggage LR Little Rock
stge stage/express SD San Diego
RICP RI Color Pictorial "e" electrically operated
Thanks to Jim Bennett, Fred Frailey, Steve Hile, Greg Stout, Joel
Boucher & others.
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