Category Archives: Union Pacific City of Portland

Union Pacific Domeliner City of Portland

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

The distinguishing feature of the City of Portland, as of the City of Los Angeles, was its dome diner. The COP’s competition, the Empire Builder and the North Coast Limited, had plenty of domes, but no dome diner. The COP … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific dome diners: two interior color schemes

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

  Both photos from Union Pacific ads in the National Geographic, latter half of the 1950s. These cars ran on the City of LA and City of Portland.      

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Union Pacific City of Los Angeles, Challenger, City of St. Louis leg-rest coach

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

  From the booklet “California,” of which text is reproduced in a post below. Leg-rest coaches were the norm on Chicago-California trains. On Union Pacific, only its dome coaches were carpeted and were also otherwise much more striking in decor. … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific City of Portland

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Gary Garth McCann

These interior shots could as well be on the City of Los Angeles since both trains had the distinction of carrying dome dining cars. But Union Pacific intended these to be of the City of Portland because the photos appear in a … Continue reading →

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