Abstract

Through press, radio, and films, the new Union Pacific trains which this paper describes are more or less well known.

Briefly, the first or three-car train was delivered in February, 1934, and, after a 15,000-mile tour, which extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific, was placed on exhibit at The Century of Progress with a fourth car added, consisting of a Pullman sleeping car of the same structural design as the coaches.

The second train consisting of six cars, three of which are Pullman sleepers, will be powered with a 900-hp Winton, 2-cycle, Diesel engine and is now nearing completion at Pullman, Chicago.

Two additional trains of similar construction are on order for late fall delivery. These latter trains will consist of nine cars, four of which will be Pullman sleepers and bedroom cars, and will be powered with Winton 16-cylinder, 2-cycle, 1200-hp Diesel engines.

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