City of Portland (train)
The City of Portland was a 1935 to 1971 by the Union Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the Chicago & North Western ( in 1955 with the Milwaukee Road) powered luxurious overnight passenger train between Portland (Oregon ) and Chicago. The westbound train reversed under No. 105, train no. 106 went to the east.
A day after the Union Pacific had its first seven -piece streamlined train on the occasion of the " Portland Rose " festival presented to the public, took on June 6, 1935, the M- 10001 of the "City of Portland " the first diesel-electric transcontinental night train service on the 3656 km long stretch on. Since the UP east of Omaha had no own tracks, the train was operated to and from Chicago in cooperation with the Chicago & North Western ( C & NW). Although the previous journey times reduced by almost 20 hours, only five vehicle blocks per month were only possible with a tractor. However, was the "City of Portland " 39 hours and 45 minutes not only the first Stromlinenzug with Pullman sleeping car service, but also as the fastest travel option between the Pacific coast and Chicago.
Shortly after the operation recording the new train was damaged in a flank drive and returned after the repair on January 26, 1936 modified paintwork back. Already on 28 March 1939, the Union Pacific took the M- 10001 from the operation.
First, the Union Pacific put the "City of Portland " to the original for the " City of Los Angeles " acquired in May 1936, M- 10002 until August 1941 continuously, then took one of two EMD E3 diesel -run train the service of the " City of Portland. " The wagon train consisted of articulated cars of the former M- 10004 - trainset, again returned to the gradual, between October 1941 and February 1946 four queued former M- 10002 - intermediate cars in the "City of Portland " circulation. The last 15-piece carriage unit resigned on 23 February 1947 the operation of the "City of Portland " from when the Union Pacific from now expanded the roadmap with new coaches diesellokbespannten material to a daily service on remote train service from Chicago to the Pacific.
End of October 1955 was the traffic east of Omaha from the C & NW on the Milwaukee Road. In the same year the "City of Portland " was (next to the "City of Los Angeles"), the only long-distance train UP "Astra Dome Car" observation cars, which were also designed as a full dining car. With passage of the Amtrak passenger train service ended on May 1, 1971, the operation of the "City of Portland ".
Gallery
The M- 10001 as streamlined train "City of Portland ", as amended, painting from 1936
After the Second World War was the "City of Portland " covered with diesel locomotives EMD E - series ...
And ... possessed one of the few Union Pacific passenger trains over a "Astra Obserservation Dome Car".