Anybody know built date and/or disposition of:
UP Postal Car No. 24, the Palace Postal Car, was built for UP by Central Pacific.
It ran between Ogden, Utah, and San Francisco.
It was a combination bedroom-parlor-dining room-kitchen-work room. In one end were pigeonholes for packages and newspapers. These receptacles were labeled for each station on the run. Smaller compartments for letters were at the other end, all with names of stations and connecting routes. The center portion of the car was devoted to an apartment for the clerks. There was a wardrobe, washstand, table, beds, chairs and other conveniences. If the clerks desired to cook, there was a stove and utensils.

hankmorris@earthlink.net

According to "Union Pacific Equipment, List and Renumbering - June 1, 1885" by James Ehernberger, self published, 1989)

Union Pacific, Car 24 (Coach, built by UP Ry in 1872, 28 seats, 48Â’ 6" over end sills, Baker stove, 8 33" wheels) was renumbered to 460.

This doesn't sound like the same car, so I also looked though the listings for baggage, Mail, and executive cars, and didn't locate anything built by CP. This sounds interesting.

Randy Hees

> Anybody know built date and/or disposition
> of:
> UP Postal Car No. 24, the Palace Postal Car,
> was built for UP by Central Pacific.
> It ran between Ogden, Utah, and San
> Francisco.
> It was a combination bedroom-parlor-dining
> room-kitchen-work room. In one end were
> pigeonholes for packages and newspapers.
> These receptacles were labeled for each
> station on the run. Smaller compartments for
> letters were at the other end, all with
> names of stations and connecting routes. The
> center portion of the car was devoted to an
> apartment for the clerks. There was a
> wardrobe, washstand, table, beds, chairs and
> other conveniences. If the clerks desired to
> cook, there was a stove and utensils.


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I have a copy of a drawing showing the car. Send me your e-mail address and I'll send off a copy to you.
Hank Morris
hankmorris@earthlink.net

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