Union Pacific sleeper cars

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Union Pacific sleeper cars are long-distance passenger railcars equipped with private sleeping accommodations that were used on Union Pacific Railroad’s premier intercity trains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger railcar type
sleeper car
brakeType air brake
category North American sleeping cars
Union Pacific Railroad rolling stock
comfortLevel premium
connectedTo coaches in same train consists
dining cars in same train consists
observation cars in same train consists
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coupling Janney coupler
followedBy Amtrak sleeper cars on former Union Pacific routes
hasFeature air conditioning
bedding and linens
bedrooms
berths
corridor layout
electric lighting
enclosed compartments
private sleeping accommodations
roomettes
steam or electric heat
washrooms
material lightweight construction (later cars)
steel carbody
operatedOn Union Pacific Challenger
surface form: Challenger (Union Pacific train)

City of Denver NERFINISHED
Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles

Portland
surface form: City of Portland

San Francisco
surface form: City of San Francisco

Union Pacific Overland Route
surface form: Overland Route trains

Union Pacific premier intercity trains
operatingPeriod 20th century
mid-20th century streamliner era
operator Union Pacific Railroad
ownedBy Union Pacific Railroad
partOf Union Pacific passenger train consists
precededBy wooden sleeper cars
primaryPassengerType overnight long-distance travelers
propulsion non-powered railcar
railGauge standard gauge
railwayNetwork Union Pacific mainline routes
surface form: Union Pacific mainline routes in the western United States
serviceClass Pullman-Standard
surface form: Pullman service (historically contracted)

first-class accommodation
typicalConfiguration all-room sleepers on some premier trains
open sections and private rooms
usedFor intercity rail service
long-distance passenger service
overnight travel

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UPP usedOn Union Pacific sleeper cars