Description
Available Mid-Month
Pre-ordered July 2023
Renderings shown for representation.
SP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Southern Pacific’s “Overnight” cars were all steel box cars with steel wheels that were designed to carry less-than-car-load freight at passenger train speeds. Southern Pacific kept train stops to a minimum by only switching out cars at limited “break-bulk” stations where shipments could be moved to company-owned trucks for transfer to intermediate stations. The company also pioneered the practice of teletyping waybills ahead of car arrivals in-order to expedite the handling of shipments at their destinations.
