1927
Numbered 312 and part of a 10-car lot manufactured by Pullman in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
1932
This original lot got an air conditioning upgrade in all ten cars, including our car originally numbered 312.
1941
Among six dining cars to get an update, along with a new number: 3612.
1952
Part of thirteen cars updated with a modernized roof line and tile.
1972
Renumbered to UP 906201 Roadway dining car in September 1972, according to UtahRails research.
2023
In March of 2023, an agreement was made with the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California to donate the diner to our nonprofit cultural arts center to restore and convert to a local museum.
Now numbered 906201 and painted in utilitarian grey for the Maintenance of Way service it retired from, “Pearl” graciously accepted this gift and the responsibilities that come with it, ie restoration and eventual relocation to Murrieta.
