Condensed Roster of Pere Marquette Railway Steel Passenger Cars |
Updated: 01-SEP-2023 |
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The information presented here was compiled from equipment drawings, photographs, and articles by Art Million in the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine. It contains cars owned by the PM, but not those leased by the PM.
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Heavyweight Passenger Cars
Car Type Number Builder Acquired Retired Notes Gas Electric Motorcar 17 GE 1913 1930 Used mostly in Charlevoix/Petoskey and Thumb areas Postal 105-106 ACF 1917 post-merger Baggage/Mail 600-609 SSCCo/PM 1929-38 post-merger Converted from baggage cars #600-609, 1929-1938 Baggage 600-609 Std Stl Car Co. 1921 1929-1938 Converted to baggage/mail #600-609, 1929-1938 610-611 Std Stl Car Co. 1921 post-merger 612-623 ACF 1930 post-merger #619 wrecked and scrapped in 1942, #620-623 had end-loading doors for large cargo. 624-633 St Louis Car Co 1937 post-merger Baggage/Express 650-651 Pullman/PM 1936 post-merger Converted from diners #10-11 in 1936 Coach 1100-1111 Std Stl Car Co. 1921 post-merger All configured with 84 seats, except #1108, which had 60 seats. Several refitted for use as cabooses for a brief period in 1948-1949 1200-1209 Pullman 1941 post-merger Rebuilt by the PM from older Pullman fleet parlor cars. #1204 briefly used as a caboose in 1948-1949. "Imperial Salon" (lounge coach) 1112-1119 Pullman 1930 post-merger #1117 is preserved in Connersville, IN Dining 10-11 (1st) Pullman 1923 1936 Converted to mail/express cars #650-651 in 1936 Triumph Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 4019A. Originally built in 1912 for Pullman fleet as parlor Melinda; converted 1932 Pilot Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 4019A. Originally built in 1913 for Pullman fleet as parlor Martene; converted 1932 Discoverer Pullman 1945 1946 Pullman plan 4019A. Originally built in 1914 for Pullman fleet as parlor Luanna; converted 1932 Seafarer Pullman 1945 1946 Pullman plan 4019A. Originally built in 1914 for Pullman fleet as parlor Francina; converted 1932 Parlor Abigail Adams Pullman 1930 1946-1948 28 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 3416A Louisa Alcott Pullman 1930 1946-1948 28 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 3416A Clara Barton Pullman 1930 1946-1948 28 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 3416A Miriam Pullman 1930 1946-1948 28 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 3416A Meadow Violet Pullman 1930 1946-1948 30 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 4000A Wood Violet Pullman 1930 1946-1948 30 seats/1 drawing room, Pullman plan 4000A Sleeper (14 section) New Hanover Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 3958 New Hudson Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 3958 Sleeper (12 section, 1 DR) McClenny Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 3410 Orange Lake Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 3410A Sleeper (8 section, 1 DR, 3 BR) London Tower Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 4090D Octagon Tower Pullman 1945 post-merger Pullman plan 4090D Business (Observation) 1 Pullman 1939 post-merger Originally built in 1926 for W.F. Kinney & Co. 2 Pullman 1935 post-merger Originally built in 1916 for Georgia Car & Locomotive Co. 3 Pullman 1946 post-merger Originally built in 1911 for Monroe Auto Equipment Co. Streamlined Passenger Cars
Car Type Number Builder Acquired Retired Notes Mail/Baggage 50-51 Pullman Standard 1946 post-merger The only streamlined mail cars on PM and C&O Baggage 60-61 Pullman Standard 1946 post-merger The only streamlined baggage cars on PM and C&O Coach 30-33 Pullman Standard 1946 post-merger Diner 10-11 (2nd) Pullman Standard 1946 post-merger Coach/Observation 20-23 Pullman Standard 1946 post-merger Flat observation end facilitated return trips without turning entire consist, and later permitted use mid-train, if necessary
During years not accounted for above, the PM leased diners, sleepers and lounge cars from Pullman.
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