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AZL - 73846-2 - Passenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman Observation Sleeper - Southern Pacific - 400

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BrandAZL
Stock Number73846-2
ManufacturerAZL
Body StyleAZL Passenger, Lightweight Observation
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman Observation Sleeper (Details)
Road or Company NameSouthern Pacific (Details)
Reporting MarksSP
Road or Reporting Number400
Paint Color(s)Grey with White Stripe & Black Roof
Print Color(s)White
Paint SchemeSouthern Pacific “Lark”
Coupler TypeAZL AutoLatch
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
MultipackYes
Multipack Count10
Multipack ID Number73X46-Lark-A
Multipack Element9
Release Date2021-12-01
Item CategoryPassenger Car
Model TypeLightweight
Model SubtypePullman
Model VarietyObservation
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



Specific Item Information: 73046-1 SP 9104 Sleeper 4-4-2 “Lark” 73046-2 SP 9106 Sleeper 4-4-2 “Lark” 73046-3 SP 9107 Sleeper 4-4-2 “Lark” 73146-1 SP 514 Pullman 6-6-4 “Lark” 73146-2 SP 516 Pullman 6-6-4 “Lark” 73546-1 SP 10202 Diner 73646-2 Baggage “Lark” (mislabeled on the box as “Cascade”) 73746-1 SP 2494 Chair 73846-2 SP 400 Pullman Observation “Lark” 73946-1 SP 5036 RPO / Baggage
Prototype History:
Pullman Standard, though initially famous as a manufacturer of luxury heavyweight cars, was also a prominent player in the post-war lightweight streamlined era. They produced many different models for most of the major players in the passenger space. Most of these cars were of the 'Smoothside' design. Being lightweight, they were equipped with 2-axle high-speed bogies. One example of this period is the 2-master room /1-double bedroom observation-buffet lounge. Two were built for the Pennsylvania RR in 1949 as the “View” series and used on the 1949 Broadway Limited.
Road Name History:
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company (reporting mark SP), earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually called the Southern Pacific or (from the railroad's initials) Espee, was an American Class I railroad. It was absorbed in 1988 by the company that controlled the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and eight years later became part of the Union Pacific Railroad.

The railroad was founded as a land holding company in 1865, later acquiring the Central Pacific Railroad by lease. By 1900 the Southern Pacific Company was a major railroad system incorporating many smaller companies, such as the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad. It extended from New Orleans through Texas to El Paso, across New Mexico and through Tucson, to Los Angeles, through most of California, including San Francisco and Sacramento. Central Pacific lines extended east across Nevada to Ogden, Utah, and reached north through Oregon to Portland. Other subsidiaries eventually included the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt), the Northwestern Pacific Railroad at 328 miles (528 km), the 1,331 miles (2,142 km) Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico, and a variety of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge routes.

In 1929 SP/T&NO operated 13848 route-miles not including Cotton Belt, whose purchase of the Golden State Route circa 1980 nearly doubled its size to 3,085 miles (4,965 km), bringing total SP/SSW mileage to around 13,508 miles (21,739 km).

By the 1980s route mileage had dropped to 10,423 miles (16,774 km), mainly due to the pruning of branch lines. In 1988 the Southern Pacific was taken over by D&RGW parent Rio Grande Industries. The combined railroad kept the Southern Pacific name due to its brand recognition in the railroad industry and with customers of both constituent railroads. Along with the addition of the SPCSL Corporation route from Chicago to St. Louis, the total length of the D&RGW/SP/SSW system was 15,959 miles (25,684 km).

By 1996 years of financial problems had dropped SP's mileage to 13,715 miles (22,072 km), and it was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Brand/Importer Information:
AZL is the leader in North American Z scale locomotives and rolling stock. Since 2000, AZL has released a vast variety of freight, passenger and locomotives. AZL continues to push the boundaries of Z scale with amazing details and incredible performance. No matter if you are looking to run steam, or the most modern diesels, AZL has something for you.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2021-12-07 10:29:06

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