UP mystery train

[Forty Rod]

About 11:00 am today, just north of the Ontario airport on a siding, was an fascinating passenger consist.

Had a modern "growler" up front (I'm not up on them, but it was newer than the GP locos), but the rest of the train was late '30s smoothside streamliner.

RPO, 2 coaches. 2 Vista Domes, diner, 2 others I didn't recognize, and a streamlined observation with an open platform!

Whole thing was done up in Union Pacific passenger yellow from the old days.

I couldn't get around close enough to take a really good look...didn't even have anything to write wih so I could get numbers...and was hoping maybe someone would know about any specials running the old cars.

Boston John? Anybody else?

[litl rooster]

 Forty is there a chance it's being moved to a movie set?



BTT

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Too bad you didn't have your camera.  I'd like to have seen it!  An RPO?  I can't remember when the Post Office quit using them!

'Course, tere MAY be a few still operating in a few backwater places.  To my knowledge, there is still a "mule" powered Postman who goes down into the Grand Canyon 2 or 3 times a week.  (To service the Visitor Center I believe is there, and also for any scientific groups that may be there from time to time.)