Southern Pacific CASCADE Passenger TrainThe Cascade Train History:
SP streamlined Cascade Train #11-12 ran between Oakland – Portland - Seattle. The Cascade was SP's overnight train between Oakland and Portland with through sleeping cars to and from Seattle.
Service Started - August 13, 1950
Oakland – Portland - Daily overnight All-Pullman - 713 miles - 16 hours 45 minutes
1.12 Depart Oakland - 4:35PM, Arrive Portland - 8:15AM
2.11 Depart Portland - 4:45PM, Arrive Oakland - 8:20AM
Cascade Steam Motive Power
4-8-4 GS-4
Cascade Diesel Motive Power
It was initially powered by A-B-B sets of EMD E7 diesels but were replaced in weeks by A-B-A sets of ALCO PA passenger diesels painted in Daylight colors.
PA
By 1950 the Cascade passenger trains were powered by Alco PABA sets.
In 1957 the Cascade used the following Alco PABA sets:
SP #6015 PA-1
SP #5910 PB-1
SP #6026 PA-2
Cascade Passenger Equipment
Prototype History
There were 4 through sleepers to Seattle and traveled north from Portland in the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) pool train to Seattle Union Station. In Seattle the 4 sleeping cars were transferred to the Northern Pacific Railway (NP) at the King Street Station. The next morning these four through sleeping cars would depart Seattle in the NP pool train and transfer to the Cascade that afternoon in Portland for the trip to Oakland.
1950 Cascade Consist Train #
Baggage-mail storage 5001
70ft stream heavyweight baggage
Baggage-Mail 6601
83-B-1
22 Roomette 9302
12 Dbl Br Sleeper 9401
10-6 Sleeper 9033
Dorm-kitchen unit 10283 Cascade Club
44 seat diner unit 10284
tavern-lounge unit 10285
4-4-2 Sleeper 9119 Seattle car #9120
10-6 Sleeper 9034 Seattle car NP #365
10-6 Sleeper 9035 Seattle car NP #364
22 Roomette 9303 Seattle car #9304
10-6 Sleeper 9054 (blunt end)
References
The Official Pullman-Standard Library, Vol. 5, Southern Pacific Prewar Cars
The Official Pullman-Standard Library, Vol. 6, Southern Pacific Postwar Cars
Southern Pacific Passenger Trains Volume.1 Night Trains of the Coast Route - by Ryan/Shine
Southern Pacific Passenger Trains Volume.2 Day Trains of the Coast Line - by Ryan/Shine
Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume.1 Coaches and Chair Cars - by The SPH&TS
Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume.2 Sleepers and Baggage-Dorms - by The SPH&TS
Trainline Winter 1997 No.54 - The Lightweight Cascade by Jim Lancaster
Trainline Fall 1999 No.61 - The Shasta Daylight by Jim Lancaster
Cascade Passenger Cars
Paint
The Cascade cars were painted in Lark two tone Gray.
AZL Modeling the Cascade passenger trainRPO/Baggage……73X46-B
Baggage HW …… 71604
RPO/Baggage…….73X46-A
Chair Car SP2494..73X46 Lark A
4-4-2 Sleeper 9400
4-4-2 Sleeper 9406
6-6-4 Slepper 9163
Diner Car SP 10203
4-4-2 Sleeper PM Imperial Harbor…….73002-1
6-6-4 Sleeper PM American River……..73102-1
6-6-4 Sleeper PM Mescalero Valley……73102-2
4-4-2 Sleeper PM Imperial Horn……….73002-2
4-4-2 Sleeper PM Imperial Sands……….73002-3**
Have fun!
Best,
Sven
PS:
A rare brass combination (AZL + Freudenreich) forming a SP Commuter Train