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California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

Southern Pacific

Passenger Trains

Rogue River

This information has been compiled from postings to the SP Mailing list.

The 1946 SP Equipment circular lists the The Rogue River, Train #329/330

• had two baggage express cars
• 4 hi-speed box cars
• 5 more baggage express cars
• mail baggage
• partition coach
• all-day lunch
• 12-1 sleeper
• 13 section tourist sleeper
• partition coach.

The southbound Rogue River (#329) leaving Portland (from SP Equipment Circular No. 14, Correction 1212, dated June 15, 1954) for Ashland had the following heavyweight consist:

• Merchandise (As needed) - These would have been Overnight box cars to Eugene
• 3 Baggage & Express to Eugene
• Baggage & Express to Medford
• Mail Storage
• Baggage-RPO
• Chair Car
• Cafe Lounge
• Standard Sleeper 10-1-2

The northbound train had one less Baggage & Express car from Eugene to Portland (it went north on the Klamath).

References:

• SPH&TS Trainline Issue 40 - THE "ROGUE RIVER" by Tom Dill
• "The Siskiyou Line, Documentary" - by Bert and Margie Webber
• There are a couple of nice photos in the new Shasta book by Dill as well. 5623 leading #329(Rogue River) at Medford,Oregon