UP "OCEAN"
series Sleeper $40.00
Shell
and Underframe Castings
The Union Pacific received 3 "Ocean" series sleepers (5
bedroom-2 compartment-2 drawing rooms) from Pullman-Standard in
1956. There were also 2 "Ocean" cars delivered by American Car
and Foundry in the same year that were nearly identical. These
cars were assigned to the "City of Los Angeles" and remained in
that service until Amtrak took over passenger service in May
1971. They were then sold to AutoTrain.
The body shell and underframe are cast in light gray resin.
Parts should be washed in Mineral Spirits in order to
remove the mold release compound. Also some window flash will
need to be cleaned up. The modeler will be required to add
trucks, diaphragms, couplers,
grab irons, window glass and of course paint and decals.
Appropriate decals are MicroScale #60-630 UP Passenger Car-
Sleepers & Business Cars- Yellow & Grey Scheme.
