Title |
Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway P.20 |
File Name |
39222001650279.tif |
Photo Number |
No. 23605 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Davis, Mike B. |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Subject |
Railroads |
Corporate Name |
Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway |
Other Subject |
Railroad cars |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City; Salt Lake County; Utah |
Description |
Salt Lake, Garfield and Western private car Janice L 800225. This was converted from an ex Union Pacific Diner #1535. It is painted yellow and serves both the S.L.G. & W. and on other railroads to transport people in comfort. Donor and Photog: Mike B. Davis. Janice L. By Stan Jennings. The Janice L. was built in 1924 by the P.C.&M. Corp. for Union Pacific as heavyweight Club Lounge car Number 1535. It was remodeled in 1954 as a dormitory club car, receiving its present roof configuration at that time. Air conditioning was added in 1955. In 1971 Sam Latkin, a Colorado resident, purchased the car from Union Pacific. He retained the original number but named the car Janice L. to the Promontory Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, in Salt Lake City later that year . The car was at the time in Loveland, Colorado on the Great Western Railway. The Union Pacific Railroad was kind enough to move it from Colorado to the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railroad in Paril 1984. Thanks to the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western, the Promontory Chapter has been able to store their equipment on the railroad property, so, except for a few off-line trips, the Janice L. has been stored on the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western tracks ever since. And, yes, to honor Sam's mother the Promontory Chapter retained the name Janice L. for the car. Because the Janice L. was built as a Club Lounge car, it never had steps. It was intended for the public to enter from another car in the train, an arrangement that is fine for a regular passenger train, but very limiting for a private car. The Promontory Chapter changed this in the Spring and summer of 1986. Although it was just a sheet metal rearrangement with no structural changes, the addition of steps and observation platform radically changed the appearance and potential use of the car. |
Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection |
Source Format |
Print Photograph |
Source Size |
9.3 inches x 7.4 inches |
Source Donors |
Davis, Mike B. |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 3735 x 2956 |
Scanned By |
Jacob Trauscht |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d50wd3 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
439890 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d50wd3 |