City of Los Angeles, 16th Train, 1950
 Diner - 4815
American Car and Foundry was the receiver of an order from UP for 17 dining cars in 1946. They were
delivered in 1949 and numbered 4800-4816.
Union Pacific has retained one car (4808) and renamed it the
City of Los Angeles
for use in their executive train.
COLA 16
The car in the COLA 16th train was #4815.
Available Models
| Model Manufacturer | Item Number |
Type | Notes |
| Coachyard |
1381.08 |
RTR-Brass |
Part of COLA set |
| Rivarossi |
635-2818 |
RTR-Plastic |
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Laser Kit
by American Model Builders, Inc. |
1008 |
Sides-Plastic |
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My Model
I have the Rivarossi model of this car. It is ready to go, once I check the coupler height and car weight.
I really should change the number on the car since it is lettered #4810 and not #4815. Steve Orth pointed
out in an article in the August 2004 issue of "Railmodel Journal" that the car lacks the batten
strips that the original car had. The shade of paint to use for this car is the black-capped Pollyscale
UP Armour Yellow, which matches the Rivarossi paint better than the white-capped Pollyscale paint.
| Model Details | | Prototype |
| Body |
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As delivered, plastic, painted yellow/gray |
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| Trucks |
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As delivered, plastic, painted silver |
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| Coupler |
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As delivered |
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| Diaphragm |
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As delivered |
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| Underbody |
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As delivered |
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AC: Frigidaire EM 1949 |
| Interior |
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As delivered |
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