The 1940s were a colorful time for the Overland Route, with several schemes in use by the UP, SP, and CNW. Secondary trains (i.e. not a Streamliner) and extras would use whatever cars were available, from the pool service or individually owned. You could have Pullman Green, Two-Tone Grey, or individual road schemes all in one train. Not too many pics of these trains online, as the most common pics are promotional/marketing shots, but I've seen trains like this in books. During busy times they'd need an extra diner, that was often an older car not in the most recent scheme. Particularly for the CNW, even a well-matched train might have an old Pullman Green heavyweight or two on the head-end.
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