"Woodland" sleeping car (ex-Railroad Town, USA, exx-Bear Creek Scenic Railway, exxx Private Railway Cars, Inc., exxxx-Illinois Central, exxxxx-Union Pacific) is a heavyweight coach built by Pullman in 1930.

Enter at the rear of the car. There is a brake lever against the back wall of the vestibule. To the right is a washroom with several sinks and seats and a passageway is to the left. The passageway opens onto a 40' long center aisle. There are 6 "compartments," each with seating for 4, on either side of the aisle. The seats can be made into lower berths and the upper berths can be pulled down into position. These berths offered the most inexpensive of all Pullman sleeping accommodations, with the upper berths being more economical than the lower.

Next is a small (7' 7" long) private drawing room which was available for a higher ticket price. A lavatory and toilet are located at the A end of the car, just inside the vestibule. A second brake lever is against the A end vestibule. The Museum purchased the car from the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway in 1978. It is painted dark gray and has yellow lettering.

"Woodland" was built to Pullman Plan 3410B and was 1 of 12 cars in Lot 6360, all built for UP. This 87-ton car was delivered on 21 April 1930 by Pullman and is one of the last Pullman "standard" all-steel sleeping cars built. Pullman built more of this class of sleeping car than any other. A mechanical air conditioning system was applied to the car in the mid 1930's. This car ran on the Union Pacific's Portland Limited between Chicago, IL, and Portland, OR, until sold to the Illinois Central where it ran on the Panama Limited between New Orleans and Chicago. The car was sold for scrap in Oct 1965 and was purchased by the Oregon Pacific & Eastern Ry. The Museum purchased the car from the OP&E.

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