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GN 174000-174049 Woodchip Cars
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General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
174000-174049
62'-6" Woodchip Car
AFE 65-123
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Builder: |
Gunderson Brothers |
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Built: |
1965 |
No. built: |
50 |
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Conv. from: |
N/A | |||||
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| C | ||||||
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Empty WT: |
66,400 lb. | |||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Sides: | Plywood | Ends: | Steel | |||
| Frame: | Steel | |||||
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Trucks and brakes |
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| ASF A-3 | ||||||
| Bearings: | Roller | Wheels: | 36" | |||
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Spotting features: |
Equipment | Air brakes: | ABC-1 | Cylinder: | 10"x12" | |
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Heavy outside bracing Smooth ends
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Door on A-end only. |
Paint schemes |
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When new: |
Also wore: |
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| Mineral Red |
Big Sky Blue BN green and white |
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Dimensions and capacities |
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DIMENSIONS |
CAPACITY |
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INSIDE |
OUTSIDE |
DOORS |
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Length |
Width |
Height |
LENGTH |
WIDTH |
HEIGHT FROM RAIL |
SIDE |
END |
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Cubic Feet Level Full |
Pounds or Gallons |
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At Eaves or Top of Sides or Platform |
Extreme Width |
To Extreme Width |
To Eaves or Top of Sides or Platform |
To Extreme Height |
Width of Open'g |
Height of Open'g |
Width of Open'g |
Height of Open'g |
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| 60'-3" | 9'-1" | 11' | 62'-6" | 10'-3" | 10'-5" | - | 14'-7" | 14'-7" | - | - | - | - | 6123 | 196,000 lb. |
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Source: The Official Railway Equipment Register - January 1969 |
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| Number in use | ||||||
| Disposition | ||||||
| Year | Event | Company | GN Numbers | New Numbers | No. | Repainted |
| 1970 | Merger | Burlington Northern (BN) | 174000-174050 | 588750-588799 | 50 | Some |
| 1995 | Merger | Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) | 540121-540128 | 8 | None (yet) | |
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Sources: Various issues of The Official Railway Equipment Register BNSF 2002 Locomotive Review and Freight Car Directory (Del Grosso) |
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Photo gallery |
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GN 174000 Location unknown August 19, 1966 |
GN 174042 Newport, WA August 1985 |
BN 588753 Longview, WA March 15, 2003 |
BN 588788 Vancouver, WA April 9, 2003 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
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Author |
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174000 |
98 |
David H. Hickcox |
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174005 174044 |
73 |
Scott R. Thompson |
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174026 |
182 |
Patrick C. Dorin |
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174000 |
7 |
Clive S. Carter |
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