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GN 174200-174299 Woodchip Cars
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General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
174200-174299
60'-7" Woodchip Car
AFE 68-358
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Builder: |
Gunderson Brothers |
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Built: |
1968 |
No. built: |
100 |
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Conv. from: |
N/A |
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Exceed plate 'C' |
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Empty WT: |
68,200 lb. |
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| Construction | ||||||
| Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
| Frame: | Steel | |||||
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Trucks and brakes |
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174200-174249: Sym.-Wayne R. Cont. 174250-174299: National Super C-1 |
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Bearings: |
Roller |
Wheels: |
36" |
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Spotting features |
Equipment |
Air brakes: |
ABD |
Cylinder: |
10"x12" |
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Outside braced Reinforced top chord Sloping side sheets Brakewheel on B-end |
Door on A-end only (9'-11" Top - 8'-9" Bottom) x 10'-11". |
Paint schemes |
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When new: |
Also wore: |
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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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59'-6" |
9'-11" |
11'-6" |
63'-10" |
10'-1" |
10'-7" |
14'-9" |
15' |
15'-1" |
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9'-11" T. 8'-9" B. |
10'-11" |
6444 |
194,000 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) | 174200-174299 | 585500-585599 | 100 | Some |
| 1995 | Merger | Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) | 540158-540246 | 89 | 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 174204 Kelso, WA May 18, 2003 |
GN 174243 Wishram, WA May 13, 1980 |
GN 174243 Vancouver, WA May 24, 2003 |
GN 174265 Longview, WA March 15, 2003 |
GN 174295 Winton, WA July 27, 2000 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
Page |
Author |
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174207 174236 |
74 75 |
Scott R. Thompson |
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174200 |
182 |
Patrick C. Dorin |
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174205 174212 |
8 12 |
Clive S. Carter |
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This list does not pretend to be all-inclusive. Other photo sources may be available. |
Copyright © 2005 Ben Ringnalda |
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