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GN 74400-74404 Woodchip Cars
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GREAT NORTHERN
74400-74404
40'6" Woodchip Car
AFE ...
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Builder: |
Great Northern |
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Built: |
1965 |
No. built: |
5 |
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Conv. from: |
74500-74999 Gondola (Blt. 1949) | |||||
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Exceed plate C | ||||||
Empty WT: |
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Construction | ||||||
Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
Frame: | Steel | |||||
Trucks and brakes |
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Bearings: | Friction | Wheels: | 33" | |||
Spotting features |
Equipment | Air brakes: | Cylinder: | |||
Outside braced gondola sides |
16 drop bottom doors 4' 3"x3'11" opening
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Also wore: |
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Mineral Red |
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Cubic Feet Level Full |
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At Eaves or Top of Sides or Platform |
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40'-1" | 9'-1" | 11' | 41'-10" | 10'-2" | 10'-7" | 8'-1" | 15'-10" | 15'-10" | - | - | - | - | 4249 | 100,000 lb. |
Source: The Official Railway Equipment Register - January 1969 |
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Year | Event | Company | GN Numbers | New Numbers | No. | Repainted |
1970 | Merger | Burlington Northern (BN) | 74400-74404 | Not assigned | 5 | Unknown |
Sources: Various issues of The Official Railway Equipment Register BNSF 2002 Locomotive Review and Freight Car Directory (Del Grosso) |
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