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GN 74435-74444 Woodchip Cars
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General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
74435-74444
40' Woodchip Car
AFE 67-798
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Builder: |
Great Northern |
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Built: |
1967 |
No. built: |
10 |
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Conv. from: |
75500-75999 Gondola (Blt. 1937) | |||||
| LP | ||||||
| Exceed Plate 'C' | ||||||
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Empty WT: |
56,500 lb. | |||||
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| Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
| Frame: | Steel | |||||
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Trucks and brakes |
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| Bettendorf | ||||||
| Bearings: | Friction | Wheels: | 33" | |||
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Spotting features |
Equipment |
Air brakes: | AB | Cylinder: | 10"x12" | |
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Outside braced top-extension Outside braced gondola sides Solid floor |
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Paint schemes |
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When new: |
Also wore: |
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| Black | ||||||
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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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| 39'-5" | 9' | 10'-11" | 41'-10" | 9'-7" | 10'-4" | 9'-4" | 15'-4" | 15'-4" | - | - | - | - | 4164 | 100,000 lb. |
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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) | 74435-74444 | Not assigned | 10 | No |
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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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GN 74436 Chehalis, WA March 24, 1978 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
Page | Book | Author |
| 74440 | 6 | GNRHS Reference Sheet #250 | Clive S. Carter |
| 74444 | 72 | Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial - Book 2 | Scott R. Thompson |
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