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GN 210000-210099 Insulated Boxcars

 

General data

As-built paint and lettering-style

 

As Delivered Paint Scheme and Lettering Style

  

 

 210000-210099

 

 

60' Insulated 

Boxcar

 

 

AFE 66-

 

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Builder:

Pacific Car & Foundry

Built:

1966

No. built:

100

Conv. from:

 N/A

AAR code:

 RBL

Plate:

 C

Empty WT:

  
Construction
Sides: Steel Ends: Steel
Frame: Steel Roof: Steel

Trucks and brakes
 
Bearings: Roller Wheels:  

Spotting features

Equipment Air brakes:   Cylinder:  

Smooth side

One 10' Camel plug door

Dreadnaught ends

Flat panel roof

Hydra-Cushion underframe

Evans DF-2 loaders

Load dividers

Nailable steel flooring

Paint schemes

When new:

Also wore:

Glacier Green

Big Sky Blue

 

 

Dimensions and capacities

DIMENSIONS

CAPACITY

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

DOORS

Length

Width

Height

LENGTH

WIDTH

HEIGHT FROM RAIL

SIDE

END

Cubic

Feet

Level

Full

Pounds

or

Gallons

 

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
60'-4" 9'-4" 10'-8" 65'-3" 9'-11" 10'-7" 4'-6" 14'-9" 15'-2" 10'-6" 10' - - 6070 170,000 lb.

Source: The Official Railway Equipment Register - January 1969

 

Number in use
Disposition
Year Event Company GN Numbers New Numbers No. Repainted
1970 Merger Burlington Northern (BN) 210000-210099 749400-749499 100 Some
1995 Merger Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)   Not assigned 1 None

Sources:

Various issues of The Official Railway Equipment Register 

BNSF 2002 Locomotive Review and Freight Car Directory (Del Grosso)

 

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No Additional

Photos

Available

  

GN 210074

Chehalis, WA

May 24, 1978

GN 2100??

Black Eagle, MT

July 19, 2003

GN 210094

Portland, OR

August 17, 1986

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Additional photo sources

Car No.

Page

Book

Author

210073

60

GN Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment

David H. Hickcox

210092

210005

98

Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial - Book 1

Scott R. Thompson

This list does not pretend to be all-inclusive. Other photo sources may be available.

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