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GN 174050-174199 Woodchip Cars
General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
174050-174199
Woodchip Car
AFE 66-
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Builder: |
Gunderson Brothers |
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Built: |
1966 |
No. built: |
150 |
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Conv. from: |
N/A | |||||
LP | ||||||
C | ||||||
Empty WT: |
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Construction | ||||||
Sides: | Plywood | Ends: | Steel | |||
Frame: | Steel | |||||
Trucks and brakes |
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ASF A-3 | ||||||
Bearings: | Roller | Wheels: | 36" | |||
Spotting features: |
Equipment | Air brakes: | Cylinder: | |||
Heavy outside bracing Horizontal ribbed B-end Vertical ribbed A-end (door)
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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 |
Black with 1936 logo Black with 1967 logo BN green and white |
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'-6" | 9'-1" | 10'-11" | 62'-6" | 10'-4" | 10'-4" | 14'-6" | 14'-6" | 14'-6" | - | - | - | - | 6048 | 196,000 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) | 174050-174199 | 585350-585499 | 150 | Some |
1995 | Merger | Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) | 540129-540157 | 29 | None (yet) | |
Sources: Various issues of The Official Railway Equipment Register BNSF 2002 Locomotive Review and Freight Car Directory (Del Grosso) |
Photo gallery |
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GN 174078 Wishram, WA May 13, 1980 |
GN 174181 Tigard, OR 1985 |
GN 174093 Priest River, ID August 1985 |
GN 174173 Priest River, ID August 1985 |
BN 585459 Kelso, WA March 15, 2003 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
Page |
Author |
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174098 |
98 |
David H. Hickcox |
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174067 147147 |
74 |
Scott R. Thompson |
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This list does not pretend to be all-inclusive. Other photo sources may be available. |
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