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GN 74285-74294 Woodchip Cars
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GREAT NORTHERN
74285-74294
40' Woodchip Car
AFE ...
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Builder: |
Great Northern |
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Built: |
1964 |
No. built: |
10 |
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Conv. from: |
74000-74199 Gondola (Blt. 1929) | |||||
GS | ||||||
Exceed Plate 'C' | ||||||
Empty WT: |
57,000 lb. | |||||
Construction | ||||||
Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
Frame: | Steel | |||||
Trucks and brakes |
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Dalman - Andrews | ||||||
Bearings: | Friction | Wheels: | 33" | |||
Spotting features |
Equipment | Air brakes: | AB | Cylinder: | 10"x12" | |
Smooth steel top-extension Outside braced gondola sides |
16 drop bottom doors 4' 2 1/2"x2' opening
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Paint schemes |
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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 |
Extreme Width |
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Width of Open'g |
Height of Open'g |
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40'-4" | 9'-7" | 11' | 41'-10" | 10'-2" | 10'-7" | 8'-1" | 15'-10" | 15'-10" | - | - | - | - | 4412 | 100,000 lb. |
Source: The Official Railway Equipment Register - January 1969 |
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Disposition | ||||||
Year | Event | Company | GN Numbers | New Numbers | No. | Repainted |
1970 | Merger | Burlington Northern (BN) | 74285-74294 | Not assigned | 10 | Unknown |
Sources: Various issues of The Official Railway Equipment Register BNSF 2002 Locomotive Review and Freight Car Directory (Del Grosso) |
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Car No. |
Page | Book | Author |
74287 | 71 | Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial - Book 2 | Scott R. Thompson |
74287 | 3 | GNRHS Reference Sheet #250 | Clive S. Carter |
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