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GN 174300-174424 Woodchip Cars
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General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
174300-174424
Woodchip Car
AFE 69-204
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Builder: |
Ortner |
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Built: |
1969 |
No. built: |
125 |
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Conv. from: |
N/A | |||||
| GTS | ||||||
| E | ||||||
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Empty WT: |
69,000 | |||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
| Frame: | Steel | |||||
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Trucks and Brakes |
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| Buckeye C-1 | ||||||
| Bearings: | Roller | Wheels: | 36" | |||
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Spotting features |
Equipment | Air brakes: | ABD | Cylinder: | 10"x12" | |
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Outside braced Sloping side sheets Brakewheel on side |
Doors on both ends (9'-10" Top - 8'-9" Bottom) x 10'-10" |
Paint schemes |
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When new: |
Also wore: |
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Big Sky Blue |
BN green and white |
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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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| 59'-6" | 9'-11" | 11'-6" | 63'-4" | 10'-8" | 15' | - | - |
9'-10" T. 8'-9" B. |
10'-10" | 6420 | 190,000 lb. | |||
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Source: Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial - Book 2 (Thompson) |
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| Number in use | ||||||
| Disposition | ||||||
| Year | Event | Company | GN Numbers | New Numbers | No. | Repainted |
| 1970 | Merger | Burlington Northern (BN) | 174300-174424 | 585600-585724 | 125 | Some |
| 1995 | Merger | Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) | 540247-540340 | 94 | None (yet) | |
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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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Photo gallery |
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GN 174348 Longview, WA March 15, 2003 |
GN 174394 Longview, WA March 15, 2003 |
GN 174400 Linnton, OR May 19, 2003 |
GN 174407 Linnton, OR April 17, 2003 |
GN 174412 Wenatchee, WA July 27, 2000 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
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Author |
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174367 |
98 |
David H. Hickcox |
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174374 174382 174... |
75 |
Scott R. Thompson |
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174400 174422 |
10 |
Clive S. Carter |
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This list does not pretend to be all-inclusive. Other photo sources may be available. |
Copyright © 2005 Ben Ringnalda |
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