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GN 74200-74220 Woodchip Cars
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General data |
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GREAT NORTHERN
74200-74220
40' Woodchip Car
AFE 60-291
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Builder: |
Great Northern |
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Built: |
1960 |
No. built: |
21 |
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Conv. from: |
74000-74199 Gondola (Blt. 1929) | |||||
| GS | ||||||
| Exceed Plate 'C' | ||||||
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Empty WT: |
57,000 lb. | |||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Sides: | Steel | Ends: | Steel | |||
| Frame: | Steel | |||||
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Trucks and brakes |
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| Dalman - Andrews | ||||||
| Bearings: | Friction | Wheels: | 33" | |||
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Spotting features |
Equipment | Air brakes: | AB | Cylinder: | 10"x12" | |
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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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When new: |
Also wore: |
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| Mineral Red | ||||||
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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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| 40'-4" | 9'-7" | 11' | 41'-10" | 10'-2" | 10'-7" | 8'-1" | 15'-10" | 15'-10" | - | - | - | - | 4412 | 100,000 lb. |
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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) | 74200-74220 | Not assigned | 21 | Unknown |
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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 74203 Wenatchee, WA February 9, 1974 |
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Additional photo sources |
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Car No. |
Page | Book | Author |
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74201 74203 |
70 | Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial - Book 2 | Scott R. Thompson |
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