Date Photographed

A few photos from a trip downtown, of a Metra scoot at Norwood Park and some Amtrak equipment on the Union Station leads.

Amtrak 13275 MOW gondola and Amtrak 15729 MOW flat car AMTK 13275, AMTK 15729, AMTK, MOW gondola cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, MOW flat cars, Flat cars, photographed on 10 September 1999 at Chicago Union Station north leads by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera [railfan/1999/09/99910284.jpg] NEW 24 September 1999 This image size is ( 1200 x 700; 190 KB ). A smaller image ( 600 x 350; 56 KB ) is also available.

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Equipment characteristics of AMTK 13275: AAR car type M190 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 63,000 pounds, total gross weight allowed 263,000 pounds, load limit 200,000 pounds, external dimensions (length 55' 5", width 10' 7", height 8' 1"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for AMTK 13275: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: MWM; Outside Length: 55 ft 5 in; AAR Car Type Code: M190; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 7 in; Outside Extreme Height: 8 ft 1 in; Height of Extreme Width: 7 ft 7 in; Plate Clearance: B; Tare Weight: 63,000 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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