Past Additions -- 1999

Photos taken yesterday, of freight cars in the Schiller Park and Bensenville yards, Metra locomotives, the Bensenville and Franklin Park stations, and a Milwaukee Road display caboose in Franklin Park.

Union Tank Car Company (UTCX) 49535 Four-bay covered hopper car in the Bensenville classification yard. UTCX 49535, UTCX, Covered hopper cars, Freight cars, photographed on 1 October 1999 at Bensenville yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera [railfan/1999/10/99a01886.jpg] NEW 2 October 1999 This image size is ( 1200 x 700; 162 KB ). A smaller image ( 600 x 350; 46 KB ) is also available.

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Equipment characteristics of UTCX 49535: AAR car type C214 (covered hopper car), plate type C, tare weight 62,900 pounds, total gross weight allowed 286,000 pounds, load limit 223,100 pounds, dry capacity 5,800 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 65' 0", width 10' 7", height 15' 6"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for UTCX 49535: Covered Hopper Car, Mechanical Designation: LO; Outside Length: 65 ft 0 in; AAR Car Type Code: C214; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 7 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 8 ft 6 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 11 in; Upper Eaves Width: 8 ft 11 in; Plate Clearance: C; Star Stencil: M; Compartments: 4; Outlets: 4; Lining: U; Roof Type: 4; Draft Gear: 88; Tare Weight: 62,900 lbs.; Rate per Mile: 0.546. Special Characteristics; Roof Configuration: Round roof hatch center line of car. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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