Past Additions -- 1999

Photos of freight cars in the Schiller Park yard, taken this week on 4 October.

Dow Chemical 70810 Tank car passes on the Schiller Park north yard leads. DOWX 70810, DOWX, Tank cars, Freight cars, photographed on 4 October 1999 at Schiller Park north yard leads by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera [railfan/1999/10/99a04098.jpg] NEW 12 October 1999 This image size is ( 1200 x 600; 196 KB ). A smaller image ( 600 x 300; 61 KB ) is also available.

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Equipment characteristics of DOWX 70810: AAR car type T106 (tank car), plate type C, tare weight 70,100 pounds, total gross weight allowed 286,000 pounds, load limit 215,900 pounds, wet capacity 23,696, external dimensions (length 64' 0", width 10' 8", height 15' 2"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for DOWX 70810: Tank Car, Mechanical Designation: T; Outside Length: 64 ft 0 in; AAR Car Type Code: T106; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 2 in; Height of Extreme Width: 8 ft 2 in; Plate Clearance: C; Star Stencil: M; Compartments: 1; Draft Gear: 77; Tare Weight: 70,100 lbs.; Rate per Mile: 0.904. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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