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Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 700136 Autorack car

This is one of about forty autorack cars that were damaged when a CSXT crew took an excess-height train under a normal-height bridge. The Autorack oops article discusses the incident.

	Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 700136 Autorack car showing damage to its load and missing roof. (ATSF 700136, Autorack oops, ATSF, Autorack cars, Freight cars, index, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub).     Image size is available.
	Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 700136 Autorack car showing damage to its load and missing roof. (ATSF 700136, Autorack oops, ATSF, Autorack cars, Freight cars, index, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub).     Image size is available.
	Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 700136 Autorack car showing damage to its load and missing roof. (ATSF 700136, Autorack oops, ATSF, Autorack cars, Freight cars, index, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub).     Image size is available.
	Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 700136 Autorack car showing damage to its load and missing roof. (ATSF 700136, Autorack oops, ATSF, Autorack cars, Freight cars, index, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub).     Image size is available.
	Each of the excess height autorack cars is damaged, while the standard height cars passed without difficulty. [near to far] SP 516759, SSAM 38657, NYC 631289, CSXT 150086, TTGX 994924, TTGX 99070, CSXT 485725, CNW 490138, CSXT 225021, ATSF 700136 and other cars. (SP 516759, SSAM 38657, NYC 631289, CSXT 150086, TTGX 994924, TTGX 990770, CSXT 485725, CNW 490138, CSXT 225021, ATSF 700136, Autorack oops, SP, Autorack cars, Freight cars, SSAM, Centerbeam flat cars, NYC, Coil cars, CSXT, Box cars, TTGX, Open gondola cars, CNW, Covered hopper cars, Built by Thrall, CNW CL901, ATSF, index, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub).     Image size is available.

Equipment characteristics of ATSF 700136: AAR car type V941 (vehicular flat car), plate type G, tare weight 96,900 pounds, total gross weight allowed 179,000 pounds, load limit 82,100 pounds, external dimensions (length 93' 8", width 10' 8", height 19' 0"), internal dimensions (length 89' 4", width 9' 0", pool number 9,990,017. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for ATSF 700136: Vehicular Flat Car, Mechanical Designation: FA; Outside Length: 93 ft 8 in; AAR Car Type Code: V941; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Outside Extreme Height: 19 ft 0 in; Height of Extreme Width: 5 ft 9 in; Plate Clearance: G; Star Stencil: S; Trans. Code: N; Draft Gear: 10; Tare Weight: 96,900 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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