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Chicago & North Western 350548 Gondola car

Chicago & North Western 350548 Gondola car in the UP (former C&NW) Proviso yard (Melrose Park, Illinois). (CNW 350548, CNW, Open gondola cars, Freight cars, CNW CG550, photographed on 4 December 1998 at Proviso Yard).     Image size is available.

CNW 350548 gondola series (C&NW series CG550) (CNW 350500-350746, 245 cars owned in this series in June 1995). [source: Freight Car Situation Report, June 1995, page 5. Courtesy of Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster, The Chicago & North Western Historical Society, Library of Congress catalog card number 98-073877, 1999, page 227.]

Equipment characteristics of CNW 350548: AAR car type E530 (equipped gondola), plate type B, tare weight 72,000 pounds, total gross weight allowed 263,000 pounds, load limit 191,000 pounds, dry capacity 2,494 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 56' 6", width 10' 8", height 8' 9"), internal dimensions (length 52' 6", width 9' 6", height 6' 5"), pool number 8,024,200. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for CNW 350548: Equipped Gondola, Mechanical Designation: GBS; Outside Length: 56 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: E530; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Inside Length: 52 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 8 ft 9 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 7 ft 7 in; Inside Height: 6 ft 5 in; Upper Eaves Height: 8 ft 9 in; Upper Eaves Width: 10 ft 8 in; Plate Clearance: B; Trans. Code: R; Lining: U; Draft Gear: 88; Cubic Ft Capacity: 2,494 cu ft; Tare Weight: 72,000 lbs.; Rate per Hour: 0.63; Rate per Mile: 0.134. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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