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Chicago & North Western 715017
Box car
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 | Chicago & North Western 715017 Box car in the UP (former C&NW) Proviso yard (Melrose Park, Illinois). (CNW 715017, CNW, Box cars, Freight cars, CNW CB120, photographed on 28 September 1998 at Proviso Yard). Image size is available. |
CNW 715017 was built in 1973, capacity 154, length 50' 7", width 9' 5", height 10' 11", door opening 10' 0". CNW 715017 standard box series (C&NW series CB120) (CNW 715000-715346, 310 cars owned in this series in June 1995, 12 cars on heavy bad order, 31 cars on medium bad order). [source: Freight Car Situation Report, June 1995, page 2. 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 225.]
Equipment characteristics of CNW 715017: AAR car type A302 (equipped box car), plate type C, tare weight 60,000 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 160,000 pounds, dry capacity 5,261 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 55' 6", width 10' 8", height 15' 4"), internal dimensions (length 50' 7", width 9' 5", height 10' 11"), side door (width 10' 0", height 10' 3"), pool number 8,029,405. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]
Railcar fleet details for CNW 715017: Equipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XP; Outside Length: 55 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: A302; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Inside Length: 50 ft 7 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 4 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 5 in; Height of Extreme Width: 14 ft 2 in; Inside Height: 10 ft 11 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 8 in; Side Door Height: 10 ft 3 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 11 in; Side Door Width: 10 ft 0 in; Lower Eaves Height: 14 ft 4 in; Side Door Type: 14; Lower Eaves Width: 10 ft 2 in; Plate Clearance: C; Trans. Code: R; Lining: S; Floor Strength: 5; Draft Gear: 88; Cubic Ft Capacity: 5,261 cu ft. Special Characteristics; Door Type: Single Sliding Doors, centered; Floor Type: Nailable Steel (includes alternate wood and steel floor). [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]
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