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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84707 Circus flat car (Red Unit)

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84707 Circus flat car (Red Unit) in the Galewood yard. (RBBX 84703, RBBX, Circus flat cars, RBBX Red Unit, Circus, photographed on 20 November 1999 at Galewood yard).     Image size is available.

RBBX 84703: RBBB car type flat, carbon steel car body (CS), built in 1969 by Bethlem as Grand Trunk Western Railroad 303080, acquired by RBBB in 1989, numbered RBBX 84703. In 1999 it was located with the Red Unit. [Source: 1999 Circus Train Consist list, Domestic Transportation Department, Feld Entertainment, Inc., Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Combined Shows Inc., revised 7/12/99, printed 10/13/99.]

Car markings on RBBX 84703: 2 IN HF COMP SHOES. [20 November 1999]

Equipment characteristics of RBBX 84703: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 74,900 pounds, total gross weight allowed 200,000 pounds, load limit 100 pounds, external dimensions (length 94' 6", width 9' 0", height 6' 0"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, November 1999]

Railcar fleet details for RBBX 84703: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: PS; Outside Length: 94 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: M530; Outside Extreme Width: 9 ft 0 in; Outside Extreme Height: 6 ft 0 in; Height of Extreme Width: 3 ft 9 in; Plate Clearance: B; Tare Weight: 74,900 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, December 1999]

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