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Minneapolis & St. Louis 1249 MOW flat car in the Waukegan UP yard, with Union Pacific (UPY) 654 GM EMD GP15-1 diesel-electric locomotive [background]. MSTL 1249, UPY 654, MSTL, MOW cars, Flat cars, Freight cars, MSTL MX401, UPY, GM EMD GP15-1, UP locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan UP yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/2000/01/00101208.jpg] NEW 6 January 2000 |
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The Waukegan UP yard is located to the north of the Waukegan Metra station, with scoot storage tracks immediately to the east of the station.
MSTL 1249, work flat. MSTL 1249 maintenance of way series (C&NW series MX401) (MSTL 858-1258, 24 cars owned in this series in June 1995, 5 cars on heavy bad order). [source: Freight Car Situation Report, June 1995, page 20. 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 234.]
Equipment characteristics of MSTL 1249: AAR car type M150 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 49,400 pounds, total gross weight allowed 177,000 pounds, load limit 127,600 pounds. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, January 2000]
Railcar fleet details for MSTL 1249: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: MWF; AAR Car Type Code: M150; Plate Clearance: B; Trans. Code: X; Trans Cond Code: A; Draft Gear: 88; Max Weight on Rail: 177,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 110,000 lbs.; Tare Weight: 49,400 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, January 2000]
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