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5 March 2000

A few hours west of Chicago, we've some photos of the preserved and operating Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive at Galesburg Railroad Days in June 1998.

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Harold Kept many of his photos on sites which no longer exist.

Burlington Northern 376506 Box car in a mixed freight train passing through the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot

BN 376506, BN, Box cars, Freight cars, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [zephyr/1998/06/98628a07.jpg] NEW! 5 March 2000

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Equipment characteristics of BN 376506: AAR car type A406 (equipped box car), plate type F, tare weight 76,900 pounds, total gross weight allowed 263,000 pounds, load limit 186,100 pounds, dry capacity 6,504 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 60' 2", width 10' 8", height 17' 0"), internal dimensions (length 52' 8", width 9' 6", height 13' 0"), side door ( width 16' 0", height 12' 5"), pool number 7,772,070. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, March 2000]

Railcar fleet details for BN 376506: Equipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XP; Outside Length: 60 ft 2 in; AAR Car Type Code: A406; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Inside Length: 52 ft 8 in; Outside Extreme Height: 17 ft 0 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 3 ft 8 in; Inside Height: 13 ft 0 in; Upper Eaves Height: 13 ft 1 in; Side Door Height: 12 ft 5 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 7 in; Side Door Width: 16 ft 0 in; Lower Eaves Height: 13 ft 0 in; Side Door Type: 6; Lower Eaves Width: 10 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: F; Trans. Code: P; Lining: L; Floor Strength: 5; Draft Gear: 20; Cubic Ft Capacity: 6,504 cu ft; Max Weight on Rail: 263,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 184,000 lbs.; Tare Weight: 76,900 lbs.; Rate per Hour: 0.81; Rate per Mile: 0.077. Special Characteristics; Door Type: Double Plug Doors, centered; Floor Type: Wood; Fittings: Anti-Pilferage Locking Device. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, March 2000]

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