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Past Additions -- 2000

8 February 2000

Freight cars at the O'Hare Transfer station in July 1998, mostly Wisconsin Central covered hoppers and box cars.

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Wisconsin Central 84509 Rib-sided two-bay covered hopper car on the passing siding at the O'Hare Transfer station.

WC 84509, WC, Covered hopper cars, Freight cars, photographed on 30 July 1998 at O'Hare Transfer station by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1998/07/98730o08.jpg] NEW 8 February 2000

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Equipment characteristics of WC 84509: AAR car type C112 (covered hopper car), plate type B, roof type 4 (round roof hatch, center line of car), tare weight 57,500 pounds, total gross weight allowed 286,000 pounds, load limit 228,500 pounds, dry capacity 3,000 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 41' 11", width 10' 8", height 15' 1"), pool number 2,504,020. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, February 2000]

Railcar fleet details for WC 84509: Covered Hopper Car, Mechanical Designation: LO; Outside Length: 41 ft 11 in; AAR Car Type Code: C112; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 1 in; Height of Extreme Width: 13 ft 10 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 5 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 8 in; Plate Clearance: B; Compartments: 2; Trans. Code: P; Outlets: 2; Lining: U; Roof Type: 4; Draft Gear: 66; Max Weight on Rail: 263,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 0 lbs.; Tare Weight: 57,500 lbs.. Special Characteristics; Roof Configuration: Round roof hatch center line of car. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, March 2000]

Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 25 October 2024 at 01:54. Photographs and text copyright © 1998-2000 Harold A. Driscoll, All Rights Reserved. Email address is provided exclusively for personal contact, but emphatically not for use for SPAM net.abuse.