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Bensenville rail yard

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Rail Box 35515 Box car in the Bensenville rail yard.

RBOX 35515, RBOX, Box cars, Freight cars, photographed on 25 August 1998 at Bensenville rail yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1998/08/98825h19.jpg] NEW! 8 April 2000

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Equipment characteristics of RBOX 35515: AAR car type B314 (unequipped box car), plate type C, tare weight 63,300 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 156,700 pounds, dry capacity 5,275 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 55' 7", width 10' 8", height 15' 5"), internal dimensions (length 50' 6", width 9' 6", height 11' 0"), side door ( width 10' 0", height 10' 4"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, April 2000]

Railcar fleet details for RBOX 35515: Unequipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XM; Outside Length: 55 ft 7 in; AAR Car Type Code: B314; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Inside Length: 50 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 5 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 14 ft 0 in; Inside Height: 11 ft 0 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 9 in; Side Door Height: 10 ft 4 in; Upper Eaves Width: 10 ft 0 in; Side Door Width: 10 ft 0 in; Side Door Type: 14; Plate Clearance: C; Lining: L; Floor Strength: 5; Draft Gear: 88; Cubic Ft Capacity: 5,275 cu ft; Max Weight on Rail: 220,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 154,000 lbs.; Tare Weight: 63,300 lbs.; Rate per Hour: 0.68; Rate per Mile: 0.075. Special Characteristics; Door Type: Single Sliding Doors, centered; Floor Type: Nailable Steel (includes alternate wood and steel floor), reinforced; Fittings: Anchor, Lading Strap; Fittings: Specially Equipped/Designed for Class A Explosives (XM, XMI, XLI Types). [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, April 2000]

Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 19 April 2024 at 21:11. 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.