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Diesel locomotives and freight cars near the O'Hare Transfer station in July 1998. With this update this photo collection now has more than 3,500 photographs, and over 2,100 with large images.
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Harold Kept many of his photos on sites which no longer exist. |
| Rail Box 38223 Box car stopped on a siding near the O'Hare Transfer station. RBOX 38223, RBOX, Box cars, Freight cars, photographed on 17 September 1998 at O'Hare Transfer station by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1998/09/98917i08.jpg] NEW 14 February 2000 |
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Equipment characteristics of RBOX 38223: AAR car type B314 (unequipped box car), plate type C, tare weight 63,500 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 156,500 pounds, dry capacity 5,277 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 55' 9", width 10' 7", height 15' 3"), internal dimensions (length 50' 6", width 9' 6", height 11' 0"), side door ( width 10' 0", height 10' 4"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, February 2000]
Railcar fleet details for RBOX 38223: Unequipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XM; Outside Length: 55 ft 9 in; AAR Car Type Code: B314; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 7 in; Inside Length: 50 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 3 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 3 ft 5 in; Inside Height: 11 ft 0 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 8 in; Side Door Height: 10 ft 4 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 7 in; Side Door Width: 10 ft 0 in; Lower Eaves Height: 14 ft 4 in; Side Door Type: 14; Lower Eaves Width: 10 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: C; Lining: L; Floor Strength: 5; Draft Gear: 88; Cubic Ft Capacity: 5,277 cu ft; Max Weight on Rail: 220,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 154,000 lbs.; Tare Weight: 63,500 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, March 2000]
Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 21 September 2024 at 07:54. 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.