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Chicago & North Western 721065

Pullman Standard PS-1 Hydroframe-40 box car

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Chicago & North Western 721065 Pullman Standard PS-1 Hydroframe-40 box car in the Elk Grove Village yard.

CNW 721065, CNW, Box cars, Freight cars, Built by PS, CNW CA127, photographed on 25 October 1998 at Elk Grove Village yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1998/10/98a25b04.jpg]

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CNW 721065 was built in 1973, capacity 154, length 50' 7", width 9' 5", height 10' 11", door opening 10' 0". CNW 721065 equipped box series (C&NW series CA127) (CNW 721000-721092, 91 cars owned in this series in June 1995, 14 cars on heavy bad order, 11 cars on medium bad order). [source: Freight Car Situation Report, June 1995, page 1. 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 225.]

Equipment characteristics of CNW 721065: AAR car type A432 (equipped box car), plate type C, tare weight 73,900 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 146,100 pounds, dry capacity 5,240 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 58' 4", width 10' 8", height 14' 11"), internal dimensions (length 50' 7", width 9' 5", height 10' 11"), side door (width 10' 0", height 10' 3"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for CNW 721065: Equipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XL; Outside Length: 58 ft 4 in; AAR Car Type Code: A432; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 8 in; Inside Length: 50 ft 7 in; Outside Extreme Height: 14 ft 11 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 5 in; Height of Extreme Width: 14 ft 3 in; Inside Height: 10 ft 11 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 8 in; Side Door Height: 10 ft 3 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 11 in; Side Door Width: 10 ft 0 in; Lower Eaves Height: 14 ft 5 in; Side Door Type: 14; Lower Eaves Width: 10 ft 2 in; Plate Clearance: C; Lining: S; Draft Gear: 20; Tare Weight: 73,900 lbs. Special Characteristics; Door Type: Single Sliding Doors, centered; Floor Type: Wood; Fittings: Inflatable Bulkhead. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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.