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Date Photographed

10 April 1999

Gondola cars at the Rockford yard.

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Conrail 588150 Gondola car in the Rockford yard.

CR 588150, CR, Open gondola cars, Freight cars, photographed on 10 April 1999 at Rockford yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1999/04/99410g11.jpg] NEW 10 February 2000

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Car markings on CR 588150: LD LMT 194600, LT WT 88400, 2 in. H.F. Comp Brake Shoes. [10 April 1999]

Equipment characteristics of CR 588150: AAR car type E534 (equipped gondola), plate type B, tare weight 68,400 pounds, total gross weight allowed 263,000 pounds, load limit 194,600 pounds, dry capacity 2,494 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 56' 7", width 10' 7", height 8' 6"), internal dimensions (length 52' 6", width 9' 6", height 5' 0"), pool number 5,551,119. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, February 2000]

Railcar fleet details for CR 588150: Equipped Gondola, Mechanical Designation: GBS; Outside Length: 56 ft 7 in; AAR Car Type Code: E534; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 7 in; Inside Length: 52 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 8 ft 6 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 8 ft 6 in; Inside Height: 5 ft 0 in; Upper Eaves Height: 8 ft 3 in; Upper Eaves Width: 10 ft 4 in; Plate Clearance: B; Trans. Code: P; Lining: U; Draft Gear: 88; Cubic Ft Capacity: 2,494 cu ft; Max Weight on Rail: 263,000 lbs.; Nominal Capacity: 194,000 lbs.; Tare Weight: 68,400 lbs.. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, February 2000]

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