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4 October 1999

Many freight cars and a few locomotives at the Schiller Park yard, and a few stopped near the O'Hare Transfer station.

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Southern Pacific 242407 Box car in the Schiller Park yard.

SP 242407, SP, Box cars, Freight cars, photographed on 4 October 1999 at Schiller Park north yard leads by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera [railfan/1999/10/99a04229.jpg] NEW 8 October 1999

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Equipment characteristics of SP 242407: AAR car type A403 (equipped box car), plate type C, tare weight 67,700 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 152,300 pounds, dry capacity 5,258 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 57' 10", width 10' 7", height 15' 4"), internal dimensions (length 50' 7", width 9' 6", height 10' 11"), side door (width 16' 0", height 10' 4"), pool number 8,027,110. [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for SP 242407: Equipped Box Car, Mechanical Designation: XP; Outside Length: 57 ft 10 in; AAR Car Type Code: A403; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 7 in; Inside Length: 50 ft 7 in; Outside Extreme Height: 15 ft 4 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 6 in; Height of Extreme Width: 14 ft 2 in; Inside Height: 10 ft 11 in; Upper Eaves Height: 14 ft 9 in; Side Door Height: 10 ft 4 in; Upper Eaves Width: 9 ft 7 in; Side Door Width: 16 ft 0 in; Lower Eaves Height: 14 ft 5 in; Side Door Type: 4; Lower Eaves Width: 10 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: C; Trans. Code: R; Lining: S; Draft Gear: 20; Cubic Ft Capacity: 5,258 cu ft; Tare Weight: 67,700 lbs. Special Characteristics; Door Type: Double Sliding Doors, centered, sliding; Floor Type: Wood; Fittings: Anchor, Lading Strap. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 13 March 2024 at 23:04. 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.