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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84706

Circus flat car (Red Unit)

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84706 Circus flat car (Red Unit) in the Galewood yard.

RBBX 84706, RBBX, Circus flat cars, RBBX Red Unit, Circus, photographed on 20 November 1999 at Galewood yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/1999/11/99b20196.jpg] NEW 6 December 1999

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RBBX 84706: RBBB car type flat, carbon steel car body (CS), built in 1969 by Bethlem as TTGX (TTX, fully enclosed bi-level auto rack car) 961793, acquired by RBBB in 1992, numbered RBBX 84706. In 1999 it was located with the Red Unit. [Source: 1999 Circus Train Consist list, Domestic Transportation Department, Feld Entertainment, Inc., Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Combined Shows Inc., revised 7/12/99, printed 10/13/99.]

Car markings on {RBBX 85701): 2 IN HF COMP SHOES, BLT 1-69. [20 November 1999]

Equipment characteristics of RBBX 84706: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 76,000 pounds, total gross weight allowed 200,000 pounds, load limit 100 pounds, external dimensions (length 94' 6", width 10' 0", height 6' 0"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, November 1999]

Railcar fleet details for RBBX 84706: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: PS; Outside Length: 94 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: M530; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 0 in; Outside Extreme Height: 6 ft 0 in; Height of Extreme Width: 3 ft 4 in; Plate Clearance: B; Tare Weight: 76,000 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, December 1999]

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