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26 November 1999

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train, Metra, and rail equipment at the Galewood yard.

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84712 Circus double-deck open auto rack car (Red Unit), Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84804 Circus container car (Red Unit), and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 84803 Circus container car (Red Unit)) [near to far] in {Galewood yard.

RBBX 84712, RBBX 84804, RBBX 84803, RBBX, Autorack cars, Circus transport cars, RBBX Red Unit, Circus, Circus support cars, photographed on 26 November 1999 at Galewood yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/1999/11/99b26212.jpg] NEW 2 December 1999

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RBBX 84712: RBBB car type flat, carbon steel car body (CS), built in 1979 by Bethlem as Southern Pacific Railroad 518160, acquired by RBBB in 1993, numbered RBBX 84712. 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 84712: 2 IN HF COMP SHOES, BLT 1-79. [20 November 1999]

Equipment characteristics of RBBX 84712: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 73,500 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]

Equipment characteristics of RBBX 84712: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 73,500 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 84712: 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: 4 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: B; Tare Weight: 73,500 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, December 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.