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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train at the Galewood yard. Amtrak Hiawatha departing from Chicago Union Station in November 1998. An EJ&E steel coil car in October 1998.
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| Undercarriage detail of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 63002 Circus baggage (Red Unit). RBBX 63002, RBBX, Circus support cars, RBBX Red Unit, Circus, photographed on 26 November 1999 at Galewood yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/1999/11/99b26300.jpg] NEW 2 December 1999 |
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RBBX 63002: RBBB car type coach, aluminum car body (AL), built in 1962 by Steel Car as Union Pacific Railroad 6329, acquired by RBBB in 1992, numbered RBBX 63002. In 1999 it was located with the Red Unit with house number 32. [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 40003: Circus Red Train 1999 house number 32. [26 November 1999]
Equipment characteristics of RBBX 63002: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total gross weight allowed 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, external dimensions (length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 13' 9"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, November 1999]
Railcar fleet details for RBBX 63002: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: PS; Outside Length: 85 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: M530; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 13 ft 9 in; Height of Extreme Width: 7 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: B; Draft Gear: 5; Tare Weight: 127,300 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, December 1999]
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