Re: [CBQ] XM-27 box cars

["William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>]

According to the CB&Q Freight Car Roster 1875-1970 researched and 
assembled by Rupert Gamlin and published in 2021 by the BRHS, the Class 
XM-27 was built in 1926 by the CB&Q Aurora shops. These were 300 rebuilt 
cars from XM-15 series built 1910 by Haskell & Barker (Series 
107100-108599) and numbered in Series 121000-121299 when rebuilt. These 
are considered the last new truss rod 40' boxcars built by a Class I 
railroad. Rupert's documentation says they were originally put in 
service as 40' 8 1/8" outside length car. The outside length was updated 
in 1935 to 41" 5".  Inside height was 7' 9 3/4",  car had a 2685 cubic 
footage, and a 80,000 lb capacity. The last record on these cars was 
1951 suggesting they were retired with their K system brake systems when 
K brakes were outlawed.
Bill Hirt

On 5/12/2025 1:53 PM, npin53 via groups.io wrote:
> Any information out there on the XM-27 cars? How many were there? 
> Builders?
> Aaron Gjermundson

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