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Bill:
The term "rebuilt" is strictly for bookkeeping purposes when it comes to the XM-27's. In reality, the XM-15 cars were scrapped, with all the useable parts used in building the XM-27s, which had double-sheathed wooden bodies topped with radial roofs of the
same type used on contemporary boxcars of the Northern Pacific. There are a couple of good views of these cars, but my prints have gone to the BRHS archives. Until a few years ago the intact body of an XM-27 still sat beside the track of the "South Branch"
at Essex, Iowa, south of Red Oak.
Hol
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of William Hirt via groups.io <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:26 PM
To: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] XM-27 box cars
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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