Tom,
Think that is a donation for the Colorado Railway Museum.
RBBQ 77000-77246 is a good car number series. That was the last
one still lettered RBBQ.
Assigned BN numbers were 747000-747249. 64 cars are supposed to
remain.
Assigned BNSF 782439-782502.
Russ
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From: <mack@c...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 December, 2002 20:52
Subject: [BRHSlist] What in the world???
> I was just at the Colorado Railroad Museum today, and while checking
> out the Coors plant along Route 58 found something rather remarkable
> (at least I I think it might be).
>
> In the Coors plant, coupled between a very weahtered 40' Coors boxcar
> and two Coors flat cars marked for "Maintenance" work, is a PERFECT,
> Green, Burlington Plug door, waffle side boxcar!!! Yes, I'm not
> hallucinating. BURLINGTON. The reporting marks, however, are RBBQ
> 77175, and the Blt date is 03-65. Paint date is also 03-65. It has a
> green roof. This car is in literally PERFECT condition. It also
> says "Hydraulic Cushioning" on the side. This is NOT a Burlington
> Northern car with the "Northern" faded out. It is straight
> BURLINGTON. Its end markings also read RBBQ 77175. The car does have
> the later black lubrication(?) stencils on it, however.
>
> Looking in my 1967 Official Railway Equipment Register I cannot find
> RBBQ listed as a valid reporting mark, only RBBX. The RBBX cars (AAR
> type RBL) are numbered 79000 to 79799, then 79900 to 79924. BREX
> reefers (AAR type RS) are numbered 76250 to 78349. So the 77175
> number seems to fit somewhere in between. But I have no idea where
> this car could have come from.
>
> Is this car a new repaint for someone or what?? Any ideas?????
>
> Tom Mack
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