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Re: [CBQ] Re: Diagram books - flat cars

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From: "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:25:21 +1300
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Tom

Thanks for this, at least the inside length and capacity match the ORER.  
Thanks especially for identifying its function. Presumably 
it would have been assigned to a specific manufacturer.  Any suggestions?

Rupert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "thommack" <thommack@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:33 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Diagram books - flat cars


> Rupert,
>
> I have a set of the first freight car diagram books printed by the BN after 
> the merger. Although I cannot find an actual date in 
> the flat cars diagram book, I believe it was printed in 1970. Unfortunately, 
> it does not list the previous owner's class for any 
> of the flat cars.
>
> I did find CB&Q 91950 in the book, however. According to the diagram it was 
> built in 1969 by Maxson. In the diagram it looks like 
> a normal flatcar, but a note on the diagram says "TRANSFORMER LOADING". The 
> car weighs 63700 lbs and has a capacity of 154000 lbs. 
> The car has 5/8" steel plate flooring, and 14 stake pockets per side. It is 
> 66'-7" over pulling faces, with a 60'-0" inside 
> length. Here is where there might be an error in the diagram, however. The 
> diagram states that the car is 46'-9-1/4" over 
> strikers, 42'-5" over end sills, and on 32'-7" truck centers. Clearly those 
> last 4 dimensions don't seem to correlate with a 60' 
> flat car!!! The car is equipped with 20" keystone cushioning - I don't know 
> if that has anything to do with the length 
> differences. Also, the diagram clearly is not designed to be a true 
> representation of the car since it shows 18 stake pockets. 
> Perhaps someone else can clear up the seeming inconsistency.
>
> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@...> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know if the Burlington printed a freight car diagram book after 
>> 1965, or does anyone have  amended pages after March 
>> 1966?  I'm trying to identify whether class numbers were allocated to these 
>> flat cars and, if so, what were they -
>>
>> 88500-88516 - leased from NP - possibly no class allocated
>> 88600-88611 - leased from GATC - possibly no class allocated
>> 83700-83704 - coil cars
>> 91900 -  assigned to Boeing
>> 91901 - assigned to Boeing
>> 91902-91904 - assigned to Boeing
>> 91950 - anyone know anything about this one?
>>
>> Rupert Gamlen
>> Auckland NZ



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