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AAR Class: XL: Loader Equipped. Box car similar in design to "XM", with steel perforated side walls or equipped with interior side rails for securement of certain types of lading and/or permanently attached movable bulkheads.
AAR Type: A230
Detail Info:   Equipped Box Car, Inside Length: Less than 49', cushion draft gear/underframe, Other type door/opening

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NYC XL 87572
Title:  NYC XL 87572
Description:  NYC XL 87572, Cicero, Illinois, May 1981, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This is one of 209 cars in the 87455-87699 number series listed in the October 1971 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER). Unfortunately it appears the listing is not entirely accurate, as it indicates a door opening of 8 feet. The description reads: Box, Steel, 19 Belts, No. 1 Type Appliances.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/6/2009 6:02:23 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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NYC XL 87572
Title:  NYC XL 87572
Description:  NYC XL 87572 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in May 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/27/2009 6:29:52 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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New York Central box NYC #87649
Title:  New York Central box NYC #87649
Description:  NYC 87649
Photo Date:  7/23/1976  Upload Date: 10/13/2024 5:51:45 AM
Location:  Oceanside, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Pennslyvania DD box PRR #88280
Title:  Pennslyvania DD box PRR #88280
Description:  PRR 88280
Photo Date:  3/3/1976  Upload Date: 9/23/2024 5:47:05 AM
Location:  Oceanside, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
PRR X56 88461
Title:  PRR X56 88461
Description:  PRR X56 88461 at BN's Cicero, Illinois yard on an unknown day in March 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in February 1963, reweighed PU 5.74. According to the October 1971 ORER, this was one of 212 PRR class X56 double door boxcars in the 88251-88499 number series. This particular car is listed under Note 37 as follows: Individual numbers of cars in series 82100 to 82497, 88251 to 88499, 88501 to 88600, 111579 to 111699, and 607950 to 608623 equipped with racks for hauling automobile axles and differing in A.A.R. Mech. Designation from other cars in the same series: A.A.R. Mech Designation XP (Total cars, 31).
Photo Date:  3/1/1980  Upload Date: 7/26/2010 9:49:22 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
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LN 109844 with US Savings Bounds promo
Title:  LN 109844 with US Savings Bounds promo
Description:  LN 109844
Photo Date:  5/17/1978  Upload Date: 8/8/2014 5:44:43 AM
Location:  Oceanside, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  625   Comments: 0
Louisville & Nashville rebuilt 50' box LN #111495
Title:  Louisville & Nashville rebuilt 50' box LN #111495
Description:  LN 111495. Rebuilt from 40' box
Photo Date:  12/29/1975  Upload Date: 2/2/2025 10:52:49 AM
Location:  Roseville, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  30   Comments: 0
PC 229161, PC 207093, and PHD 1033
Title:  PC 229161, PC 207093, and PHD 1033
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Photo Date:  6/1/1977  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 11:42:34 PM
Location:  Beacon, NY
Author:  Henry Frick
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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PC Box Car
Title:  PC Box Car
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Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 4/9/2005 9:59:56 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Tony Krslovic
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1227   Comments: 0
PC 229200
Title:  PC 229200
Description:  50ft Box Car. 1989 - Kirkwood MO UP
Photo Date:  10/16/1989  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 12:26:03 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Matt Fick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  682   Comments: 0
TP 50' Boxcar 252627
Title:  TP 50' Boxcar 252627
Description:  Texas Pacific 50' boxcar 252627 on SLSF; ten-years old as of the picture, from the series 252600-774
Photo Date:  2/15/1982  Upload Date: 8/25/2012 5:37:06 PM
Location:  Pensacola, FL
Author:  Rick Morgan
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Views:  632   Comments: 0
PC Class X72 269447
Title:  PC Class X72 269447
Description:  Penn Central Company Class X72 269447 at Columbus, Indiana on February 4, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It was stenciled: BLT 3-72
Photo Date:  2/4/1987  Upload Date: 6/2/2018 12:23:27 PM
Location:  Columbus, IN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
Union Pacific box UP #500348
Title:  Union Pacific box UP #500348
Description:  UP 500348
Photo Date:  3/21/1976  Upload Date: 9/24/2024 5:26:01 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  58   Comments: 1
Union Pacific hi-cube box #517141
Title:  Union Pacific hi-cube box #517141
Description:  UP 517141. XML. PCF blt 1967. Stenciled: Return to PRR Grand Rapids, Mich.
Photo Date:  3/21/1976  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 4:32:40 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  585   Comments: 0
ICG 580831
Title:  ICG 580831
Description:  50ft Box Car. 1978 - Ewing Avenue Yard St. Louis MO SLSF
Photo Date:  9/4/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2006 10:58:15 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Matt Fick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  429   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 50' box GTW #595553
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 50' box GTW #595553
Description:  GTW 595553. Photo date approximate
Photo Date:  11/9/1975  Upload Date: 1/30/2025 9:33:34 AM
Location:  Roseville, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  25   Comments: 0


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