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AAR Class: LO: A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, valves, or tight fitting slide or gate to prevent leakage of lading. Car may be provided with facilities for discharge of lading through openings in top or sides and may have one or more compartments. Mechanical or other means may be provided within car to expedite loading or unloading.
AAR Type: L151
Detail Info:   Special Type Cars, Gravity Unloading, Cubic Capacity: less than 3000 cu ft

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CGW LO 20
Title:  CGW LO 20
Description:  Chicago Great Western Railway LO 20 in BN's at Cicero, Illinois yard on September 24, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the October 1971 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER), this was one of 43 airslides in the 3-45 number series. It is stencilled: BLT 7-60 and reweighed CNW 5-83. This was the lowest number CGW freight car I photographed, car #1 was a 71 foot flatcar.
Photo Date:  9/24/1983  Upload Date: 5/23/2009 10:17:12 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
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CGW LO 32
Title:  CGW LO 32
Description:  Chicago Great Western Railway LO 32 in BN's Cicero, Illinois yard on an unknown day in April 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was one of 43 cars listed in the October 1971 issue of the ORER in the 3-45 number series.
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/23/2009 10:34:17 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
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CGW LO 42
Title:  CGW LO 42
Description:  Chicago Great Western Railway LO 42 at Cicero, Illinois on June 25, 1983, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. This was one of 43 cars in the 3-45 number series, 2600 cubic foot capacity. It is stencilled: NEW 7-64.
Photo Date:  6/25/1983  Upload Date: 5/23/2009 10:43:14 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
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CGW LO 747
Title:  CGW LO 747
Description:  Chicago Great Western Railway LO 747 in BN's Cicero, Illinois yard on an unknown day in May 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car is stencilled: SAND LOADING ONLY and was last weighted: CLN 6-77. According to the October 1971 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER), this car was one of 50 cars in the 710-759 number series.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 6:00:25 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
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CGW LO 70087
Title:  CGW LO 70087
Description:  Chicago Great Western Railway LO 70087 in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was one of 95 cars listed in the October 1971 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Register in the 70001-70100 series. The capacity was 1958 cubic feet, 140000 pounds. It seems to missing the coupler at this end.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 5/28/2009 6:40:54 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
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