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CB&Q Auto Rack 731 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Auto Rack 731 mounted on KTTX 904054 at Eola, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the book,$CB&Q Color Guide To Freight And Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor, CB&Q 731 was a hinged tri-level auto rack built by Paragon. The Burlington began acquiring nn auto rack superstructures in 1961. These racks were mounted on flat cars owned by Trailer Train Company, which was jointly owned by the CB&Q and a number of other railrsads. This car was dedicated to Ford Motor Company and assigned to Ford's national pool allowing it to travel to all of Ford's assembly plants. |
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9/1/1980 Upload Date: 4/10/2015 3:29:17 PM |
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Eola, IL |
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Chuck.Zeiler |
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CB&Q Class XM-4C 49784 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class XM-4C 49784 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in June 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was stenciled: BLT.HV.9.66 . The following is from the book, CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor: CB&Q # 49400 - 49799 were built at Havelock ( CB&Q shops in Nebraska ) during 1966 as Class XM-4C. Built to a Northern Pacific design, these were the only boxcars on the Q to feature the waffle pattern on the car side. All of the XM-4C's featured the combination 8' and 6' plug doors with grain access doors ( at the top of the 8' door ) originally introduced in 1963 on the Class XM-4's. Also like the XM-4's, the XM-4C's had an inside length of 50' 6" and a 5,080 cu. ft. capacity. While the XM-4B's of 1966 came with roofwalks and ladders, the XM-4C's never received either, even though both groups of cars were being built at the same time. And the following came from an internet search: The waffle side cars featured protrusions on the exterior which held load tie-downs on the interior. |
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6/1/1980 Upload Date: 5/11/2017 11:43:32 AM |
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Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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| Title: |
CB&Q Class XM-4C 49784 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class XM-4C 49784 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in June 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was stenciled: BLT.HV.9.66 . The following is from the book, CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor: CB&Q # 49400 - 49799 were built at Havelock ( CB&Q shops in Nebraska ) during 1966 as Class XM-4C. Built to a Northern Pacific design, these were the only boxcars on the Q to feature the waffle pattern on the car side. All of the XM-4C's featured the combination 8' and 6' plug doors with grain access doors ( at the top of the 8' door ) originally introduced in 1963 on the Class XM-4's. Also like the XM-4's, the XM-4C's had an inside length of 50' 6" and a 5,080 cu. ft. capacity. While the XM-4B's of 1966 came with roofwalks and ladders, the XM-4C's never received either, even though both groups of cars were being built at the same time. And the following came from an internet search: The waffle side cars featured protrusions on the exterior which held load tie-downs on the interior. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1981 Upload Date: 5/11/2017 11:24:49 AM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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| Title: |
CB&Q Class XM-4C 49789 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class XM-4C 49789 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was stenciled: BLT.HV.9.66 . The following is from the book, CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor: CB&Q # 49400 - 49799 were built at Havelock ( CB&Q shops in Nebraska ) during 1966 as Class XM-4C. Built to a Northern Pacific design, these were the only boxcars on the Q to feature the waffle pattern on the car side. All of the XM-4C's featured the combination 8' and 6' plug doors with grain access doors ( at the top of the 8' door ) originally introduced in 1963 on the Class XM-4's. Also like the XM-4's, the XM-4C's had an inside length of 50' 6" and a 5,080 cu. ft. capacity. While the XM-4B's of 1966 came with roofwalks and ladders, the XM-4C's never received either, even though both groups of cars were being built at the same time. And the following came from an internet search: The waffle side cars featured protrusions on the exterior which held load tie-downs on the interior. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 5/11/2017 12:00:18 PM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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