What’s on this disc: Part 1 - Intro/Single Sliding Door Introduction Builder’s Logos 5237 Cubic-Foot CP 216000-216199 7541 Cubic-Foot LW 470460-470559 Part 2 - Double Sliding Doors 5503 Cubic-Foot BCOL 48000-48049 5997 Cubic-Foot SP 286001-286149 6538 Cubic-Foot CLC 3800-3949 CN 558000-558424 CN 558425-558524 GNRR 8000-8199 NOKL 558425-558524 6646 Cubic-Foot IBT 19600-19849 6648 Cubic-Foot BCOL 860525-860676 BCOL 860680-860809 HS 3100-3249 IBT 19600-19849 IBT 19850-20014 6663 Cubic-Foot AOK 120000-120149 BCOL 60810-60866 7541 Cubic-Foot BNSF 760550-760656 UP 369100-369179 7627 Cubic-Foot AOK 19000-19129 AOK 19130-19299 Part 3 - Single Plug Door 5037 Cubic-Foot KCS 154000-154099 5277 Cubic-Foot CN 414000-414499 5327 Cubic-Foot WC 21000-21299 5357 Cubic-Foot KCS 172000-172299 6237 Cubic-Foot CN 406500-406649 6269 Cubic-Foot AOK 14000-14104 BN 287000-287299 CHTT 160000-160199 CHTT 405000-405173 CHTT 405174-405198 CNA 406800-406899 CNA 406900-406942 CNW 520000-520001 CNW 520002-520099 CP 217000-217299 CRLE 16000-16999 CRLE 17000-17099 CRLE 119500-119599 CRLE 119600-119699 CSXT 151200-151399 HS 7951-7971 IBT 18850-18999 IBT 19000-19099 IC 533000-533099 LW 1000-1249 LW 9000-9174 MMA 9000-9174 MR 6075-6099 NOKL 560800-560999 NOKL 570100-570249 NOKL 570251-570450 NOKL 570500-570999 SLR 3100-3174 SRY 5080-5099 SRY 5100-5114 SRY 5115-5149 TR 405000-405173 TR 406255-406399 UMP 570100-570249 YKRR 20300-20474 6301 Cubic-Foot AOK 1000-1034 AOK 15000-15199 6504 Cubic-Foot BN 376750-376959 BNSF 727922-728112 NOKL 571000-571039 WCRC 6000-6039 AOK 19130-19299 6646 Cubic-Foot KCS 129000-129224 KCS 129225-129574 7541 Cubic-Foot AOK 116700-116749 KCS 129575-129724 LW 470300-470459 7580 Cubic-Foot AOK 111000-11109 AOK 111250-111549 CRLE 19600-19699 Part 4 - Double Plug Doors 6156 Cubic-Foot MRL 10001-10100 MRL 11000-11099 6236 Cubic-Foot BN 375880-375999 BNSF 727238-727354 7285 Cubic-Foot UP 961450-961549 7286 Cubic-Foot KCS 759000-759224 7352 Cubic-Foot UP 961200-961404 7526 Cubic-Foot BNSF 761000-761099 7541 Cubic-Foot CHTT 380000-380099 NOKL 603200-603299 SLGG 86500-86599 7550 Cubic-Foot AGR 10000-10099 AOK 112000-112999 AOK 119000-119099 CRLE 19010-19074 CRLE 19075-19134 TBOX 660000-660499 TBOX 660500-660799 TBOX 660800-661199 TR 401100-401199 7571 Cubic-Foot UP 354450-354999 7577 Cubic-Foot WC 22100-22399 Part 5 - Combination Doors/Reference 5277 Cubic-Foot BCOL 100300-100349 6637 Cubic-Foot BCOL 60100-60249 6652 Cubic-Foot BCOL 60250-60499 Abbreviation Key AAR Type Codes Bibliography Double Sliding Door Box Cars 6538 Cubic-Foot Exterior Post Dimensional Data Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height 52’ 8” 9’ 6” 13’ 1” Outside Length Outside Width Outside Height 59’ 8” 10’ 8” 17’ 0” Plate F AAR Type Codes A303 (TW) and A403 (GUX) Two versions of this car were built. The first version is built by Gunderson at Portland, Oregon. Spotting features of these cars include welded corrugated non-terminating ends composed of three panels, the top two panels having two corrugations and the lower panel with three corrugations (2/2/3). There are 14 exterior posts (seven on either side of the centered sliding doors) and the third post on each end is wider, with a hole near the bottom to allow access to the end rivet on the riveted bolster. The sill is straight with a radiused notch that extends inboard to the bolster (terminating at the third post). The second version is built by TrentonWorks at Trenton, Nova Scotia. Spotting features of these cars include welded corrugated nonterminating ends composed of seven individual channels welded to a flat steel plate. There are 12 exterior posts (six on either side of the centered doors). The sill is a drop design, welded from five angle sections (two straight end sections, two intermediate drop sections and a long straight center section. There is a jack pad welded to the bottom face of the sill at the bolster. All these cars are stenciled as 6538 cubic feet, but UMLER shows the Gunderson cars as 6537 cubic feet, the CN and NOKL lettered Trenton cars as 6525 cubic feet and the GNRR Trenton cars as 6505 cubic feet. Roads Represented: Columbia & Cowlitz Railway (CLC) Canadian National Railways (CN) Georgia Northeastern Railroad (GNRR) Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL) Spotting Details - Notch, Gunderson (Portland, Oregon) Close-up of the notch in the sill of CLC 3834, built 1/95. Note that the bolster is riveted to the sill with six rivets (or Huck bolts). The hole in the wide post allows access to the rivet during assembly or for repairs. The jack pad is welded to the sill and bolster. Trenton-built cars utilize a welded bolster (see following pages), and rather than a straight sill made from channel as on the Portland-built cars, the sills are fabricated from angle stock and welded to give it the drop below the door tracks. Spotting Details - Draft Sill, Gunderson (Portland, Oregon) Detail view of the fabricated draft sill with FMI 15” SN2-E end-of-car cushioning on CLC 3807, built 1/95. Spotting Details - A-End, TrentonWorks (Trenton, Nova Scotia) A-end of CN 558339 (built 3/96) showing the seven welded channels that make up the corrugations as well as the uncushioned draft sill. Spotting Details - Jack Pad, TrentonWorks (Trenton, Nova Scotia) Trenton-built cars of this capacity have the bolster and jack pad welded to the sill of the car, as opposed to the riveted design of Portlandbuilt cars. CN 558339, built 3/96. CLC 3814 (3800-3949) Lot 19970 Built 1/95 Gunderson (Portland, Oregon) CLC 3814 is in Orillia, Washington in the BN yard during September 1996 after unloading building materials at Vandermeer Forest Products in Renton. It’s equipped with an 8-foot wide plus an 8’ 4” wide by 12’ 6” tall YSD combination corrugated/panel doors, a Klasing hand brake, Buckeye 100-ton Barber S-2-HD trucks with 36" wheels, 15” FMI SN2-E end-of-car cushioning, lading strap anchors and a reinforced nailable steel floor. The load limit is 209,300; the light weight is 76,700 and its paint is original. CN 558033 (558000-558424) Built 1/96 TrentonWorks (Trenton, Nova Scotia) CN 558033 is at the Home Depot distribution center in Kent, Washington during March 2003. It’s equipped with an 8’ 1” and an 8’ 4” wide by 12’ 6” tall RCS 7-panel doors, an Ellcon-National Peacock hand brake, Dofasco 100-ton Barber S-2-HD trucks with 36" wheels, lading strap anchors, a nailable steel floor but no end-of-car cushioning. The load limit is 215,700; the light weight is 70,300 and the paint is original. GNRR 8123 (8000-8199) Built 10/95 TrentonWorks (Trenton, Nova Scotia) GNRR 8123 is at Vandermeer Forest Products in Kent, Washington during April 2000 with a load of building materials. It’s equipped with an 8’ 1” and an 8’ 5” wide by 12’ 6” tall RCS 7-panel doors, an Ellcon-National Peacock hand brake, 100-ton Barber S-2-HD trucks with 36" wheels and a reinforced, nailable steel floor. The load limit is 216,100; the light weight is 69,100 and the paint is original. NOKL 558426 (558425-558524) Built 3/96 TrentonWorks (Trenton, Nova Scotia) NOKL 558426 is in the North Vancouver, British Columbia yard during May 1997. It’s equipped with an 8’ 1” and an 8’ 4” wide by 12’ 6” tall RCS 7-panel doors, an Ellcon-National Peacock hand brake, 100-ton Barber S-2-HD trucks with 36" wheels and a reinforced, nailable steel floor. The load limit is 215,900; the light weight is 70,100 and the paint is original.
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