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.