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Ann Arbor Railroad - Box cars

Ann Arbor Railroad - Box cars

Year

Car Number

Dimenisons

Weight

Capacity

Number of

Length

Width

Height

1895?

2

34

8

7

23200

30000

1

5

28

7.6

6.2

19500

30000

1

17 to 80[1]

32

8

6

22800

40000

42

81 to 105

33.11

8

6.2

22100

40000

15

106 to 205

33

8

7

23800

40000

87

206 to 280

34

8

7

21700

40000

56

281 to 380

34

8

7

22400

40000

77

381 to 530

34

8

7

23200

50000

125

800 to 879

29.6

7.6

6

21000

30000

55

700 to 750[2]

36

 

 

 

60000

 

901 to 920[3]

35.6

8.2

8.9

24500

40000

18

921 to 945[3]

31

8.5

7.8

25650

40000

22

946 to 970[4]

40

8.2

8.8

31400

60000

25

971 to 976[3]

35.4

8.5

7

28200

50000

6

3001 to 3099

33

8

7

24400

50000

90

3100 to 3158[a]

33.5

8.2

7

25500

50000

57

3159 to 3199

35.8

8.2

7

25600

50000

22

4001 to 4703[5]

34

7.10

7

28000

60000

689

4704 to 5103

34

8.4

7

29200

60000

293

600 to 625[6]

33.9

8

7

33600

60000

25

Notes

 

 

Dimenisons are feet.inches

 [1]

 

Charcoal

 [2]

 

Single deck (Stock car in later lists)

 [3]

 

Furniture and Hay

[4]

 

Furniture and Hay with air brakes

[5]

 

Air brakes - Cars make into vegetable cars with refrigerator doors; 4039, 4040, 4079, 4084, 4142, 4158, 4173, 4175, 4178, 4195, 4210, 4211, 4235, 4265, 4260, 4298, 4302, 4305, 4325, 4341, 4345, 4389, 4397, 4404, 4410, 4418, 4441, 4443, 4451, 4452, 4462, 4497, 4501, 4514, 4518, 4528, 4539, 4543, 4577, 4635, 4638, 4677, 4685, 4697

[6]

 

Vegetable with air brakes

[a]

 

3102, 3111, 3130, 3155, and 3156 are 35.3 feet long

 

 

  • Report movement and send tracers to J. F. Bratten, Car Service Agent, Toledo, Ohio
  • Report mileage or per diem to J. F. Bratten, Car Service Agent, Toledo, Ohio
  • For balance remit to or draw on W. L. Greenhalgh, Asst. Treasure, Toledo, Ohio
  • For repairs to cars, include defferent items in onr bill and send to R. Tave Master Mechanic, Owosso, Mich.

 Source: Equipment register

Web page by Henry F. Burger Oct. 30, 2005