15 CARS • 8 AXLES • FOUR 100-TON TRUCKS

General American Transportation Corp., June 1969

176,000 pounds Light Weight

347,000 pounds Load Limit

526,000 pounds Gross Weight

37,400 gallons

Specification No. DOT 105-A-500-W

Plate C

Built for General American Transportation Corp.

Initially leased to Liquid Carbonic Co.

Used for Carbon Dioxide service

Listed in Official Railway Equipment Register : OCT 1969-JUL 1980

These cars had relatively short careers – about 11 years – although about 250 other Railwhales were already gone when the first of these were retired.  All 15 cars were listed in the JAN 1980 but they were all gone in the OCT issue.

GATX 81663	Jim Thorington	Birmingham, AL - 5/1970
GATX 81663	Jim Thorington	same as above
GATX 81668	Clyde King	Santa Clara, CA - 4/1974
GATX 81673	Michael Palmieri	L&N - New Orleans, LA - 08/16/1974
GATX 81674	Steve Vincent	Westend, CA - 01/07/1976
GATX 81676	Matt Herson	Altoona, PA - 05/30/1969

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