SP 243371-243749		9-11/1973		Youngstown sliding doors
	SP 243750-244149		11-12/1973		Superior sliding doors

		Golden West numbers:	GVSR 771000-771019 *
					GVSR 771026-771067 *
					GVSR 771100-771159 *
					GVSR 771175-771217 *
					GVSR 771500-771551 @	(re#'d to SP 231100-231129)
					VCY  771630-771636 #	(re#'d to SP 231150-231156)

			* = rebuilt with original double doors retained	
			@ = rebuilt with 10' sliding doors
			# = rebuilt with 12' plug doors
			

These 50'-7", 70-ton box cars were built by PC&F as above. They featured 8'+8' doors as above, dreadnaught ends, Hydra Cushion underframes and 5258 ft3 capacity.

Many cars of this class were rebuilt and renumbered as Golden West Service cars. At the time of rebuilding the original double doors were changed to either a single 10' sliding door or 12' plug door or not altered. Some of the cars with new single doors were subsequently re-numbered into a new SP series by UP without regard for their original numbers.

Photo by: Rob Sarberenyi

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