B-70-72 Box Cars:
SP 228500-228999 (to GVSR/VCY as Golden West Service B-100-72; returned to SP numbers)
These 50'-7", 75-ton box cars were built by FMC-GBEC (Lot 17565) in 11/1973-1/1974. They featured 2x8' Youngstown sliding doors, non-terminating ends, Hydra-Cushion underframes and 6089 ft3 capacity.
Many cars from this group of cars had their capacities increased from 70 tons to 100 tons and re-painted and re-lettered for Golden West Service. They were placed in the GVSR/VCY 172xxx series. They were assigned the new Golden West Service class designation of B-100-72. There never was such a class assigned on the SP proper.
Photo by: Steve Vincent
SP:
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Steve Vincent |
City of Industry, CA; 02/21/1977 |
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Derek Waggoner |
Stockton, CA; 11/26/1991 |
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John Rodgers |
San Francisco, CA; 12/1979 |
