B-70-80 Box Cars

B-70-80 Box Cars:


	SP 245990-246514		(to SP 250000-250019)
					 
		Golden West numbers:	GVSR 780000-780023
					GVSR 780222-780224

These 52'-8" box cars were built by FMC (Lot 17960) in 5-7/1979 and featured 8'+8' Youngstown sliding doors, non-terminating ends, Freight Master end of car cushioning and 5503 ft3 capacity.

Some of these cars were rebuilt and renumbered as part of the Golden West Service program. Later, they were renumbered and repainted into the UP's simplified shield scheme. They retained their SP reporting marks, but were given new numbers in the SP 250000 series by UP.

Also, apparently two other groups of similar cars received B-70-80 class designations: Amador Central (AMC 1001-1075; 5/1979; lot 17960) and Longview Portland & Northern (LP&N 52000-52099; 7/1979; lot 18093.) The AMC cars were built under FMC's same lot number, so there is aparently SOME sort of relationship there, probably with respect to financing. More research is certainly needed!

Photo by: David Olsen

SP:

SP 246006	Eric Dillinger	Irrigosa, CA; 03/12/2004
SP 246011	Steve Vincent	Medford, OR; 09/14/1995
SP 246044	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 04/22/2010
SP 246044	Ron Minor	Council Bluffs, IA; 12/29/2016
SP 246081	Eric Dillinger	Irrigosa, CA; 03/12/2004
SP 246085	Eric Dillinger	Fresno, CA; 03/19/2004
SP 246093	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 10/10/2009
SP 246107	Rob Sarberenyi	San Leandro, CA; 7/2000
SP 246116	Doug Stark	London, ON, CAN; 04/04/1998
SP 246181	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 11/24/2013
SP 246202	David Olsen	Phoenix, AZ; 01/16/2010
SP 246202	David Olsen	Phoenix, AZ; 01/16/2010
SP 246316	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 10/17/2009
SP 246321	Eric Dillinger	Fresno, CA; 02/24/2004
SP 246341	Lee A. Gautreaux
SP 246368	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 09/2004
SP 246373	Lee A. Gautreaux	Lafayette, LA
SP 246379	Lee A. Gautreaux	Houma, LA
SP 246383	Patrick Harris	New Orleans, LA; 10/21/1995
SP 246384	Eric Dillinger	Fresno, CA; 02/27/2004
SP 246393	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 10/17/2009
SP 246402	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 03/17/2013
SP 246413	Rick Selby	Black Butte, CA; 09/2001
SP 246440	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 02/17/2013
SP 246446	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 04/2002
SP 246457	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 10/17/2009
SP 246466	Scott Odell	Phoenix, AZ; summer 2006
SP 246479	Richard Barnes
SP 246481	Doug Stark	London, ON, CAN; 07/13/1997
SP 246485	Steve Vincent	Claypool, AZ; 06/18/2017
SP 246501	Lee A. Gautreaux	Lake Charles, LA; 02/19/2004
SP 246501	Lee A. Gautreaux	Lake Charles, LA; 02/19/2004
SP 246514	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 07/15/2012
SP 246514	Rob Sarberenyi	Newark, CA; 07/15/2012

Graduates:

AMC - Amador Central:

AMC 1051

Rob Sarberenyi

Newark, CA; 04/18/2004

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