F-70-43 Flat Cars
A roster of the F-70-43 class flat cars is provided as follows:
SP 509000-509124 57'-0" bulkheads job # 14197 SP 509125-509324 57'-0" bulkheads job # 14828 SP 580500-580614 62'-0" plain job # 14196 SP 580615-580624 62'-0" (possibly diverted ????) SP 599170-599179 62'-0" (possibly diverted ????) SSW 85650-85774 62'-0" plain job # 14196 SSW 86500-86624 57'-0" bulkheads job # 14197 SSW 87100-87110 57'-0" (probably re#'d from above at some point)
Photo by: Jim Eager
These cars were built in 1966 by GBEC. Some were built with bulkheads for plasterboard loading. While others were built as plain flats. Distance between bulkheads as shown above. Also, some of the bulkhead cars were rebuilt and repainted as Golden West Service cars and later re-stenciled as SP cars after the Golden West leases expired as evidenced by SP 509253 in the above list. Also of note is car SP 509184 which was converted to crushed auto service ca. 1970 as part of SP's DASH (Disposal of Scrap Auto Hulks) program.
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SP photo; Steve Peery col. |
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SP photo; Steve Peery col. |
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SP photo; Bill Klope col. |
SP 1970 Annual Report, pg. 12 |
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Jim Eager |
1988 |
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Tom Fassett |
Alamosa, CO 5-23-02 |
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Tom Fassett |
Colton, CA 5-85 |
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Brian Ehni |
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