F-70-80 Flat Cars
A roster of the F-70-80 class flat cars is provided as follows:
SP 516273-516312 40 PC&F racks applied 1977 SP 516613-516772 160 PC&F racks applied 9=10-77 SP 516773-516972 200 Portec racks applied 1-78
This is a mixed group of 400 cars. The 89'-4" flats appear to have been built new as wide-body, low-level, bowl-deck cars by AC&F 4+8/1977. PC&F enclosed tri-level autoracks were applied to part of the order (e.g. 516675, 516686, 516689, 516726, 516754, 516755), while Portec enclosed tri-levels were applied to other cars (e.g. 516849, 516879, 516893). All cars had mesh doors originally, but they were later rebuilt with steel clamshell doors. Some cars were also reconfigured as bi-levels for minivan and SUV service (e.g. 516686, 516726, 516754).
Many thanks to Jim Eager for information on this class.
Photo by: Tom Fassett
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Nick Molo collection |
1980 |
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Jim Eager |
1995 |
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Tom Fassett |
San Bernardino, CA December 2000 |
Jim Eager's detail tracking list: 516311 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516625 PC&F rack, as built trilevel with mesh doors, rack NEW 9-77 516686 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516701 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516708 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516711 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516726 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516751 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516754 PC&F rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516755 PC&F rack, as built trilevel with mesh doors, rack NEW 10-77 516810 Portec rack, as built trilevel with mesh doors 516842 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516849 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516851 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516855 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516869 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516893 Portec rack, as built trilevel with mesh doors, rack NEW 1-78 516897 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516903 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516912 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516914 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516921 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516949 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors 516953 Portec rack, rebuilt as bilevel with clamshell doors
