SP 518000-518199					(to RBBX 84711 & 84712)
								(to GTTX/TTGX 983490-983607)
								(to SOO 518000=518199)
	

These cars were built by Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Lot 3400-498) in 5-6/1979. They featured 89'-4" loading platforms. They were originally equipped with enclosed Portec/Paragon bi-level auto racks with mesh doors. They were later rebuilt radial clamshell doors.

Two notable graduates of this class are SP 518101 and 518160 which became RBBX 84711 & 84712 respectively for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train in 1992-93.

In 1993-94 a group of 117 of these cars (and possibly some ex SSW cars) became TTGX 983490-983607. They were reracked and assigned to TTX class BSH13. They were equipped with racks from a variety of roads. It appears that they may have had GTTX reporting marks for a while prior to TTGX.

Some cars appear to have also gone to SOO at some point, retaining their original numbers. The only cars seen so far are SOO 518001 & 518161.

Photo by: Patrick Harris

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