SP 404050-404074	1965		(to GVSR 513000-513061; Golden West Service; then returned to SP/SSW)
	SP 404075-404099	1965		("     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     ")
	SSW 79775-79799		1966		("     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     "     ")

	BKTY 1200-1228		1966		(MKT cars, financed by Banker's Leasing Corp.)

These 100-ton Airslide hoppers were built by General American as above. All SP and Cotton Belt cars were painted grey with black lettering and featured 4180 ft3 capacity.

Many of the SP and SSW cars were eventually repainted as Golden West Service cars in the GVSR 513xxx series. When their leases expired they reverted to their original SP/SSW numbers.

The BKTY cars were financed by SP under the Commonwealth Plan. These cars were typically painted as per standard MKT practice with the MKT herald, BKTY reporting marks and SP class designations. Functionally, they were operated as MKT cars.

Photo by: Mark Ala

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