40' Yellow Stripe Rebuilt Box Cars:
Photo by: Bob Dengler
Some of the most asked-about box cars that the SP rostered were its distinctive fleet of box cars with a large yellow diagonal stripe across the door. These cars were rebuilt from 1950's era 50 ton, 40' box cars, adding larger doors and beefed up side sills. The yellow stripe indicated that the car was assigned to lumber loading and when emptied should be returned the Pacific Northwest without delay.
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3763 ft3 |
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3763 ft3 |
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3763 ft3 |
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3763 ft3 |
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3763 ft3 |
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3763 ft3; 1'-8" x 1'-10" lumber door in "A" end |
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3701 ft3 |
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3696 ft3 |
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3696 ft3 |
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3763 ft3 |
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3745 ft3 |
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3763 ft3; 5 known cars e/w 1'-8" x 1'-10" end lumber door in "A" end |