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Chicago South Shore & South Bend 19
South Shore Line 19 is a heavyweight steel coach built for interurban service between Chicago and South Bend. In the 1940s the car was cut in half and an 18′ section was inserted into the middle of the body to lengthen the car, and the interior lights were changed to
Indiana Railroad 65
Indiana Railroad 65 was the first piece of equipment IRM ever acquired, becoming the museum’s “mother car” when the museum purchased it for preservation in 1953. When it was new in 1931 it was among the most modern interurban cars in the world, a lightweight coach designed for high-speed operation
Department of Defense (DODX) 39153
Department of Defense (DODX) 39153 is a heavy-duty railroad flat car built for hauling unusually heavy loads. It has a welded steel frame and is fitted with three-axle trucks for better weight distribution. Builder: Pullman-Standard Year built: 1952 Length: 57ft 3in Width: 10ft 4in Height: 6ft Weight: 108100 Brakes: ??
Soo Line 41146
Soo Line 41146 is a standard boxcar built for general freight service over the Soo Line system in the upper Midwest. It is a “single-sheathed” car, built with exposed structural members and only a single layer of siding. This type of car was known as a “saw tooth” car due
Chicago & North Western 55659
Chicago & North Western 55659 is a standard railroad flat car used for general freight service. It was later sold to Commonwealth Edison for utility use. Builder: Pullman/Pullman-Standard Year Built: 1913 Length: 44ft 9in Width: 9ft 8in Height: 4ft 2in Weight: 33700 lbs Brakes: None Trucks: Simp/Andr Description: Flat Car
Great Northern 70104
Great Northern 70104 is an all-steel hopper car built for hauling coal and other aggregate. It was built in the Pullman-Standard plant in Butler, Pennsylvania, which had originally been the site of Standard Steel before that company merged with Pullman. The car was later sold to the Wisconsin & Calumet
Chicago & North Western 161795
Chicago & North Western 161795 is an all-steel boxcar built for general freight service. It features “waffle” sides for added strength. Builder: Pullman-Standard Year built: 1969 Length: 58ft 8in Width: 10ft 11in Height: 15ft 1in Weight: 67900 Brakes: ABD Trucks: Gould Ride Control Description: Steel Box Car Arrived: 2001 Condition:
Chicago Great Western 5643
CGW 5643 is an all-steel PS-1 type boxcar built for general freight service. The PS-1 was one of the most successful boxcar designs ever, with Pullman-Standard building more than 77,000 largely identical boxcars of this type in the 1940s and 1950s. Builder: Pullman-Standard Year Built: 1957 Length: 44ft 2in Width:
Chicago & Alton 39167
Chicago & Alton 39167 was built for the purpose of carrying automobiles. Similar to a standard boxcar, it is fitted with much wider double doors for easier loading of automobiles from a platform alongside the tracks. It is a “single-sheathed” car, built with exposed structural members and only a single
Department of Transportation (DOTX) 503
DOTX 503 is the 1,000,000th boxcar built by Pullman-Standard and its predecessor companies. When new it received an elaborate paint scheme from Pullman celebrating the milestone. It is a development of the PS-1 all-steel boxcar and features “waffle” sides for added strength. COMPARE ME WITH: CGW 5643, an early and