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Railway Express Agency #7643 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1957. |
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7/15/2007 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:01:37 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Shippers' Car Line Corp. #42 |
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Built by American Car & Foundry in 1935. |
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5/25/2008 Upload Date: 7/31/2008 2:15:06 AM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Soo Line (MStP&SSM) #33096 |
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Renumbered to X1632 while in work service. |
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9/4/2005 Upload Date: 7/31/2008 2:12:37 AM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Soo Line (MStP&SSM) #41146 |
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Built by Pullman Car & Mfg. Company in 1929. The following is from a plaque on the car: The Fowler 1909 Canadian patented design involved a steel frame, bracing and framing that made freight cars much stronger, increased their life and allowed larger steel cars to be built. Refinements in this car include a steel roof, dreadnaught ends, Youngstown doors, AB air-brakes and Bettendorf trucks as standard features. Most American and Canadian railroads adapted fowler or USRA designs before the adaption of all-steel cars in the 1940s. |
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7/17/2004 Upload Date: 11/13/2008 8:23:34 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Soo Line (Wisconsin Central) #131650 |
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Built by the Pullman Company in 1914. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:32:50 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift #15030 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:38:51 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift #15802 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1956. The following is from the sign on the car: Swift Refrigerator Lines operated a fleet of refrigerator cars used to transport Swift Packing Companys meat and meat products throughout the nation. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. SRLX 15802 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of whole beef or pork carcasses. It was used nationwide until its retirement around 1970. The car was purchased from the Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, and arrived at IRM in 1989. It is currently used for parts storage. |
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7/17/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:53:09 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift 15833 |
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5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:47:43 AM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift #25004 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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6/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:58:49 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift #25029 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:04:10 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Swift #25041 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. The following is from museum signage about this car: Swift Refrigerator Lines operated a fleet of refrigerator cars used to transport Swift Packing Company’s meat and meat products throughout the nation. Earlier refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the inside temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Mechanical reefers such as SRLX 25041 instead carried a small diesel motor to power a refrigeration system, eliminating the need for enroute servicing other than for fuel. Most ice reefers and their associated facilities were retired by the early 1970s. SRLX 25041 was used nationwide meat transport from an Oklahoma packing plant. It was donated by General American Transportation (the successor of SRLX) in 1971, and is currently used for parts storage." |
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7/17/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:52:29 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Thrall #20306 |
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All-Door Boxcar Demonstrator built by Thrall in 1971. The following is from museum signage about this car: "Boxcars made up the largest portion of most railroads freight car fleets until near the end of the Twentieth Century. They were used to carry almost any type of non-perishable solid cargo, ranging from cartons, crates, and bags of merchandise to complete automobiles and loose grain. Due to its length, lumber is difficult to load through the doors of a standard boxcar except by hand, a few pieces at a time. Thrall developed the All-Door steel boxcar in 1967 specifically for shipment of wood products. Each car side has a pair of 25 wide doors, permitting bundles of lumber and materials such as plywood to be loaded by forklift. TCAX 20306 was retired in 1995. It was refurbished and donated to IRM by the GE Capital Railcar in 1998, and is operational.” |
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7/31/2009 Upload Date: 3/18/2010 2:12:27 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Trailer Train Corp #470902 |
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Built in December 1955 by the CB&Q Havelock Shops. |
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9/17/2006 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:08:05 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific #37022 |
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Built in January 1973 by Bethlehem Steel |
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7/19/2009 Upload Date: 12/15/2009 6:28:55 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific #100000 |
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Built by Union Pacific's Omaha Shops (designed by McKeen) in 1906, this is one the first two all-steel boxcars on Union Pacific. |
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5/25/2008 Upload Date: 7/31/2008 2:13:49 AM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific #907149 |
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Built by Union Pacific's Omaha Shops in 1939 for high-speed express service on UP passenger trains. Now used for storage. |
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6/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:58:24 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Soo Line #2034 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. |
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7/3/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:49:46 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Morris Rifkin & Son #5348 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1941. |
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7/29/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:59:09 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #26507 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. While at the Museum it was used in the Union Lions Club recycling program. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:39:13 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #26640 |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/21/2010 8:38:53 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37109 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. |
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7/3/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:50:08 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37190 |
| Description: |
Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. |
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7/15/2007 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:02:48 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37241 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. The following is from museum signage about this car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 37241 was leased to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, and used on the Milwaukee Road and nationwide for refrigerated freight service. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is now used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:34:37 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37312 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. The following is from a sign on the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 37312 was leased to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, and used on the Milwaukee Road and nationwide for refrigerated freight service. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is now used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:30:21 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66216 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. The Following is from a sign attached to the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 66216 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat for lessee Oscar Mayer (and previously, Swift Refrigerator Lines) until its retirement around 1970. The car was purchased from The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, and arrived at IRM in 1989. |
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7/17/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:52:55 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66221 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:35:32 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66234 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. The following is from a display sign on the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 66234 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat for lessee Oscar Mayer (and previously, Swift Refrigerator Lines) until its retirement. The car was purchased from The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, and arrived at IRM in 1989. |
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5/24/2009 Upload Date: 6/15/2009 1:53:15 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66244 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:07:50 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Mid States Packing #68299 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. The following is from a display sign on the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 68229 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat from lessee Mid-States Packings Plant in Sioux City, Iowa. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is currently used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-American Beef Packers #75524 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1950. The following is from a display sign on the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 75524 was used to transport meat for lessee American Beef Packers nationwide. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is currently used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:33:10 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX #77307 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. It was later converted to an insulated boxcar by removing ice bunkers and installing plug doors |
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8/31/2008 Upload Date: 9/14/2008 2:32:23 AM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
U.S. Army #38488 |
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Built by Magor in 1953. |
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6/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:57:40 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
UTLX #17222 |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/21/2010 9:00:35 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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