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CB&Q Class HC-4A 85314 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class HC-4A 85314 at Eola, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 20, COVERED HOPPERS, edited by Hol Wagner; General American introduced the Dry-Flo car in 1958, and the Q bought 100 of the 3,500 cubic foot cars the next year ( car numbers 85200 - 85299, class HC-4 ), and bought 100 more in 1960 ( #'s 85300 - -85399 , class HC-4A ) delivered in the new image gray and red paint scheme, Dry-Flo cars were equipped with one compartment, 10 loading hatches, six GATC vacuum discharge outlets. Survivors of the CB&Q series 85300 - 85399 were renumbered into the BN series 475900 - 475999 . |
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9/1/1979 Upload Date: 4/23/2017 5:27:03 PM |
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Eola, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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CB&Q Class HC-4A 85314 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class HC-4A 85314 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 20, COVERED HOPPERS, edited by Hol Wagner; General American introduced the Dry-Flo car in 1958, and the Q bought 100 of the 3,500 cubic foot cars the next year ( car numbers 85200 - 85299, class HC-4 ), and bought 100 more in 1960 ( #'s 85300 - -85399 , class HC-4A ) delivered in the new image gray and red paint scheme, Dry-Flo cars were equipped with one compartment, 10 loading hatches, six GATC vacuum discharge outlets. Survivors of the CB&Q series 85300 - 85399 were renumbered into the BN series 475900 - 475999 . |
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10/1/1979 Upload Date: 6/21/2017 6:23:07 PM |
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Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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