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Jeff Taylor

October 13, 2016 07:21AM

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It was built off of the steel flat 6634. The center sill, intermediate sills, end sills and bolsters from 6634 are under it. We replaced the side sills with new steel. The Bettendorf trucks came out from one of the SG stock cars. The body was built by a local company, while the frame and trucks were done in house.

They wanted a larger box car of steel construction. This allows for more capacity for hikers, rafters, ect. It will also be used for special events that requires generators to be put in the box car. A steel box is also unrestricted as car as placement in the train.

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A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Husker Hank	October 12, 2016 07:22PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Rader Sidetrack	October 12, 2016 07:30PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Doug Jolley	October 12, 2016 07:49PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	bcp	October 12, 2016 07:59PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Fritz Klinke	October 12, 2016 08:37PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Chris Webster	October 12, 2016 08:07PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	dave2-8-0	October 12, 2016 10:03PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Doug Jolley	October 13, 2016 12:28PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	guymonmd	October 14, 2016 11:08AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar . . .	Russo Loco	October 12, 2016 08:13PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	rdamurphy	October 13, 2016 07:03AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Jeff Taylor	October 13, 2016 07:21AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	Samart	October 13, 2016 07:25AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	dougvv	October 13, 2016 07:49AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	rehunn	October 13, 2016 10:29AM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	dougvv	October 13, 2016 10:34AM
And A Salute To Al...	Husker Hank	October 13, 2016 05:07PM
Re: And A Salute To Al...	dave2-8-0	November 01, 2016 11:02PM
Re: And A Salute To Al...	vulturenest	November 06, 2016 02:30PM
Re: A PURPLE Boxcar...A First For Colorado NG? Entire USA?	dougvv	November 10, 2016 05:04AM

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