Re: D&RGW 3000 series boxcars

John,

Assume you are asking about the 1904 cars and not the original 3000's built in 1880 (2351 through 3060)and 1881(3100 through 3765)

Rio Grande documents indicate that the #3000's were ordered from AC&F in
1903 and the valuation cards indicate February 1904 delivery. Original cost shown on the cards, indicate they cost $708.50 each.

U. S. Safety Appliances were installed from around 1912 to up around 1914 and perhaps a bit later. Their installation cost a huge $24.22 per car.

Hope this is of interest.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2010 10:43AM by drgwcarman.