Paint Shop – 31 : Chicago and North Western Boxcar 4430, part 2

: CNW4430

Here are the data of the car and a belief history of the railroad.

CNW 4142 - 4641 series boxcars:
These cars were built in 1955 by Pullman-Standard.

The CNW series 4142 to 4641 is shown with AAR Designation XM and description “Box, Stl., Wood Lined, Odd & Even Nos.” The inside length of these cars was 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 2 inches, inside height 10 feet 5 inches, outside length 54 feet 4 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch, door opening 8 feet, and capacity of 4844 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds. There were 239 cars in April 1974 ORER.

Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (reporting mark CNW) has its roots in the Chicago and North Western Railway chartered in 1859 which succeeded bankrupt Chicago, St. Paul and Fond Lu Lac Railroad established in 1855. The network spread out in 11 Midwest United States.
In 1960, the company acquired Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway.
In 1968, Chicago Great Western Railway was folded into the system.
In 1972, the company became “Employee Owned”
In 1983, former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad’s main line from Minneapolis–Saint Paul to Kansas City was folded into the system.
In 1995, the company was merged into Union Pacific Railroad.

The map below is the part of “Union Pacific Map of the United States” printed in 1971 with the CNW route filled in green line, referring to the 1967 Rand McNally Handy Railroad Atlas, by the author.

: CNW route map


以下に、該当車両の概要、およびChicago and North Westernの簡単な歴史を記す。

CNW 4142 - 4641 series boxcars:
AARによる分類：XM
内寸：長手50フィート6インチ、 短手9フィート2インチ, 天井高10 フィート５インチ
外寸：長手54フィート４インチ、 最高高さ15 フィート、扉開口幅8フィート
容積：4844 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
239両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Chicago and North Western
1859年に、破綻したChicago, St. Paul and Fond Lu Lac Railroadを引き継ぎ設立された鉄道である。その路線は中西部11州に及んだが、1995年にUnion Pacificに吸収合併された。路線の一部は現在もUPとして残存している。

地図は、筆者の手元にあった1971年発行のUnion Pacificによる全米路線図上で、該当路線をなぞったものである。