ATSF XM #274058

: Mountainair, NM. Sep. 9, 2015

This ex-ATSF Dharuma-san is found at Mountainair, NM. It seems used as storage by the railroad. As you see, it still keeps its original scheme including “Ship and Travel” slogan on both sides. There used to be a similar boxcar #205478 long tied down at the spur west of the depot[1].

ATSF XM #274058 was one of 274000–274749 series BX-48 class steel boxcars. According to the book ATSF Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, it was built in 1946 by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. According to Santa Fe Car Slogans list at Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society web site, 274000–274149 series cars were originally applied “Grand Canyon” slogan and the “map” when they were built[2].
Mentioning the lost feet, #274722 from the same class appears in the book ATSF Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment seems riding on ASF A-3 Ride Control trucks.

ATSF 274000–274749 series Boxcars:
The ORER for July 1974 shows the car under group 274001–276499 with 1895 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation XM, Box, Stl. Sheathed.
The inside length of these cars is 40 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 44 feet 6 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 3972 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.

[1] photo of ATSF #205478 at Mountainair;
[2] Santa Fe Car Slogans list;
* 1967 photo of ATSF 274646 found at Fallen Flags site;


: Mountainair, NM. Sep. 9, 2015


このATSFの貨車もMountainair駅構内で見つけた。1946年プルマン製の40フィート車で、新製当時はGrand Canyonのスローガンを纏っていたはずである。