SFRB RBL #5358

: Mountainair, NM. Sep. 9, 2015

This ex-ATSF Dharuma-san is found at 6th St, Mountainair, NM. It seems used as private storage. As you see, it still keeps its original scheme. S in the yellow left top placard stands for Side Wall Fillers and L stands for Load Dividers, both load restraining equipment.

SFRB #5358 was one of 5250–5599 series RR-73 class steel bunkerless reefers built in 1962 by the railroad. According to the marking, this particular car seems retired in 1984.
Mentioning the lost feet, #5340 from the same class appears at Fallen Flag site seems to ride on ASF Ride Control trucks.

SFRB 5250–5599 series Reefers:
The ORER for July 1974 shows the group with 327 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation RBL, Refrig., Shock Control, Sl. Loader.
The inside length of these cars is 50 feet 1 inch, inside width 9 feet 3 inches, inside height 9 feet 7 inches, outside length 57 feet 6 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 4490 cubic feet or 135,000 pounds.

* 1981 photo of SFRB #5340 found at Fallen Flags site;


: Mountainair, NM. Sep. 9, 2015


このATSF（SFRBはSanta Fe Refrigerated Despatchの意）の冷蔵（保冷）車はMountainairにある民家で見つけた。Super SHOCK CONTROLの表記が鮮やかに遺っている、1962年自社工場製の50フィート車である。