SFRD RS #14677

: Vaughn, NM. Sep. 12, 2015

This ex-ATSF Dharuma-san is found at 4th St, Vaughn, NM. It seems used as private storage. As you see, it still keeps its original scheme including the “Ship and Travel” slogan.

SFRD RS #14677 was one of 14280–15399 series class RR-34 steel ice-bunker reefers. According to Ice Reefer Roster at Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society web site, these cars were originally 38000–38972 and 39000–39149 series reefers rebuilt from RR-W thru RR-4 wooden reefers by the railroad in 1941[1]. They were renumbered in 1945 when air-circulating fans are installed.
Mentioning the lost feet, they seem rode on ASF Ride Control trucks.

SFRD 14280–15399 series steel ice-bunker reefers:
The ORER for July 1974 shows the car under group 14302–15384 with 34 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation RS, Refrig., Half Stage Icing Grates, When in Position Cap. of Bunker is: Crushed Ice 6900 lbs. & Coarse Ice 8700 lbs. & Chunk Ice 6300 lbs., Preco Flr. Air Circulating Device.
The inside length of these cars is 33 feet 1 inch, inside width 8 feet 2 inches, inside height 7 feet 1 inches, outside length 44 feet 8 inches, extreme height 14 feet 3 inches and capacity 1943 cubic feet or 77,000 pounds.

[1] Ice Reefer Roster;

: Vaughn, NM. Sep. 12, 2015


このATSFの冷蔵車はニューメキシコ州Vaughnで見つけた。木造有蓋車を1941年に鋼体化した車両で、Ship and Travelのスローガンがよく遺っている。反対側は確認できず。