Paint Shop – 45 : Denver & Rio Grande Western Boxcar 63767, part 2

: DRGW 63767

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

D&RGW 63712-63799 series Boxcars
The D&RGW series 63700 to 63799 boxcars were built by American Car & Foundry in 1963.
The ORER for July 1974 shows the group with 80 cars in place, described as follows:

AAR Designation XL, Box, Stl. Sparton Easy Loader, (copper Bullion), [Kennecott Copper Co./Garfield/UT & U.S. Smelting & Refining Co./International/UT].

The inside length of these cars is 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 57 feet 5 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 4928 cubic feet or 140,000 pounds.

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
See Paint Shop – 41 : Denver & Rio Grande Western Boxcar 63119, part 2

: side view
: B end details


以下に、該当車両の概要を記す。

DRGW 63712-63799 series Boxcars
AARによる分類：XL
内寸：長手50フィート6インチ、 短手9フィート4インチ, 天井高10 フィート6インチ
外寸：長手57フィート5インチ、 最高高さ15 フィート１インチ、扉開口幅15フィート
容積：4928 立方フィート／140,000 パウンド
80両在籍（April 1974 ORER）