Paint Shop – 47 : Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Boxcar 42076, part 2

: R-side, ATSF 42076
: L-side, ATSF 42076

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

ATSF 42000-42749 series Bx-72 class Boxcars
According to Morning Sun book ATSF Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, Bx-72 Class XM cars were built by Pullman-Standard in 1957. They were applied slogan stenciling introduced in 1947.

ATSF Car Slogan list suggests #42000 to #42249 in this series were applied San Francisco Chief, #42250 to #42499 were applied Texas Chief and #42500 to #42749 were applied Chief. This #42076 has San Francisco Chief slogan on the right side, contrary to the norm.

The ORER for July 1974 shows the group with 658 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation XM, Box, Nailable Stl. Flrs. 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 54 feet 4 inches, extreme height 15 feet and capacity 4952 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.


Train #1 and 2, San Francisco Chief was the lightweight streamlined passenger train connecting Chicago and Richmond via Amarillo, Texas. Connecting bus accomplished the service to Oakland and San Francisco. The train was inaugurated in 1954 and lasted until 1971.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF) was established in 1859 to connect namesake cities. It reached Los Angeles in 1887 and reached Chicago next year. In 1995, it merged with Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

Map below from Sep. 1966 Official Guide shows the ATSF route.

: ATSF route map


以下に、該当車両の概要、およびAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railwayの簡単な歴史を記す。

ATSF 42000-42749 series Bx-72 class 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4インチ, 天井高10 フィート６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：4952 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
658両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
名称に謳う町を結ぶ目的で1859年に設立された鉄道会社である。1887年には太平洋岸・ロサンジェルスに、翌1888年にはミシガン湖畔・シカゴに到達した。1995年にBurlington Northern Railroadと合併しBurlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway、現在のBNSF Railwayとなる。

地図はOfficial Guide（全米時刻表）の1966年９月号に掲載されていたものである。