Paint Shop – 51 : Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Boxcar 12672, part 2

: R-side, ATSF 12672

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

ATSF 12500-12699 series Bx-74 class Boxcars
Bx-74 Class XL cars were built by Pullman-Standard in 1957. They were applied slogan stenciling introduced in 1947. ATSF Car Slogan list suggests #12500 to #12599 in this series were applied San Francisco Chief, while #12600 to #12699 were applied Texas Chief. This #12672 has Texas Chief slogan on the right side, contrary to the norm.

The ORER for July 1974 shows the group #12500 to #12899 with 372 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation XL, Box, DF Loaders. The inside length of these cars is 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 2 inches, inside height 10 feet 5 inches, outside length 56 feet 2 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 4838 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.


Train #15 and 16, Texas Chief was the streamliner passenger service connecting Chicago and Galveston, Texas on Gulf of Mexico via Kansas City and Oklahoma City. The train was inaugurated in 1948 and lasted until 1971.


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

: L-side, ATSF 12672


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 12500-12699 series Bx-74 class 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２インチ, 天井高10 フィート５インチ
外寸：長手56フィート２インチ、 最高高さ15 フィート１インチ、扉開口幅８フィート
容積：4838 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
372両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
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