Paint Shop – 53 : Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Boxcar 12226, part 2

: R-side, ATSF 12226

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

ATSF 12200-12499 series Bx-70 class Boxcars
Bx-70 Class XL cars were built by American Car and Foundry in 1956. They were applied slogan stenciling introduced in 1947. ATSF Car Slogan list suggests #12200 to #12299 in this series were applied Super Chief, #12300 to #12399 were applied Grand Canyon and #12400 to #12499 were applied Chief. This #12226 has Super Chief slogan on the right side, contrary to the norm.

The ORER for July 1974 shows the group #12200 to #12498 with 276 cars in place, described as follows:
AAR Designation XL, Box, DF Loaders, Nailable Stl. Flrs. The inside length of these cars is 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 2 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 54 feet 4 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 4868 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.


Train #17 and 18, The Super Chief was the passenger service connecting Chicago and Los Angeles via La Junta. The train was inaugurated in 1936 with all-Pullman heavyweight consist. It was reequipped with lightweight streamliner in 1937, and lasted until 1971.


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

: L-side, ATSF 12226


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 12200-12499 series Bx-70 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54フィート４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：4868 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
276両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
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