D&RGW FM #23044

: DRGW 23044

This D&RGW flat car is found at Monte Vista, Colorado.

According to Rio Grande Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment (MSCG), 23000 – 23099 series cars were built in 1956 by American Car & Foundry.

AX- prefix indicates that this car was in company service. The small upside down star marking at the corner in the photo below is called "paint star" representing the place and date of repainting.


D&RGW 23000 – 23099 series Flat Cars
The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for July 1974 shows the group with 98 cars of possible 100 in place, described as follows:

AAR Designation FM and description “Flat, Stl. Underfr”.

The inside length of these cars is 53 feet 6 inches, inside width 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 54 feet 2 inches, extreme height 5 feet 1 inch and capacity 110,000 pounds.

All photos are taken on Sep. 6, 2017




このRio Grandeオリジナルの番号を保つ貨車は、コロラド州Monte Vistaの町で見つけた。1956年American Car & Foundry製、D&RGW 23000 – 23099 series FMの内の１両である。