MKT XM #5134

: MKT 5134

This M-K-T boxcar is found in Monte Vista, Colorado.

According to the Frisco/Katy Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, 5100 – 5199 series boxcars were built in 1968 by American Car & Foundry. Precision Design pressed panels used on 40’ cars seem rare.
#5123 from the same series is stored at UP Cheyenne shops.

MKT 5100 – 5199 series Boxcars
The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for July 1974 shows the group with 84 cars in place, accompanied by 14 other cars with the same dimensions but with the description "Box, Stl., (flour)", described as follows:

AAR Designation XM and description “Box, Stl.” only.

The inside length of these cars is 40 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 45 feet 7 inches, extreme height 14 feet 11 inches and capacity 3976 cubic feet or 110,000 pounds.

All the photos are taken on Sep. 6, 2017

* 2007 photo of MKT 5164 from the same series preserved at Portola, CA;
* photo of MKT 5119 from the same series at Ft. Worth, TX;

: MKT 5134

　
このMissouri-Kansas-Texas (KATY)の貨車は、コロラド州Monte Vistaの町で見つけた。1968年American Car & Foundry製MKT 5100 – 5199 series XMの内の１両である。車体扉脇には、以前紹介した、AC&FのPrecision Design pressed panelが採用されている。40フィート車への採用例は稀だそうだ。