Paint Shop – 65 : Gulf Mobile & Ohio Boxcar 54226, part 2

: GM&O 54226

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

GM&O 54100 - 54299 series boxcars:
According to the IC/GM&O Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, the GM&O series 54100 to 54299 boxcars were built in 1961 by Pullman-Standard.

The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for April 1974 shows the group 54100 to 54299 with 183 cars out of possible 200 in place, described as follows:

AAR Designation XL and description “Box, 4 Belt DF-2 Loaders, Lading Strap Anchors”. The inside length of both of these cars was 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 5 inches, outside length 54 feet 6 inches, extreme height 15 feet, door opening 15 feet, and capacity 4932 cubic feet or 110,000 pounds.

Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad
See Paint Shop – 63 : Gulf Mobile & Ohio Boxcar 9077, part 2

以下に、該当車両の概要、およびGulf Mobile & Ohio Railroadの簡単な歴史を記す。

GM&O 54100 - 54299 series boxcars:
1961年プルマン社製のダブル・ドア車で、ASF社またはBarber社製台車をはく。
AARによる分類：XL
内寸：長手50フィート、 短手9フィート４インチ, 天井高10フィート５インチ
外寸：長手54フィート６インチ、 最高高さ15フィート１インチ、扉開口幅15フィート
容積：4932 立方フィート／110,000 パウンド
183両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Paint Shop – 63 : Gulf Mobile & Ohio Boxcar 9077, part 2参照のこと