PRR XL #32123

: New London, OH. Sep. 6, 2019

This boxcar was found next to the former New York Central freight house in New London, Ohio. PRR equipment not preserved at museums are relatively rare, I think.
Barely read letterings show this boxcar as PRR #32123. According to the diagram at Rob’s Pennsy home page, PRR 32001–32700 series class X55a boxcars were built in 1960, and at railroad’s Samuel Rea Shops according to the PRR Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Vol. 2[1].

PRR 32001 – 32700 series boxcars
The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for July 1974 shows the group 32002–32699 with 411 cars in place, accompanied by 2 cars 32004 and 5 with the same description and dimensions but with the additional description “Considered Part of Car: Pallets, (Auto Parts)”, described as follows:

AAR Designation XL and description “Box, Stl., Evans 19 Belt Rail DF Loaders, Nailable Stl. Flrs. Full Length, X55a (Auto Parts)”.

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 6 inches, extreme height 15 feet 1 inch and capacity 4860 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.

Photos above are taken on Sep. 6, 2019.

[1] Robert Schoenberg, PRR Class X55 boxcars, Rob’s Pennsy home page;
* 2012 photo of the particular car at Flickr;
* 1987 photo of PRR #32082 found at Railroad Picture Archives web site;

: Sugar Creek, OH. Sep. 7, 2019


この貨車はオハイオ州のNew Londonという町で見つけた。同系車700両というのだから珍しい車両ではない。しかし、PRRの貨車はそのほとんどが博物館もしくは保存鉄道にあり、このように倉庫代用として野晒しになっているのは比較的珍しい（Railroad Preservation Indexサイト参照）。趣味的には、１枚だけ交換された扉がチャームポイントか？