CRDX RB #5771

: Monticello, IL. Sep. 11, 2019

Another rusted rebuilt boxcar I found.

This boxcar is preserved at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Illinois.

Barely read markings indicate this car as Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company (reporting mark CRDX) RB #5771 with the LAUHOFF trademark and the paint date of 1-75 given by CFC (Chicago Freight Car).

Lessee Lauhoff Grain Company was a grain elevator and mill located in Danville, IL. It was acquired by Bunge North America in 1979 and became Bunge Lauhoff.

The classic Dreadnought end, cover plates next to the door, and friction bearing trucks indicate this car as a rebuilt car. Surprise for me was that these cars were painted not boxcar red but white/ivory according to the 1978 photo of CRDX #5738 from the same series found at Railroad Photo Archives site[1].


CRDX 5730 – 5829 series boxcars
The group 5730 to 5829 first appears in the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for January 1975. It shows the group with 100 cars in place, described as follows:

AAR Designation RB and description “Insulated, Box, 25K” only.

The inside length of these cars is 50 feet 3 inches, inside width 9 feet 1 inch, inside height 9 feet 11 inches, outside length 54 feet 6 inches, extreme height 14 feet 11 inches and capacity 4526 cubic feet or 110,000 pounds.

All photos are taken on Sep. 11, 2019.

[1] 1978 photo of CRDX 5738 at Railroad Photo Archives site;

: Monticello, IL. Sep. 11, 2019
　
　
錆まみれの、そしておそらく更新・改造を施されたと思われる貨車をもう１両。

イリノイ州MonticelloにあるMonticello Railroad Museumが保管するChicago Freight Car Leasing Companyの私有貨車である。大きく記されたLAUHOFFとは、同州Danvilleを拠点としていた穀物商社の名前。1979年にBungeと合併している。

この系列のORERにおける初記載は1975年だが、妻板が比較的古いDreadnoughtなので改造／中古車だろう。扉廻りにも改造の痕跡がみられる。Railroad Photo Archivesにある同系車の真っ白な出で立ちにびっくり、随分なウエザリングだ。