Paint Shop – 69 : Clinchfield Railroad Boxcar 5680, part 2

: CRR 5680

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

CRR 5660 - 5684 series boxcars:
The CRR series 5660 to 5684 boxcars were built in 1960 by Pullman-Standard and ride on A-3 Ride Control trucks.

The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for April 1974 shows the group #5660 to #5684 with 11 cars out of possible 25 in place, accompanied by 9 other cars, 5662 5667 5671 5673 5674 5677-5680, with the same description but 110,000 pounds capacity and 4 other cars, 5672 5676 5683 5684, with the same dimensions but with the description “Box, Stl, 28 Removable Metal Containers, (Dry Chemicals)”, described as follows:

AAR designation XL and description “Box, Stl” only.

The inside length of both of these cars was 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 51 feet 1 inch, extreme height 15 feet, door opening 9 feet, and capacity 4949 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.


Clinchfield Railroad (reporting mark CRR)
See Paint Shop – 13: Clinchfield Boxcar 7011, part 2


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

CRR 5660 - 5684 series boxcars:
AARによる分類：XL
内寸：長手50フィート６インチ、 短手9フィート４インチ, 天井高10フィート６インチ
外寸：長手51フィート１インチ、 最高高さ15フィート１インチ、扉開口幅９フィート
容積：4949 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
11両在籍（April 1974 ORER）

Clinchfield Railroad
Paint Shop – 13: Clinchfield Boxcar 7011, part 2参照のこと