Paint Shop – 89 : Penn Central Boxcar 270047, part 2

: PC270047

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

PC 270047 boxcar:
This car is a renumbered Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) equipment: one of former PRR X51c class #82100 to 82497 or #83802 to 84301 series boxcars built by road’s Samuel Rea Shops at Hollidaysburg, PA in 1956. Some of the PRR X51c cars survived into the Conrail era as CR X51c class cars.

The Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) for April 1974 shows PC #270047 as the single car for the group, accompanied by nine other former PRR X51 and X51c cars in other groups, described as follows:
AAR Designation XL and description “Box, Stl. Stagg. Doors, Racks, Nailable Stl. Flr. in Doorway, (universal Fittings), X51c”. The inside length of this car was 50 feet 6 inches, inside width 9 feet 4 inches, inside height 10 feet 6 inches, outside length 54 feet 6 inches, extreme height 15 feet, door opening 15 feet, and capacity 4949 cubic feet or 100,000 pounds.

* 1975 photo of PRR class X51c #82128 found at Rob’s Pennsy home page;
* 1977 photo of PRR class X51c #82390 found at Railroad Picture Archives site;
* 1979 photo of CR class X51c class #210554 found at Conrail Photo Archive site;

Penn Central Transportation Company (reporting mark PC)
See Paint Shop – 87 : Penn Central Boxcar 268463, part 2


以下に、該当車両の概要、およびPenn Central Transportation Companyの簡単な歴史を記す。

PC 270047 boxcar:
この車両はPennsylvania Railroad (PRR)のSamuel Rea Shopsで1956年に製造されたX51c class #82100 – 82497または#83802 – 84301 series boxcarsの内の１両を改番したものである。

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54フィート６インチ、 最高高さ15フィート、扉開口幅15フィート
容積：4949 立方フィート／100,000 パウンド
１両在籍（April 1974 ORER）


Penn Central Transportation Company
Paint Shop – 87 : Penn Central Boxcar 268463, part 2参照のこと