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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Type: Gondola
AAR Class: GB: Open top car, having fixed sides, fixed or drop ends and solid bottom.
AAR Type: G312
Detail Info:   Unequipped Gondola, Inside length 48-52ft, greater than 9ft inside width, Steel Floor, solid ends, Inside height: 47-167 inches, Load Limit: 155,000-184,999
CBQ Class:   GM-10
Builder:   CB&Q Havelock in 1968
Max Gross Weight:   148000
Dry Capacity:   148000

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CB&Q Class GM-10 197629
Title:  CB&Q Class GM-10 197629
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class GM-10 197629 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the book, "CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment", by Michael J. Spoor:

Havelock ( CB&Q shops in Nebraska ) built a number of straight-sided mill gondolas, including Class GM-10 197550 - 197649 constructed in January 1968. These straight-sided cars had an unusually low inside height of 4 foot 6 inch to facilitate loading of steel products. The GM-10 class had nailable steel floors, 148,000 pound capacity and a capacity of 2,560 cu. ft.

Photo Date:  5/1/1979  Upload Date: 6/3/2018 9:57:33 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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