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CB&Q Class HC-2 85055 |
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CB&Q Class HC-2 85055 at about 22nd Street in Chicago, Illinois on July 6, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the book, CB&Q Color Guide To Freight And Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor, the Burlington purchased its first covered hoppers from an outside builder when it received 30 Pullman-Standard PS-2 covered hoppers in 1954. Numbered 85000-85029 and designated HC-2, they were rated at 70-ton capacity and 2893 cubic feet. In 1965, cars 85015-85029 were overhauled at Havelock, given new 100-ton capacity Barber S-2-A roller bearing trucks and renumbered 85050-85064. |
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7/6/1984 Upload Date: 10/12/2013 1:03:54 PM |
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Chicago, IL |
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Chuck Zeiler |
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| Title: |
CB&Q Class HC-2 85055 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class HC-2 85055 at about 22nd Street in Chicago, Illinois on July 6, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the book, CB&Q Color Guide To Freight And Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor, the Burlington purchased its first covered hoppers from an outside builder when it received 30 Pullman-Standard PS-2 covered hoppers in 1954. Numbered 85000-85029 and designated HC-2, they were rated at 70-ton capacity and 2893 cubic feet. In 1965, cars 85015-85029 were overhauled at Havelock, given new 100-ton capacity Barber S-2-A roller bearing trucks and renumbered 85050-85064. |
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7/6/1984 Upload Date: 6/21/2017 5:45:50 PM |
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Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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