CRLE 82012 - 82013

formerly SSW 82012 - 82013

Description:

These two cars are owned by Coe Rail Inc.

Specifications:

Capacity

622,000 lbs.

Light Weight

167,000 lbs.

Number of axles (36" wheels)

12

Load Platform Length

35' 11"

Load Platform Height

4' 2"

Car Length

58'

Car Width

10'

 

Photos:

The following two photos were taken by Tom Daspit in May and September of 2004 at the Siemens-Westinghouse plant in Charlotte, NC.

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SP originally had four cars in this class of heavy duty flat cars (82010 - 82013) The first two appear to have been acquired by Babcox and Wilcox and numbered 104 and 105.

The following photos were posted to A.B.P.R. by Brian Ehni. The first photo was taken in Houston, TX during February 1974.

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The following shot is from my collection. It is an earlier photo with SSW reporting marks. The photo was extracted from a Southern Pacific flat car brochure.

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