Conrail 770114 - 770115

Formerly PC 770114 - 770115

Formerly PRR 470246 - 470247

Description:

These two cars were built from castings supplied by General Steel Castings in April of 1954.

Specifications:

Capacity	500,000 lbs.
Light Weight	165,500 lbs.
Load Limit	587,500 lbs.
Number of axles	12
Load Platform Length	50'
Platform height above the rail	4' 13/4"
Car Length	60' 7 1/2"

Photos:

The following photo was found on the Conrail Historical Society website. It is believed to have been taken by Bob Wilkus, on May 25, 1980. It is from the collection of Jason Birkner.

The following photos is from my collection.

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The following photos show the cars carrying part of a large press built by Mesta Machine Company.


Source - Craig Bossler collection		Source - Pennsy Sept. 1954

The following photos show the cars carrying base of a large press built by Mesta Machine Company.

Ad from Railway Age

The following photos show the car carrying a nuclear reactor. These photos are from the November 1956 Pennsy employee magazine.

Photos and aritcles in print:

Publication	Page	Date	Comments
Pennsy Magazine	9	September 1954	Article and 1 photo
Combustion Topics		September/October 1956	Article and 5 photos
Pennsy Magazine		November 1956	Article and 8 photos
Pennsylvania Railroad Flat Car - Revenue & Work Equipment	72		Article and 6 photos
Keystone	14	Spring 2002	Prototype and Rail Classics model, photos and article
Classic Freight Cars, Vol. 6, Loaded Flats and Gons	37		One photo
Conrail Color Guide to Freight Equipment			One photo with a kiln load

Equipment Diagrams:

Related Patents:
None

Commercial Models:

Rail Classics built an brass HO scale model a couple of years ago, it was available in all three paint schemes.

Eastern Car Works built a plastic HO scale unpainted model.


Completed one from Ebay	My work in progress

Both can be found on EBay from time to time.