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8/5/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: New York Central
Type: Box Car
AAR Class: XP: Boxcar similar in design to "XM", but which is specially equipped, designed, and/or structurally suitable for a specific commodity loading; except, boxcars (XF, XM, XMI) dedicated to the transportation of commodities in paragraph A, Rule 97, AAR Interchange Rules, must be designated "XP".
AAR Type: A806
Detail Info:   Equipped Box Car, Inside Length: 79' and over, cushion draft gear/underframe, Plug door, opening greater than 11 feet
Plate:   G
NYC Class:   BE83B
Dry Capacity:   10000
User Notes:   ex-CR 237170 exx-EL 92137

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Valley Falls Yard
Title:  Valley Falls Yard
Description:  Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls Yard from the Church Street bridge --- the auto box is for Narragansett Pellets on the East Junction
Photo Date:  7/21/2006  Upload Date: 7/21/2006 7:48:35 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  349   Comments: 0
Broadway
Title:  Broadway
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, crossing Broadway (RT 1) on the East Providence Branch --- Conrail auto box for short lived customer, Narragansett Pellets
Photo Date:  7/21/2006  Upload Date: 7/21/2006 11:46:39 AM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
Broadway
Title:  Broadway
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, crossing Busy Broadway on the East Providence Branch --- Conrail auto box for new customer Narragansett Pellets --- auto box loaded with either pine or hardwood sawdust and wood scraps from southern furniture factories ..... Narragansett used the product to make pellets for stoves, but the product was to fine and Narragansett has since switched to a new supplier, with product delivered by truck
Photo Date:  7/21/2006  Upload Date: 7/21/2006 11:09:57 AM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  428   Comments: 1


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