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X29
PRR Class:
X29
Purpose:
box car
Built:
1924 through 1934
Total Built:
18,000
Length:
42'3"
Width:
8'11"
Weight:
46,500lbs
Load:
100,000lbs
Color:
Tuscan (freight-car red)
Trucks:
2D-F1, 2D-F2, 2D-F8
These box cars had an 8.5-foot interior height. As initially built, they came with Creco doors, KD brakes, and Carmer cut levers.
References
- Class Data
- Diagram
- Hagley Digital Archives
- Steam Era Freight Cars
- RR Picture Archives
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
- RMC Article by Ted Culotta (part 1, pg. 90)
- RMC Article by Ted Culotta (part 2, pg. 90)