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169
40-Foot Refrigerator Car
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| At Chama. Jun 20, 2005. Photo: Curt Bianchi. Click image for larger size. |
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| Number: | 169 |
| Type: | Refrigerator Car |
| Class: | 40-Foot |
| Category: | Freight |
| Year Built: | 1924-26 |
| Manufacturer: | American Car and Foundry |
| How Acquired: | Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. |
| Description: | Worth restoring. Needs new doors and roof hatches. |
Number 169 was one of eight reefers built by the D&RGW in 1926 at a cost of $2500.38. It was built to a length of 40 feet
to make it large enough to hold a minimum standard gauge car load for ease of transfer. The car weighs 34,000 pounds
light and has a capacity of 50,000 pounds. It remained in service to the end of the narrow gauge and was acquired
by the C&TS when the states purchased the railroad from the Rio Grande.
1988
Painted. [Paint code on car]
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