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Jack M. Jakeman's Collection
 
2/25/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Boston & Maine
Type: MofW Equipment
AAR Class: XL: Loader Equipped. Box car similar in design to "XM", with steel perforated side walls or equipped with interior side rails for securement of certain types of lading and/or permanently attached movable bulkheads.
AAR Type: A432
Detail Info:   Equipped Box Car, Inside Length: 49' to 59', cushion draft gear/underframe, Sliding door, opening between 9 and 11 feet
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   220000
Load Limit:   157700
Dry Capacity:   5315
Ext L/W/H:   56' 4" / 10' 8" / 15' 0"
Int L/W/H:   50' 6" / 9' 6" / 11' 1"
User Notes:   250 ton crane

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BM 3366
Title:  BM 3366
Description:  The "Big Hook" sits on the siding at Hempstreet Park in Mechanicville, NY. The wreck train was brought out the day after the derailment in Scotia, NY on the Pan Am. It has sat here since while the toppled cars await their fate.
Photo Date:  2/23/2013  Upload Date: 2/24/2013 3:32:35 PM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Jack M. Jakeman
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Wreck
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