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12/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: General American Marks Company
Type: Tank Car
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GATX Tank Car 94702
Title:  GATX Tank Car 94702
Description:  GATX 38,500-gallon tank car 94702 had been built by General American Transportation Corp. in 1968 for vinyl chloride and butadiene service as a part of the GATX 94650-94706 series. It had a LT WT of 113,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 281,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds, and had an overall length of 82-07. These 57 cars were the second largest group of 6-axle tank cars, exceeded only by the 75 DUPX 29500-series cars; and were also one of the shortest-lived fleets of 6-axle tank cars, with a lifespan of less than 12 years. During 1979 and 1980 all of these cars were withdrawn from service; but their story didn’t end here. They were subsequently modified with 4-wheel trucks and returned to service as GATX 26701-26758. (Former GATX 98238 was also included in this group.) At least some of these cars operated into the 21st Century, but all were gone by mid-2013.
Photo Date:  7/6/1974  Upload Date: 10/17/2020 5:25:50 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
Categories:  RollingStock
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