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Owner: General American Marks Company
Type: Tank Car
AAR Class: T: Tank Car. Tank car means any car which is used only for the transportation of liquids, liquefied gases, compressed gases, or solids that are liquefied prior to unloading. Car may be without underframe if container serving as superstructure is designed to serve as underframe. If car has underframe, it must be designed only for the carriage of one or more enclosed containers (with or without compartments) that form the superstructure and are integral parts of the car.
AAR Type: T107
Detail Info:   Tank Cars, General Service Cars, Carbon Steel Tank (Welded or Riveted), Includes Rubber Lined.
AAR 203,203W,211A60W1,211A100W1,211J100W1.
ICC or DOT 103,103W,104W,111A60W1,111A100W1,111A100W3,111A100W4
, Capacity: 25,000-27,000 gal
Plate:   B
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   199100
Liquid Capacity:   26499
Ext L/W/H:   61' 4" / 10' 5" / 14' 7"

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GATX Tank Car 94700
Title:  GATX Tank Car 94700
Description:  GATX 38,500-gallon tank car 94700 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 During 1979 and 1980 all of these cars were withdrawn from service; but their story didn’t end here.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:  1/6/1973  Upload Date: 10/17/2020 5:24:58 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
Categories:  RollingStock
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GATX 94700
Title:  GATX 94700
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/25/2011  Upload Date: 10/2/2011 5:52:13 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories:  Yard
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