Title: |
AD&N XM 5552 |
Description: |
Ashely, Drew & Northern plug-door box car 5552 was photographed on the North Louisiana & Gulf at Gibsland, Louisiana. The car was lettered WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO / AGENT ASHLEY DREW & NORTHERN / RAILWAY CROSSETT ARKANSAS. It had a CAPY of 140,000 pounds, a LD LMT of 149,300 and a LT WT of 70,700 for a gross rail load of 220,000. This was one of 45 cars in the AD&N 5550-5594 series, and they were later rebuilt with conventional sliding doors before moving on to the ICG, where they wore the WLO reporting mark. |
Photo Date: |
2/7/1977 Upload Date: 5/12/2015 12:29:17 PM |
Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
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