Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class XM-2 41272 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The CB&Q shops at Havelock, Nebraska built 600 combination door 40 foot 6 inch boxcars in 1959, numbered 41000 - 41599. They had a 100,000 pound capacity and all were painted in the ( then ) new Chinese red paint scheme. It was stenciled HIDE LOADING ONLY on the plug door, usually the last assigned service before retirement. |