Illinois Central type RB insulated box car 532824 was a former Southern Pacific car. The 50-foot, 70-ton car had a gross rail load of 220,000 pounds, a tare weight of 75,700 pounds, a load limit of 144,300 pounds and a volume of 5116 cubic feet. The little word after the IC reporting mark was SUCKS! It was on a Canadian National-Illinois Central transfer run in New Orleans running from MAYS YARD to STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD and the New Orleans Public Belt. |