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Remembering the Rutland
Rutland Railroad
Freight Car Rosters & Histories
Contents:
1937 Freight
Car Roster
1953 Freight Car Roster
Where Are They Now?
Rutland Stock Car Capsule History
Rutland 8000-Series Box Car Capsule History
1937 Freight Car Roster
(from the 1937 Official Railway Equipment Register)
Number
Series |
Car Type |
MCB
Designation |
Number
of Cars |
Inside
Length |
Outside
Length |
| 1875-1899 |
Refrigerator,steel underframe |
RS |
12 |
33'-0" |
41'-5" |
| 1000-1499 |
Coal, hopper bottom |
GA |
123 |
36'-0" |
39'-0" |
| 1500-1599 |
Ballast |
MWB |
99 |
37'-9" |
41'-0" |
| 1600-1704 |
Coal, hopper bottom |
GA |
38 |
36'-0" |
39'-0" |
| 1900-1930 |
Stock, single deck |
SM |
28 |
36'-0" |
38'-0" |
| 1940-1999 |
Stock, single deck |
SM |
30 |
35'-4" |
37'-6" |
| 2300-2375 |
Flat, steel underframe |
FM |
75 |
36'-0" |
36'-10" |
| 2700-2799 |
Flat, steel |
FM |
98 |
40'-0" |
41'-2" |
| 3000-3059 |
Coal, steel underframe |
GX |
38 |
34'-4" |
36'-10" |
| 7000-7499 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
484 |
36'-0" |
38'-1" |
| 7999 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
1 |
40'-6" |
42'-9" |
| 8000-8299 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
297 |
40'-6" |
42'-3" |
| 9000-9199 |
Auto, box, steel underframe |
XAB |
199 |
40'-6" |
42'-3" |
| 10000-10099 |
Coal, steel hopper |
HM |
99 |
30'-0" |
31'-6" |
| X90-X619 |
Work |
- |
65 |
- |
- |
| 10-49 |
Vans |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
1953 Freight Car Roster
(from the 1953 Official Railway Equipment Register)
Number
Series |
Car Type |
AAR
Designation |
Number
of Cars |
Inside
Length |
Outside
Length |
1500-1599 |
Ballast |
WB |
36 |
37'-9" |
41'-0" |
1907,1920 |
Stock, single deck |
SM |
2 |
36'-0" |
38'-0" |
2600-2645 |
Flat, steel underframe |
FM |
9 |
36'-0" |
36'-10" |
2700-2799 |
Flat, steel |
FM |
30 |
40'-0" |
41'-2" |
4000-4034 |
Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor |
GB |
30 |
36'-0" |
41'-2" |
4100-4108 |
Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor |
GB |
8 |
34'-4" |
36'-10" |
4500-4505 |
Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor |
GB |
5 |
38'-0" |
41'-2" |
6000-6088 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
86 |
40'-6" |
42'-3" |
| 7208, 7324 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM
|
2 |
36'-0" |
38'-1" |
7999 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM
|
1 |
40'-6" |
42'-9" |
| 8000-8299 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
135 |
40'-6" |
42'-3" |
| 9000-9199 |
Box, steel underframe |
XM |
42 |
40'-6" |
42'-3" |
| 10000-10099 |
Coal, steel hopper |
HM |
15 |
30'-0" |
31'-6" |
Where are they now?
| x-Rutland Number |
Car
Type |
Location today |
Comments |
| ? |
40' wood boxcar |
North Bennington, VT |
part of a restaurant |
| 751 |
steel twin hopper |
Malone, NY |
on old main as of May, 1995; still there? |
| 754 |
steel twin hopper |
Ogdensburg, NY |
in yard as of May, 1997; still there? |
| 764 |
steel twin hopper |
?, NY |
to Central New York Chapter NRHS |
| 752 & 761 |
steel twin hoppers |
St. Lawrence State Hospital, Norfolk, NY |
scrapped in June, 1999 |
| ?? |
PS-1 40' steel boxcar |
Rutland, VT |
various locations around Rutland;
are there any in Burlington? or ? |
X578
(2631) |
flat car |
Danbury Rwy Museum
Danbury, CT |
was boom car for wrecker X160;
was #s 2573, 1706, 3057, and 2631.
Rescued from GMRC in July 1999. |
| 2640 |
36' flat car |
North Walpole, NH |
Sold by GMRC for use as a bridge. |
| 2700 |
40' steel flat |
Manchester, VT? |
Sold by GMRC (for use as a bridge?) |
| 2709 |
40' steel flat |
North Walpole, NH |
GMRC |
| 2762 |
40' steel flat |
Danbury Rwy Museum
Danbury, CT |
Rescued from GMRC in August 1999. |
| 2764 |
40' steel flat |
Upper Hudson River RR
North Creek, NY |
Moved from GMRC Sept. 1999.
To be used as open-air passenger car |
| 2777 |
40' steel flat |
Steamtown
Scranton, PA |
Restored and on display with "marble" load, 1999.
[photo] |
| ? |
40' boxcar |
Rutland, VT |
VTR X105; still there? |
| 6081 |
40' boxcar |
Strasburg (PA) RR |
Beautifully restored in 1999! [photo] |
| 8050 |
40' wood boxcar |
Steamtown
Scranton, PA |
Stored off-site |
| 80?? |
40' wood boxcar |
Chateaugay, NY |
was there with 8036 |
| 8085 |
40' wood boxcar |
North Walpole, NH |
headed for the Danbury (CT) Railway Museum in 2000 [photo] |
| 8152 |
40' wood boxcar |
(North?) Bennington, VT |
still there? |
| 8116 |
40' wood boxcar |
Chester, VT |
sans trucks; used as section gang storage shed |
| 9194 |
40' wood
auto boxcar |
Steamtown
Scranton, PA |
door-and-a-half style;
stored off-site |
NOTES
- Many of these listings are from earlier accounts and need to be confirmed as still
valid. If you know the whereabouts of an existing ex-Rutland freight car (or more
about those already listed) please contact Jim Dufour.
Include the Rutland number, location, condition and any other data that would be useful
and we will compile a list right here. Thanks!
- Thanks to Bill Badger, Jeff English, Scott Whitney, Warren Dodgson,
Conductor Shack and Steve Mumley
- For additional information on many of these survivors, go to the "Save the Rutland" section.
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