The Most Significant Santa Fe Freight Car Classes
In 1950
By Richard H. Hendrickson
from Second Quarter 2000 Warbonnet
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Box Cars
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| Class(es) |
Description |
Date |
No.
in Svc. |
Model
? |
| Bx-3, 6 |
40' comp., sectional wd. sh., stl. ends/drs |
1923-25 |
2,000 |
Westerfield
Bx-3 |
| Bx-11-13 |
40' ARA comp. sngl. sh., stl. roof/ends/drs. |
1929-31 |
2,200 |
Westerfield
Bx-11
Westerfield
Bx-13 |
| Bx-11, 12 |
40' ARA comp. sngl. sh., rblt. w/ext. rfs. |
1942-44 |
3,200 |
Westerfield
Bx-12 |
| Bx-26 |
40' 1932 AAR stl. sh, Duryea u/f |
1936 |
500 |
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| Bx-27 |
40' 1937 AAR stl. sh, Duryea u/f |
1937 |
2,000 |
Red Caboose (m) |
| Bx-28, 31-33, 36 |
(ex Bx-2) Reblt. w. stl. bodies, USRA u/fs |
1938-42 |
2,600 |
Sunshine |
| Bx-34 |
40' 1941 AAR stl. sh, Duryea u/f |
1940 |
1,800 |
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| Bx-35 |
(ex Fe-U) 50' comp. sngl. sh., stl. roof/ends/drs.,
dbl. drs. |
1930 |
500 |
|
| Bx-37, 43 |
40' AAR stl. sh., stl. roof/ends/drs. |
1941, 44 |
5,300 |
InterMountain |
| Bx-38 |
40' AAR War Emergency, comp. body |
1944 |
300 |
Sunshine |
| Bx-39 |
50' AAR War Emergency, comp. body |
1944 |
400 |
Sunshine |
| Bx-40 |
(ex-Fe-R) 50' stl. sh., stl. rf./ends/drs. |
1942 |
500 |
Life-Like P2K (kb) |
| Bx-41, 42, 45, 46 |
(ex-Bx-8, 9, 10) stl. sh., ARA u/f |
1945-47 |
1,950 |
InterMountain (kb) |
| Bx-44 |
40' postwar AAR stl. sh., impr. ends/drs. |
1945 |
500 |
Branchline (m) |
| Bx-48, 50, 51, 53 |
40' postwar AAR, 12p. sides, impr. ends/drs. |
1946-50 |
4,750 |
C&BT Shops (m) |
| Bx-49 |
(ex-Bx-9, 10) stl. sh., ARA u/f, impr. ends |
1947 |
900 |
Sunshine |
| Bx-52, 57 |
40' PS-1 welded stl. box car |
1947-50 |
750 |
InterMountain, KD |
| Bx-56, 59 |
(ex-Fe-P) 50' comp. sect. sh. single door |
1950 |
500 |
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