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Additions: May 27, 1999


These files are part of the original construction of this site.

Circus Train

Circus Train (Circus train) beneath the Central Avenue overpass in the Galewood rail yard. (photographed 28 November 1998)

Circus Train

Circus Train (Circus train) viewed from the wast in the Galewood rail yard. (photographed 28 November 1998)

RBBX 40013

RBBX 40013 (40000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 193, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 143,000 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 77,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 40014

RBBX 40014 (40000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 199, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 143,000 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 77,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41302

RBBX 41302 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 184, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 41302

RBBX 41302 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 184, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 41302

RBBX 41302 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 184, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 41304

RBBX 41304 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 185, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41304

RBBX 41304 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 185, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41310

RBBX 41310 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 183, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41312

RBBX 41312 (41300 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 191, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 138,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 81,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41402

RBBX 41402 (41400 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 194, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 139,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 80,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 41404

RBBX 41404 (41400 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 190, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 139,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 80,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 6".)

RBBX 42005

RBBX 42005 (42000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 198, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 126,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 93,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 42005

RBBX 42005 (42000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 198, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 126,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 93,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 42009

RBBX 42009 (42000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 197, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 126,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 93,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 42101

RBBX 42101 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 188, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 42103

RBBX 42103 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 189, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 42103

RBBX 42103 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 189, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 42104

RBBX 42104 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 195, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 42105

RBBX 42105 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 186, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 42105

RBBX 42105 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 186, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 42105

RBBX 42105 (42100 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 186, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 42110

RBBX 42110 (42100 series car) beneath the Central Avenue overpass in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 179, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 42110

RBBX 42110 (42100 series car) beneath the Central Avenue overpass in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 179, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 133,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 86,700 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 42203

RBBX 42203 (42200 series car) beneath the Central Avenue overpass in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 180, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 131,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 88,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 0".)

RBBX 42203

RBBX 42203 (42200 series car) beneath the Central Avenue overpass in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 180, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 131,500 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 88,500 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 0".)

RBBX 43001

RBBX 43001 (43000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 187, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 135,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 84,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 4".)

RBBX 43012

RBBX 43012 (43000 series car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 192, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 135,400 pounds, total allowable gross weight 220,000 pounds, load limit 84,600 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 6".)

RBBX 60011

RBBX 60011 (Baggage car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 182, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 126,000 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 5".)

RBBX 63001

RBBX 63001 (Pie car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 181, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 63001

RBBX 63001 (Pie car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 181, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 63001

RBBX 63001 (Pie car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 181, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 63001

RBBX 63001 (Pie car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 181, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 63005

RBBX 63005 (Power car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 200, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

RBBX 63005

RBBX 63005 (Power car) in the Galewood rail yard. (car number 200, photographed 28 November 1998) (Equipment characteristics: AAR car type M530, plate code B, tare weight 127,300 pounds, total allowable gross weight 330,000 pounds, load limit 100,000 pounds, length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3".)

Truck

Truck (Support vehicle) in the Galewood rail yard. (photographed 28 November 1998)

I took these photographs during November of 1998 using a Sony Mavica FD-7 digital camera. Adobe Photoshop was used for electronic dark room processing. I've written a custom perl 5 script which constructs these pages from a terse text description file, using a template file.
Ticket
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999999

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