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Owner: Wisconsin Central
Type: Box Car
AAR Class: XP: Boxcar similar in design to "XM", but which is specially equipped, designed, and/or structurally suitable for a specific commodity loading; except, boxcars (XF, XM, XMI) dedicated to the transportation of commodities in paragraph A, Rule 97, AAR Interchange Rules, must be designated "XP".
AAR Type: A405
Detail Info:   Equipped Box Car, Inside Length: 49' to 59', cushion draft gear/underframe, Plug door, opening between 9 and 11 feet
Plate:   B
Max Gross Weight:   220000
Load Limit:   158400
Dry Capacity:   5076
Ext L/W/H:   55' 5" / 10' 8" / 15' 0"
Int L/W/H:   50' 6" / 9' 6" / 10' 7"

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WC 2749
Title:  WC 2749
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Photo Date:  1/28/2017  Upload Date: 3/9/2017 11:59:48 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Kris Rumbut
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Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
CN 7027 and a thieving trespasser
Title:  CN 7027 and a thieving trespasser
Description:  A CN local passes a trespasser and approaches Stroebe Rd. as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 29 Apr. '18. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). A few moments earlier, this trespassing thief and her male companion were walking on those tracks, stealing railroad scrap metal. While I was standing near the former SOO rails, in the foreground, waiting to photograph the approaching train, I watched each of them make at least two trips to their car to dump their backpacks full of scrap metal in their trunk. As I was capturing this photograph, the male was standing next to me. He came walking up to me because they were wondering what I was doing. The conversation started something like this. Numb-nuts, “What are you doing?” Me, “I’m standing on the side of a public road, minding my own business. What are you doing?” Mine was an angry, sarcastic, and rhetorical question, anyone could see that they were trespassing and stealing. Numb-nuts, “Me and my girlfriend thought you were acting suspiciously, so we were wondering what you’re up to.” Numb-nuts yammered nonsensically for a minute or two while I attempted to ignore him, hoping he would wander away. At some point Numb-nuts says, “You aren’t going to commit suicide, are you?” I replied, “No. It would be impossible to throw myself under a train here. There won’t be a train coming through on these tracks [the SOO tracks] anytime soon. However, there is a train approaching on those tracks you’ve been walking on [the C&NW tracks]. Oh, and there it is, right behind your girlfriend.” She had noticed it approaching and wisely moved off of the tracks. Numb-nuts continued to mumble gibberish for a few more moments. I continued to ignore him and continued photographing the train. Eventually he wandered off and they both drove away.
Photo Date:  4/29/2018  Upload Date: 5/26/2018 2:59:00 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 7027(GP9RM)
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