| Central of Georgia
#11403 |
Bulkhead Flat Car |
| Built 1965 by Thrall Manufacturing, Chicago. Bulkhead Flat Cars
primarily carry pallets of materials such as plywood, sheet metal,
ingots, and brick. Donated 1996. |
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| DODX #38416 |
Flat Car |
| Built 1953. Capacity: 200,000 lbs. Designed to transport two
tanks. Currently in use as boom car for crane. |
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| Southern #117092 |
Flat Car |
| One of 500 similar cars built during 1926 in Southern's own
shops. Designed to handle heavy lading. Donated 1963. |
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| Southern #74745 |
Hopper |
| Built 1966. Three bays. Open hoppers carried bulk commodities
such as coal, grain, wood chips, or rock. |
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| NS993359MW |
Coal Hopper |
| ex-Norfolk & Western 94309. Built 1964 by Norfolk &
Western's Roanoke shops, class H11A. Ran exclusively in coal
service for N&W (later NS) until 1994 when it was assigned to
maintenance of way ballast service after extensive washouts in
Central Georgia. Three bays. Cubic feet: 3418 level, 3785 heaped.
Load limit: 201,000 lbs. |
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| L&N #40605 |
Milk Car |
| Contains two stainless steel tanks. Donated 1993.
This car is currently being restored. We have uncovered a
"H.P. Hood and Sons" paint scheme and we plan to repaint
the car using that original scheme.
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| Western Union #3558-AB |
Tool Car, Wood |
| Built c. 1930. Wood. Used as part of special Western
Union work trains to maintain extensive network of trackside poles
and lines. Donated 1966. |
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| Fruit Growers Express
#55558 |
Refrigerator Car, Wood |
| Built c. 1940. Privately-owned by Fruit Growers Express
for shipment of their produce. Two bunkers at either end of the
car hold blocks of ice, keeping the interior cool. Wood. |
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| Norfolk and Western
#99984 |
Gondola |
| Class G-1 gondola built by Virginia Bridge Works in 1940.
Donated in 1963. Cubic feet: 1357. Weight, unloaded: 41,600. |
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| Southern #900097 |
Gondola |
| Built 1938. Cubic feet: 1770. Capacity: 100,000 lbs. Gondolas
transport coal, iron, steel, and other heavy lading which does not
require covered protection. Prior to 1950, high-sided gondolas
were often used to transport coal. |
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| Southern #291069 |
Gondola |
| Built 1958. |
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| Southern #33309 |
Box Car |
| Built 1965. Cubic feet: 5020. Weight, unloaded: 56,400 lbs. |
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| Seaboard Airline #9028 |
Box Car |
| Built 1926 by Pressed Steel Car Co. as gondola. Rebuilt into box
car in 1936 by SAL. Donated 1965. |
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| Atlantic Coast Line
#27052 |
Box Car |
| One of 230 class 0-16-D cars ordered by ACL. Built 1926 by
Pressed Steel Car Co. Donated 1965. |
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| Chattahoochee Valley
#1010, #1011, #9012, #9014, #98703, #98705, #98707, #98708 |
Box Cars |
| Each box car was previously owned by other rail lines and built
between 1957 and 1969. These cars were purchased from
Chattahoochee Valley Railroad for museum storage. |
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