Equipment Roster 2016 Booklet

Location
3400 NE Grand Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
(405) 424-8222
Conveniently located just a half mile west of
Interstate 35 off Exit 131 (NE 36th Street),
on historic Grand Boulevard.
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Half-mile east of Martin Luther King
Boulevard
Just south of Lincoln Park Golf
Course
1 mile south of the Oklahoma City
Zoo
Oklahoma Railway Museum
3400 NE Grand Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
(405) 424-8222
www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org
EQUIPMENT ROSTER
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Oklahoma Railway Museum
The Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd.
(ORM) offers 35-minute excursion trains on
the first and third Saturdays of each month
for the public from 10 am until 4 pm starting
the first Saturday in April. The trains leave
the historic Oakwood Depot at 9:15, 11:15,
1:15 and 3:15
The Museum itself is open Thursday Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm and there is no
admission charge to tour the grounds. Train
rides are free for children under the age of
3, $5 for children 3 years to 12 years, and
$12 for those 13 years and older. In
addition to the train ride, railroad
equipment, including motor cars,
locomotives and passenger cars, are on
display. A display car contains permanent
exhibits of railroad memorabilia.
Oakwood Station
Bridge Logos
These Frisco and Rock Island Railroad
heralds were displayed for almost 80 years
(1931-2010) on Oklahoma City’s South
Robinson Street Bridge. The bridge was
located approximately a half mile east of
Union Station and allowed both railroads to
pass above Robinson to access to the
station. The bridge was torn down to make
way for a new bridge with the rerouting of
the I-40 crosstown expressway.
Each Concrete herald measures 5 ft. 8 in.
by 4 ft. 8 in. The bridge railing is two feet
high and the bottom portions are 22 inches
thick. Each weighs in excess of 9000
pounds.
Expansion Plans
Oakwood Depot
The Oakwood Depot was constructed by
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway
line in 1905 in Oakwood, Oklahoma
Territory. The Santa Fe railway leased the
Orient line in 1929 and operated the station
until 1958. In later years, it was acquired by
the Dewey County Historical Society and
moved to a property just west of Watonga,
Oklahoma. The Depot was purchased by
the Oklahoma Railway Museum and moved
to the present location in 2000 and was
completely restored.
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Jim Murray Maintenance Shop
The Jim Murray Maintenance Shop building
is approximately 7400 sq. feet with two
track bays, office, restrooms and mailroom.
It was built in 2005 and is named for Jim
Murray one of the museums founding
members and Director of Maintenance from
2004 to 2013.
Yard Office
This building was the only building on the
property when the ORM acquired the land.
It had been the office for a pipe and/or oil
service company previously. The most
recent owner of the property before the
ORM acquired it used it for goats. This
building was open to the goats and
whatever else that wanted to use it. The
ORM volunteers cleaned it out, restored it
and added a second restroom.
Adventure Station
Model 2TMA2079
Adventure Station was built by the ORM
with funds provided by the Oklahoma
Centennial Commission in 2007. It sits on
the north end of the ORM track just south of
NE 50th Street and east of the Oklahoma
City Zoo.
Car mover
Built 1978, Donated to ORM by Bob
Hussey.
Status: In Storage
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Birthday Parties
Tank cars
CONX 5272 Built 1923, single dome.
CONX 5259 Built 1923, single dome
Continental Oil of Ponca City, OK donated
these cars to the ORM.
The Oklahoma Railway Museum offers you
unique venues to host a birthday party. We
have a 1921 wooden caboose, the depot
platform or other areas of the grounds. You
supply the cake, presents and the kiddos
while we supply tables and chairs. Also
included are paper engineer hats and a rail
safety coloring book.
ORM offers two packages that include two
hours for the party:
Package One is available only on the first
and third Saturdays of April through
August of the 2015 season and includes
one hour and 45 minutes for the party and
tickets for a train ride for 20 guests on
historic railroad passenger cars. Additional
train tickets can be purchased for $5.00
each. The costs are:
Birthday Caboose: $250.00 (includes
$50.00 refundable security deposit)
Party Coach: $300.00 (includes $50.00
refundable security deposit)
Package Two is available throughout the
year on most non-operating Saturdays and
includes one Hour and 45 minutes for a
party without a train ride. The costs are:
Birthday Caboose: $150.00 (includes
$50.00 refundable security deposit)
Party Coach: $200.00 (includes $50.00
refundable security deposit)
Tank car
CONX 7211 Built in 1943 by American Car
& Foundry. Type T-43
Continental Oil of Ponca City, OK donated
theis car to the ORM.
Capacity 110,000.
Weight 58,700
Tank car
CONX 8903 Built in 1965
Capacity 140,000
Weight 80,000
All bookings and date/time availability must
be made with our party coordinator Chuck
Shinn. at 405/850-0597 or by e-mail
chuck@oklahomarailwaymusem.org
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CONX 5272 & 5259
Status: In Storage
CONX 7211
Status: In Storage
CONX 8903
Day Out With Thomas™
Day Out With Thomas™, chugs into ORM
the last weekend in September and the first
weekend in October from 8 am until 6 pm.
Tickets to ride behind the classic storybook
engine go on sale on in April and can be
purchased online by going to the ORM
website
www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org . Tickets
required for ages 2 and up. Tickets are
available online or at the door. Prices may
vary determined by when they are
purchased. Ticket sales are final. Events
are held rain or shine.
"Day Out With Thomas" is presented by
HIT Entertainment, a worldwide leader in
children’s entertainment, and sponsored by
MEGA Brands, a leading toy company. a
family fun event with a variety of activities
and entertainment! This fun-filled event
offers little engineers and their families
the opportunity to take a ride with a 15-ton
replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, star of
the popular Thomas & Friends™ series.
ORM is located in Oklahoma City at 3400
NE Grand Boulevard, just west of I-35, Exit
131 and south of 36th Street. The phone
number is 405/424-8222 or visit the
Museum website:
www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org.
Status: In Storage
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OKRX 48
CONX 50001/Santa Fe 7176
CONX 50014/Santa Fe 7020
These two cars are former Santa Fe class
Fe-22's. They were rebuilt at Topeka,
Kansas in 1940 from class Fe-S cars
(General American Transportation Corp.
1928 built, wood body, steel under frame
and end cars).
CONX 50020 /Santa Fe 6919
Status: Active
OKRX 814
Santa Fe class Fe-23. Rebuilt Topeka,
Kansas in 1941 from class Fe-S cars
(General American Transportation Corp.
1928 built, wood body, steel under frame
and end cars).
ORM has 3 of these “Auto box cars”. Cars
was used to transport autos, trucks, farm
equipment and heavy machinery. Santa Fe
RR used them to transport Crossly
automobiles. Continental Oil Company
used end loading capabilities for grease
drums. Continental Oil donated these cars
to the ORM. Two of them have the end
doors welded shut but one still appears to
be serviceable.
Boxcar
Status: Active
OKRX 301
Build Date: Unknown
Donated to ORM in 2014 by HIS Paint
Manufacturing Company of Oklahoma City
Status: Active
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CONX 50001 & CONX 50014
Status: In Storage
CONX 50020
EMD SW8
Built in 1952 by General Motors, ElectroMotive Division for the US Army. Was used
in Korea during the war. Re-manufactured
at Hill Air Force base in September 1987,
and then locomotive was delivered to Army
Ammunition plant in McAlister OK., Nov. 18,
1987. From there it was transferred to Fort
Sill OK August 17 1992. While at Fort Sill
the engine was sent to Tulsa for painting
and when returned there were flat spots on
wheels on axles 1, 2, &4. ORM had the
wheels turned before locomotive could be
shipped to OKC. Purchased from the Army
Weight: 229,000 pounds
Fuel: 600 gallons
EMD F9A
Built in September 1954 by EMD. Builders
no. 19741. Northern Pacific Railway
Company was the original owner and the
unit had road number 7003-D. When the
NP merged into the Burlington Northern
Railroad the number changed to 814.
Status: In Storage
Rock Island 506000
Locomotive retired and donated by
Burlington Northern to ORM in 1982. The
original prime mover was a model 567C
converted to a model 645.
Weight: 247,400 pounds
Fuel: 1000 gallons
GE 45 TON
Built in 1941 by General Electric for the US
Army, Road # 1202 Builders No. - 13059
Rebuilt 9/82. Date acquired - 2000 by
donation of ORM member Dan Rohrback &
Vulcan Chemical Co. Previous owners
Dodge City Ford & Bucklin, Vulcan
Chemicals - Wichita, Kansas, US Army at
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Weight: 90,000 pounds
Fuel: 75 + 75 gallons
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Reefer car
Santa Fe 2571
This 40-foot ice bunker, refrigerator car is
believed to have been used on the
Wisconsin Central Car Lines. It houses
ORM’s Wood Shop.
Status: Active
Wooden Boxcar
Built: after 1917
Missing trucks
Santa Fe 90
Wooden Boxcar
Built: After 1917
Status: On Display
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Missing trucks
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WCLX 2077
EMD/ATSF CF7
Built in 1949 as an F7A, # 202L, a covered
wagon similar to the museums F9A, OKRX
814. It was converted to CF7 road switcher
configuration in 1972 by AT&SF at their
Cleburne TX shops. Donated to the ORM in
2012 by Burlington Northern Santa Fe
railroad.
Status: Used as Wood Shop
Santa Fe 48169
In the 1970’s, AT&SF needed road engines
that could also function as switch engines
but couldn’t afford to buy new ones. They
had many aging F7’s lying around that
could be used but the “covered wagon”
body would have made switching work
difficult. AT&SF determined that the F7
could be converted to look more like a
freight engine where the engineer could see
well in both directions. The converted F7
units were given the new designation
“CF7”.
Weight: 249,000 lbs
Fuel: 1250 gallons
EMD FP45
Status: In Storage
Santa Fe Box Car
Built in December of 1967 as Santa Fe
#100. Donated to the ORM by BNSF
Railroad in 2000. It has a 20-cylinder645E3 - 3600 HP engine. Number 100, and
sister 102, had the honor of leading the
record-breaking inaugural run of the
westbound Super, a high-priority, 79 mileper-hour freight train from Chicago to Los
Angeles in January 1968.
SF 100 then began to pull Santa Fe's finest
passenger trains later. With the coming of
Amtrak in 1971, the FP45's were
reassigned to freight duties for the
remainder of their careers, except for the
occasional business or special train.
Status: In Storage
This FP 45 was renumbered several times
before ending as #90. It was the last of its
kind in active service on the BNSF railroad.
Donated to ORM by BNSF.
Weight: 399,000 lbs Fuel: 3200 gallons
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Rock Island 743
Hand Car
This hand car was donated to the
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds prior to
1970’s. It was donated to ORM in June of
2014 and restored.
Builder: Sheffield Velocipede Car Company
Status: Under Repair
Velocipede
OKRX 2
This velocipede is made of white ash. The
spokes in the front wheel are wood and the
wheels are cast iron. The rear wheel is a
replacement.
Acquired by ORM in March 2011 donated
by Neal Baucum of Mustang OK
Builder: Sheffield Velocipede Car Company
Status: Under Repair
OKRX 3
Derrick Car
Belonged to Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
then North Central Oklahoma Railway and
finally to ORM. The winch mechanism is not
Fairmont but is typical of CRI&P kit
bashings.
Builder: Fairmont
Status: In Storage
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Hand Car
ALCO RS1
Built in May 1943 by American Locomotive
Works for Chicago Rock Island & Pacific.
Builder’s No. 70817 (Phase II RS 1) Road
number 743. Went through several owners
before being purchased in 1986 by Eddie
Birch Jr. & Jim Terrell who donated
locomotive to Oklahoma Railway Museum
in 2000.
Weight: 240,000 pounds.
Fuel: 1000 gallons
Status: On Display
Velocipede
ALCO RS3 Chickasaw
American Locomotive Works. Built in 1955
for Magma Copper, a subsidiary of San
Manuel Copper Company. Then sold to
Backlands Railroad until it was purchased
by Jim Terrell who donated locomotive to
ORM in 2005.
Weight: 229,000 pounds
Fuel: 800 gallons
Status: On Display
CRI&P W-64A
ALCO RS3
American Locomotive Works. Built in 1955
for Magma Copper, a subsidiary of San
Manuel Copper Company. Then sold to
Backlands Railroad until it was purchased
by Jim Terrell who donated locomotive to
ORM in 2005.
Weight: 229,000 pounds
Fuel: 800 gallons
Status: On Display
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Santa Fe 643
Caboose
Build date Unknown
The Frisco donated this caboose to the
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in 1953.
Donated to ORM in 2015 by the Oklahoma
State Fairgrounds.
Status: Under Repair
Porter 0-6-0T
Caboose
Build date: after 1932
Little is known about this wood-sided
caboose. The fact that it has metal end
beams and a steel cupola suggests it was
built after 1932. It apparently was operated
by the SL&SF (Frisco) RR. Oddly, it is
supported on ATSF wheel sets. Donated to
the Museum by Greg Thompson.
Status: On Display
#2299 Crane
MKT Inspection Car
MKT Inspection car was donated by Fort
Sill where the car was used for an office to
do load plans to ship out military trains and
trucks. It was used by the Katy railroad and
then continued to be used by the Union
Pacific Railroad when the Katy merged with
UP.
Status: In Storage
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Frisco 649
Status: In Storage
Frisco 916
Santa Fe 2-8-0
643 was originally built by Hinkley in 1879
For the Santa Fe as a 4-4-0 number 73
named “H. C. Hardon” Santa Fe’s rebuilt
the #73 in 1897 into a 2-8-0 and it was
numbered 933 when rebuilt. During a
general renumbering of steam locomotives
by the Santa Fe in 1900 the 933 was
renumbered to the 643, the road number it
kept until retirement. In March of 1953. The
engine worked in the Santa Fe’s Southern
division in freight service. In April 1953 the
engine was donated and put on display at
the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds which
donated it to ORM in 2015.
Weight: 125,000
Porter 0-6-0T
Built in September 1942 by H. K. Porter
Company for U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers - road no. 5006, Builders number
7486. It is 50-ton saddle tank style Steam
locomotive. Sold to Oklahoma Gas &
Electric for use switching cars of coal at the
Horse Shoe Power plant in Harrah, Ok.
Donated by OG&E to ORM.
Status: In Storage
Weight: 100,000 pounds
MKT 1045
American Hoist and Derrick #2299
Built 1954. 25 Ton capacity. Previous
owner was OG&E at the Mustang Power
Plant. Donated to ORM by OG&E
Status: On Display
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Santa Fe 1492
Caboose
At this time we know very little about this
caboose other than it came from the St.
Louis and San Francisco Railway. It has
been converted for use as a birthday party
caboose complete with heat and air
conditioning.
Status: Active
Santa Fe 113
Caboose
Built in 1929 and rebuilt in 1969
Donated to Museum by the grandchildren of
Tom and Cherry Jerlow in 2009
Status: Active
Santa Fe 115
Caboose
Built in 1956, Class CA-6
Status: Active
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Frisco Caboose
Diner
Built in 1942 by Budd. Donated by Harry
Currie 2011. Car was part of the Super Chief
in 1940s - the Chief in 1950s and finally the
Texas Chief in 1960s. .Previous owner, Santa
Fe, numbered it 1492. Amtrak numbered it
8037. Howard Thornton of Midwest Travel
named the car Soonerland II where it was
used for several excursions around Watonga,
OK in the 1990s. Oklahoma Centennial
Commission funded the last refurbishment on
this car in 2006.
Status: On Display
Coach car
Santa Fe 999359
Built in 1938 by Budd as Santa Fe #3105, a
52 seat chair car (coach). AT&SF #3105 was
part of the first EL CAPITAN train set, which
entered service in February 1938. The car
was sold to the Penn Central in November of
1969 where it was converted into a 108 seat
commuter coach numbered 2413. The Cedar
Rapids & Iowa City RR purchased the car in
the early 80s for excursion service and
renumbered it 113. In 2001 the car was
rebuilt by the Cuyahoga valley Scenic
Railroad into a 72 seat coach. Car purchased
by ORM in 2005.
Status: In Storage
Coach car
Built in 1938 by Budd for the Santa Fe, it is
believed that this car was Santa Fe #3199, a
51 seat chair/observation car. If this car is
3199 then it was on the inaugural run of the
EL CAPITAN. In November of 1960 the Santa
Fe converted the car into a standard 44 seat
coach by squaring the observation end. After
the conversion the car was renumbered 2947.
The car was sold to Penn Central in
December 1969 where it was converted into a
108 seat commuter coach numbered 2407.
The Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RR purchased
the car in the early 1980s for excursion
service and it was renumbered 115. In 1994
the car was sold to the Cuyahoga Valley
Scenic Railroad where it was configured as a
72 seat coach. Car purchased by the
Oklahoma Centennial Commission in 2005
and donated to the ORM.
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Status: Active
Union Pacific 25380
C&NW 7721
Caboose
Built in 1958 by Great Northern Railroad at
their St. Cloud MN. Shops. Numbered X-21.
After 1970, GN merged into the Burlington
Northern caboose was renumbered 10381.
Retired in 1985. This caboose was donated
by Burlington Northern.
Weight: 55,400 lbs
Status: Active
Great Northern 1304
Caboose
Built in 1878 by Wells and French for the
Burlington & Missouri River. Original
Number was 10. Chicago Burlington &
Quincy number was 14107 and Burlington
Northern number was 11021. Retired in
1973 and sold to George Shirk a former
mayor of Oklahoma City who donated it to
CORC, a predecessor organization to ORM
in 1981. Believed to be the oldest way car
in existence in Oklahoma.
Caboose
Status: Active
Rock Island 6015
Status: Birthday Party coach
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This unusual caboose was originally built as
a 40-ton Class B-2 boxcar, probably by the
Bettendorf Company of Iowa in 1915, for
the CRI & P Railroad. It was modified into a
caboose in 1940’s by the Rock Island
Railroad. To make the change, the center
section was cut out, end platforms were
added, and a steel cupola was mounted of
the roof. The car served until cabooses
were no longer used by the railroad.
Eventually, this caboose was donated to
the ORM by the Kilpatrick family.
Restoration, started in about 2010, was
funded in part by the National Railway
Historical Society with a Railway Heritage
Grant.
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OKRX 21
Chair car
Built in July 1929 by American Car &
Foundry for Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad suburban service. ORM purchased
from Guthrie Arts Council in January 2004.
The arts council purchased this car along
with several others from the Dodge City
Ford & Bucklin Railroad.
Status: Active
Chicago, Burlington & Q 14107
Chair car
Built in Dec. 1950 by Pullman Standard.
Builders No. 3265. History - Great Northern
RR “Priest River” #1197 for use on the
Empire Builder. 1 Drawing room, 2
bedrooms, Buffet / Observation 1955 rebuilt
to 4 bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 6
roomettes. Re-named “Grand Coulee” 1968
- Rebuilt to chair car with 68 seats and
renumbered #1304. Burlington Northern
sold the car to Amtrak 1972. Purchased by
Howard Thornton 1988 and renamed
Mistletoe II. Donated to museum by Roy &
Darlene Thornton in 2011
Status: On Display
Rock Island 17834
Combine car
Status: Under repair
Built in 1921 by American Car & Foundry as
Railway Express Agency # 6015 for the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.
Modernized (Streamlined) in 1940 to
baggage dorm for use on Arizona Limited
and the Golden States Limited. Converted
around 1960 to maintenance of way
dormitory car # 96150. Capital Steel
Company in May 2001 donated this car to
ORM. It was stored on their track for
several years and was going to be cut up
for scrap.
It is used as birthday party car
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Frisco 2568
Flat car
Built in June 1953 Rebuilt Sept. 1965 Builders
No. Class F-70-12 Previous owner Union
Pacific. Before donation to museum, the car
was used as piggyback unloading ramp in old
Rock Island yard in downtown Oklahoma City. It
was modified into a riding car by the ORM in
2003.
Status: On Display
Rock Island 4119
Flat car
SP flat car on the siding by 30th street.
Donated to the ORM by Bob Hussey.
Built in 1963
Status: On Display
Union Pacific 1505
Flat car
SP flat car on the siding by 30th street with
the boom from our American Crane on top
of it.
Built in 1964
Status: In Storage
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Union Pacific 58259
Pullman Sleeper car
Built as a tourist sleeper car in 1913 by
Pullman Palace Car Co for use on the Saint
Louis San Francisco RR. Frisco railroad
purchased car from Pullman in1950 and
converted to maintenance of way bunk and
kitchen car. Acquired by ORM in 2001.
Like the RI combine car, the ORM acquired
this car from Capital Steel Company in May
2001. It was was going to be cut up for
scrap also. Capital Steel was happy to
donate them to the ORM on the condition
that they be moved as soon as possible.
Status: Active
Converted to display car in 2002. Houses
railroad artifacts and displays.
Southern Pacific 5051
Baggage car
Built in 1927 by American Car & Foundry
for service on the Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific RR. Car currently houses model
train exhibit.
It was converted to a tool car #96155 in
1957. The Union Pacific donated this car to
ORM.
Status: In service
Houses model trail exhibit.
Southern Pacific 5053
Café Lounge car
Built in 1915 by Pullman Car Company for
Union Pacific RR. Original road number
was 1520. Renumbered to 1505 after one
of its remodeling's. Remodeled 1932 &
1941.
Status: In service
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Built as an open platform observation café
lounge # 1505. Rebuilt several times until
put into MOW service on the Denver wreck
train. Donated to ORM in 1987 by the Union
Pacific.
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Rock Island 720
Railway Post Office car
Built in 1929. We believe this is Rock Island
car #720. The Oklahoma Railway Museum
acquired this car from Union Pacific. It had
been in the old Rock Island yard in El Reno,
Oklahoma.
Status: In Storage
Southern Pacific 6029
Records show car 720 as converted to a
shower car at Biddle, becoming MW 96182,
then sold for scrap at El Reno 12-1983. The
roller bearing wheelsets suggest that this is
a car that had been modernized in the
1950’s for Rocket Services. We know it is
not car 721; that was to be converted to
MW at Biddle but was instead scraped at
Little Rock.
If this is car 720 it was built in 1929 by
Pullman (original #3500). It was then rebuilt
in 1952 by the Rock Island.
Weight 154,500 pounds.
Maintenance of Way car
Status: In Storage
Missouri Pacific 17042
Built in 1927 by American Car for the
Southern Pacific original car number SP
6701. It was converted to a tool car at an
unknown date and put into service as a
Maintenance of Way car by the Union
Pacific. This car was donated to the
Oklahoma Railway Museum by the Union
Pacific.
Burro Crane car
Built in 1964 by General Steel industries,
Inc., Granite City Illinois. It is used as an
“idler car” for a crane such as #2299 when
in transit. Donated to ORM by the Union
Pacific.
Length: 60”0”
Lt. Wt. 72900
Status: In Storage
Ld. Lmt. 147100
Capacity. 147000
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