Freight Car Department

This GN freight car is the only true hopper in the IRM collection at this time. It now resides on Track 40 east of Barn 4. We are hoping to start serious restoration work on the car this season, beginning with structural and cosmetic steel repairs. This all depends on funding, so please consider a donation to the Freight Car Department.

For more of the car's history we can add that the car was built in July, 1957 as a type PS-3 hopper by Pullman Standard Car Mfg. Co. in the plant at Butler, PA. This was designed as a 70 ton car (CAPY 140,000) but that number was increased to 77 tons as the AAR allowed for heavier axle loadings in the late 1960's. Current reweigh stenciling indicates it was last processed during GN/BN ownership at "station name" SM in October 1970. SM was the BN designation replacing T in Great Northern times for Hillyard in Spokane, WA.

Here is the ROSTER info for this car. Note that at this time the on line Roster has not been corrected to reflect the Great Northern number and reporting marks, although this is the restoration plan. This car arrived at IRM from the Wisconsin & Calumet as WICT 7010 after it became surplus on the BN and they acquired it.

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