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Owner: Milwaukee Road
Type: Box Car
AAR Class: RB: Bunkerless refrigerator car with or without ventilating devices and with or without device for attaching portable heaters. Constructed with insulation in side ends, floor and roof to meet maximum UA factor requirement of 250 BTU/F/Hour for 50 foot cars and 300 BTU/F/Hour for 60 foot cars. Effective for cars ordered new after March 1, 1984.
AAR Type: R206
Detail Info:   Refrigerator Cars, Inside Length: Less than 49ft, with cushion draft gear/underframe
MILW Class:   RBL

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MILW RBL 2934
Title:  MILW RBL 2934
Description:  Milwaukee Road RBL 2934 at Poynette, Wisconsin on July 4, 1985, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the October 1971 edition of the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) the Milwaukee Road had several groups of RBL's, this one falls into the series 2815-2944, 121 cars, 50'1" inside length9'10" inside height, either a 9'3" or 8'2" inside width (it wasn't clear why there's a variable width, but there were several notes), was equipped with movable bulkheads, rub rails or retractable side fillers, 10'6" wide by 9'4" high door, 4291 cubic foot, 138,000 pound capacity. It is stencilled: NEW 3-64 and WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO BRC ARGO ILL.
Photo Date:  7/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/20/2009 5:09:06 PM
Location:  Poynette, WI
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
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