| 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. |