Re: Photo: Santa Fe Bx-3/Bx-6 Boxcar
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John Barry
Bob, ATSF 116160 is in fact a Bx-3 in the 116000-116999 Series built with KC brakes by Pullman in 1923 and rebuilt by the Santa Fe with AB brakes and Ajax brake wheels in the 40s. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, 01:02:47 PM EDT, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote: Photo: Santa Fe Bx-3/Bx-6 Boxcar A mid-1950s scene taken at San Bernardino, CA, from the Kansas State Historical Society's archives: https://www.kshs.org/index.php?url=km/items/view/304929 I believe the boxcar in the photo is either a Bx-3 or a Bx-6, a survivor of an original group of 5,000 boxcars built between 1923 and 1925. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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