It seems to have been certified by the State Utility & Transportation
Commission at Bellingham in 1979, if that's any help.
Scott Pitzer

--- In STMFC@..., destron@... wrote:

Tony Thompson wrote:

Could be a scale test car. The total weight, if accurate,

of

184,200 pounds, is very high and would likely reflect considerable
(scrap?) steel inside the concrete. That volume of concrete alone

would

NOT weigh that much. If it is just a capacity, it just reflects

the

trucks.

Well. It was either 134 or 184 - couldn't make it out exactly.

I did mention the scale test car idea to my friend, but he thought

that

wouldn't be likely.

I also thought of it being an idler car for car ferries,

though

the ballasting with concrete seems extreme for that application.

What are those for?

There was, beside it, a fishbelly flat with a build date of (IIRC -

photo

is too dark to make out) 1962. Perhaps that might add a clue to

what this

was?

Frank Valoczy