PRR Class G21 gondolas
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| G21 |
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No description for this class is available yet. Sorry. Would you like to write one?
Some stats:
| Class | G21 |
| Diagram? | yes |
| Model | - |
| Comments | drop bottom |
| Capcy | 140,000 |
| Weight | 51,700 |
| Capcy box | 1,395 |
| Capcy heap | 348 |
| Sides | steel |
| Floor | ? |
| Ends | fixed |
| Sill | straight |
| Underframe | fish belly |
| I.L. | 50' 0-1/2" |
| I.W. | 9' 3-1/2" |
| I.H | 3' 0" |
| Truck center | 42' 0" |
| length over strikers | 52' 0" |
| coupled length | 54' 0" |
| panels | 15 |
| height | 6' 4-3/4" |
| width extreme | 10' 0"
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Types of trucks used
| Class | Car | Numbers | Truck Class | Truck Name | Qty cars: |
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| G21 | | | 2E-F2 | Crown
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| Truck data is from PRR documents circa 1940's. Other truck classes may also have been used. |
Cars on the PRR roster (as listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER)):
| Class | Car | Number | AAR Class | PRR Oct 44 | PRR Oct 48 | PRR Apr 52 | PRR Oct 53 | PRR Oct 58 | PRR Oct 63 | PRR Apr 68 |
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| G21 | 315001 | - | GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | -
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| Roster data compiled by Rich Orr |
Equipment Diagrams online:
| Class(es) | tracing # | View |
| G21 | A | elevation |
| G21 | E-442737-A | elevation |
References:
- KEY 9/80 - THE G22 AND RELATED CLASSES (Fischer, Ian S.)
History, photos, diagrams, roster, bibliography
