PRR Class G36 gondolas

PRR Class G36 gondolas

G36

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Some stats:

Class	G36	G36a	G36f	G36c cov	G36d skid	G36f	G36e
Diagram?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Comments	366800-366899 nailable steel floor	-	-	stanray roof	skids	-	-
Qty Built	600	200	-	-	-	-	1,700
Built	1958 (Sam Rea)	1959 (Sam Rea)	-	1959 (Sam Rea)	-	1959 (Sam Rea)	1960 (GATC)
Capcy	140,000	140,000	140,000	140,000	135,000	-	140,000
Weight	55,500	57,300	56,500	64,900	71,700	-	56,500
Capcy box	1,745	1,745	1,745	2,597	-	-	1,828
Capcy heap	405	405	405	-	-	-	405
Sides	steel	steel	steel	steel	steel	-	steel
Floor	wood	wood	wood	wood	wood	-	steel
Ends	fixed	fixed (Stanray IDE)	fixed	fixed	fixed	fixed (pullman std)	fixed
Sill	fish belly	fish belly	fish belly	fish belly	fish belly	-	fish belly
Underframe	?	?	?	?	?	-	?
I.L.	52' 6"	52' 6"	52' 6"	52' 6"	52' 6"	-	52' 6"
I.W.	9' 6"	9' 6"	9' 6"	9' 6"	9' 6"	-	9' 6"
I.H	3' 6"	3' 6"	3' 6"	5' 2-¹/₂"	3' 6"	-	3' 8"
Truck center	43' 8"	43' 8"	43' 8"	43' 8"	43' 8"	-	43' 8"
length over strikers	54' 8"	54' 8"	54' 8"	54' 8"	54' 8"	-	54' 8"
coupled length	57' 2"	57' 2"	57' 2"	57' 2"	57' 2"	-	57' 2"
panels	12	12	12	12	12	-	12
height	7' 2-⁵/₁₆"	7' 2-⁵/₁₆"	7' 2-⁵/₁₆"	9' 11-²⁷/₃₂"	12' 9-¹/₈"	-	7' 2-⁵/₁₆"
width extreme	10' 7"	10' 7"	10' 7"	10' 7"	10' 7"		10' 7"

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
G36	366300	366899	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	600	595	595
G36	368300	369299	GB	-	-	-	-	NEW	-	-
G36a	341900	342399	GB	-	-	-	-	NEW	GONE	-
G36a	385000	385071	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	-	72	71
G36a	385522	386153	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	-	629	615
G36a	385635	386025	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
G36b	366300	366899	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
G36c	385000	385071	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
G36c	385072	385321	GBR GBSR	-	-	-	-	-	250	247
G36c	385522	386153	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
G36c	386154	386699	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	102	109
G36c	615000	617599	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	198	244
G36d	385322	385521	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	200	197
G36e	619300	620999	GB GBS LG	-	-	-	-	-	1700	1697
G36f	386154	386699	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	-	444	419
G36f	615000	617599	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	-	2402	2307
G36g	385522	386153	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
G36g	386154	386699	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
G36g	615000	617599	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	15
G36h	366300	366899	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
G36h	385522	386153	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
G36h	615000	617599	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
G36k	385522	386153	GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
G36l	386154	386699	GB GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
G36l	615000	617599	GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	16
G36m	386154	386699	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
G36m	615000	617599	GBR	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
G36n	385322	385521	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
G36p	386154	386699	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
G36p	615000	617599	GBS	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

PRR 385202 G36c - Altoona, PA 5/16/1974 Greg Martin

PRR 385264 G36c - - 1963 PRR photo (B&W) from The Pennsy, Mar-Apr 1963

Photos in print:

Class	Publication	Page	Car No	Scheme	Location	Date	Comments
G36	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	82	PRR 366581	SK2a	-	-	-
G36	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	83	PRR 366419	SK2	-	-	Junk load
G36a	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	49	PRR 385746	PK	-	3/74	-
G36a	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	82	PRR 386103	SK2a	-	-	-
G36a	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	84	PRR 285804	SK?	-	-	Chain Link load
G36c	PC Color Guide	83	PC 611114	PC	-	10/73	nee PRR 385196
G36c	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	49	PRR 615932	PK	-	5/73	-
G36c	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	55	PRR 385128	SK2a	-	5/68	-
G36c	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	83	PRR 385188	SK2a	-	-	-
G36c	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	84	PRR 615641	PK	-	-	-
G36c	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	91	PRR 386373	PK	-	-	on F41 #469364
G36d	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	50	PRR 385405	SK2a	-	4/74	-
G36d	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	83	PRR 385325	SK2a	-	-	-
G36e	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	50	PRR 620727	SK2a	-	6/68	-
G36e	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	50	PRR 620893	SK2a	-	5/61	-
G36e	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	83	PRR 620417	SK2a	-	-	-
G36e	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	84	PRR 620962	SK2a	-	-	-
G36f	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	84	PRR 386388	PK	-	-	-
G36f	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	84	PRR 617236	SK2a	-	-	-
G36f	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	85	PRR 616028	PK	-	-	-
G36h	PC Color Guide	82	PC 601298	PC	Hollidaysburg, PA	10/81	nee PRR 366704
G36m	PC Color Guide	77	PC 525715	PC	Bethlehem, PA	12/22/76	nee PRR 386696

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

G36 E-458818-A elevation

G36a,G36f E-461324-A elevation

G36c E-461647-A elevation

G36d E-461647-A elevation

G36e E-461324-A elevation

Plans and diagrams in print:

Applicable Classes	Type	Publication	Page	Description
G36,G36a,G36c,G36d,G36e,G36f	Arrangement of Lettering	PRR Compendium Vol 1	61	Plain Key - G36 shown
G36,G36a,G36e,G36f	Arrangement of Lettering	PRR Compendium Vol 1	54	Shadow Key w/ report marks - G36 shown
G36d	Arrangement of Lettering	PRR Compendium Vol 1	55	Shadow Key w/ report marks - G36d shown
G36e	Class Diagram	PRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams	92

Report Mark	Class	Description	Location	Date	Photographer
PRR 385202	G36c	-	Altoona, PA	5/16/1974	Greg Martin
PRR 385264	G36c	-	-	1963	PRR photo (B&W) from The Pennsy, Mar-Apr 1963

Class(es)	tracing #	View
G36	E-458818-A	elevation
G36a,G36f	E-461324-A	elevation
G36c	E-461647-A	elevation
G36d	E-461647-A	elevation
G36e	E-461324-A	elevation