PRR Class GC gondolas

PRR Class GC gondolas

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Some stats:

Class	GC
Diagram?	no
Model	-
Comments	drop doors
Built	1880-
Capcy	40,000
Weight	24,800
Capcy box	626
Capcy heap	183
Sides	wood
Floor	wood
Ends	fixed
Sill	straight
Underframe	truss rod
I.L.	33' 0"
I.W.	7' 5"
I.H	2' 6"
Truck center	24'
length over strikers	35' 7"
coupled length	37' 10-¹/₂"
panels	9
height	6' 7"
width extreme	9' 0-¹/₂"
Trucks	arch bar
source	keystone, V19#1

Cars on the PRR roster (as listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER)):

There were no members of class GC on the PRR freight interchange roster in 1944, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1958,1963, or 1968.

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View
GC - elevation
GCL1 61692 elevation
GCL2 61692 elevation
GCL3 61626 elevation
GCL4 61626 elevation

Plans and diagrams in print:

Applicable Classes	Type	Publication	Page	Description	Tracing Number
GA,GC,GE,GK	End elevations	Keystone Vol 19, No. 1	27	end elevation showing truss rod development
GC	Class Diagram	Keystone Vol 19, No. 1	21

References:

KEY 1/86 - Wooden Gondola Cars of the Pennsylvania System (Fischer, Ian)

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