PRR Class GSD gondolas
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| GSa,GSd coke |
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Some stats:
| Class | GSd |
| Diagram? | yes |
| Model | - |
| Comments | - |
| Capcy | 100,000 |
| Weight | 40,000 |
| Capcy box | 1,379 |
| Capcy heap | 265 |
| Sides | steel |
| Floor | ? |
| Ends | fixed |
| Sill | straight |
| Underframe | fish belly |
| I.L. | 38' 2-1/2" |
| I.W. | 9' 4" |
| I.H | 3' 9" |
| Truck center | 30' 0" |
| length over strikers | 40' 0" |
| coupled length | 42' 6" |
| panels | 11 |
| height | 7' 1-3/4" |
| 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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| GSd | | | 2D-F1 | Arch Bar
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| GSd | | | 2D-F2 | Crown
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| GSd | | | 2D-F8 | P.R.R.
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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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| GSd | 287591 | 305732 | HE | 108 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | -
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| GSd | 350719 | 351472 | HE | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 360309 | 360500 | HE | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 370032 | 370087 | HE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 750001 | 750528 | HE | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 775001 | 775196 | HE | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 795001 | 795308 | HE | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 800001 | 801000 | HE | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 810001 | 810281 | HE | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| GSd | 876701 | 876800 | HE | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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| Roster data compiled by Rich Orr |
Photos online:
Equipment Diagrams online:
References:
- KEY 6/75 - PRR Class GS and GS sub-class Gondolas (Gary C. Rauch and Robert L. Johnson)
History, photos, diagrams, bibliography
