PRR Class X30 boxcars

X30 74'6" all steel boxcar

PRR 59861 X30 PRR Photo, col. of Bill Lane

General information:

X30 - 70'6" all steel boxcar

built 9/1931
2 6' Youngstown doors
End door
Lt. Weight: 71600 lbs.
Capacity: 6176 cu ft.
Inside Length: 70'6"
Inside Height: 10'0"
Built to carry fire engines from Elmira American LaFrance plant (from Elmira Branch book)

Types of trucks used

Class	Car	Numbers	Truck Class	Truck Name	Qty cars:
X30			2D-F8	P.R.R.
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
X30	59861	-	XA XM	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Modeling Information:

Rail Classics
X30	HO	?	X30 box car	brass - rtr	-

No commercial models that I know of. Scratchbuild or kitbash from ?

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

EXP 59861 X30 Builders Photo, 3/4 view (E?) Altoona, PA - PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Bill Lane

Photos in print:

Class	Publication	Page	Car No	Scheme	Location	Date	Comments
X30	Cars of the Pennsy	46	PRR 59861	"experimental"	-	9/31	-
X30	Elmira Branch	34	PRR 59861	PK	-	-	-

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

X30 E-97206 elevation

Plans and diagrams in print:

Applicable Classes	Type	Publication	Page	Description	Tracing Number
X30	Arrangement of Lettering	PRR Compendium Vol 1	5	Shadow Key - X30
X30	Class Diagram	PRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams	77

References:

KEY 12/76 - PRR Class X29 Box Cars and Related Classes (X28, X28a, X30, K8) (Gary C. Rauch and Robert L. Johnson)
PM 10/78 - X25 to X29 series boxcars (Amerine, Jack & Freeman, Jeff)

Report Mark	Class	Description	Location	Date	Photographer
EXP 59861	X30	Builders Photo, 3/4 view (E?)	Altoona, PA	-	PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Bill Lane