PRR Class ARA boxcar

Diagram of PRR class ARA
ARA

General information:

The PRR Class ARA diagram represents a PROPOSED ARA design. A single car numbered 36985 was constructed and remained on the PRR roster until circa 1953. (The car is listed in the April 1952 ORER and is off list in the October 1953 ORER.) The operative word in all of this being "proposed." W.W.I and the Federalization of the RR's postponed the adoption of any standard. When the PRR version was rejected by the ARA, the PRR modified the design and the X29 was born. The 36985 carried the class designation ARA throughout its life. (from a posting to the Freight Cars List by Rich Orr)

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

ClassCarNumberAAR ClassPRR Oct 44PRR Oct 48PRR Apr 52PRR Oct 53PRR Oct 58PRR Oct 63PRR Apr 68
ARA36985-XM111----
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es)tracing #View
ARA53075elevation

Plans and diagrams in print:

Applicable ClassesTypePublicationPageDescriptionTracing Number
ARAClass DiagramPRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams71ARA prop. standard

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