Difference between revisions of "Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad Freight Equipment"

Latest revision as of 13:04, 26 January 2024

Overview

Freight cars operated by the railroad prior to 1902 were fitted with Sams Automatic Couplers and air brakes.

Box Cars

Coal Cars

Dump Cars

Flat Cars

No.	Length	Builder	Date	Truck	Notes
101	30ft	AC&F	February 1900	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
102	30ft	AC&F	February 1900	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
103	30ft	AC&F	February 1900	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
104	30ft	AC&F	February 1900	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
105	30ft	AC&F	January 1902 ?	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
106	30ft	AC&F	January 1902 ?	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.
107	30ft	AC&F	October 1905	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Built by F&CC, possibly from the remains of box car 529 or 606 which were wrecked on April 22, 1905. Disposition Unknown. See Note 2.

Note 1: F&CC records indicate six flat cars were built by AC&F in February 1900 and January 1902 but it is not clear which car numbers correspond with those dates.

Note 2: Three cars were sold to the Magma Arizona Railroad in 1916 and numbered into the 301-306 series. Which F&CC car numbers were sold is unknown.

Oil Cars

Refrigerator Cars

	No.	Length	Capacity	Weight	Builder	Date	Truck	Notes
	1000	30ft			AC&F	March 1903	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Rebuilt from a boxcar by the railroad.
	1001	30ft			AC&F	January 1904	AC&F 4ft Wheelbase	Rebuilt from a boxcar by the railroad. Sold to N-C-O Ry. in 1915. Body sold in 1925 for use as a storage shed in Alturas, CA. Body remained in place until the 1990s before being scrapped.

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-F&CC records indicate 6 flat cars were built by AC&F in February 1900 and January 1902 but it is not clear which car numbers correspond with those dates.
+Note 1: F&CC records indicate six flat cars were built by AC&F in February 1900 and January 1902 but it is not clear which car numbers correspond with those dates.
-Three cars were sold to the [[Magma Arizona Railroad]] in 1916 and numbered into the 301-306 series. Which F&CC car numbers were sold is unknown.
+Note 2: Three cars were sold to the [[Magma Arizona Railroad]] in 1916 and numbered into the 301-306 series. Which F&CC car numbers were sold is unknown.
 ===Oil Cars===