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T. P. Bruss's Collection
 
7/27/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian National Railways
Type: Box Car
AAR Class: XP: Boxcar similar in design to "XM", but which is specially equipped, designed, and/or structurally suitable for a specific commodity loading; except, boxcars (XF, XM, XMI) dedicated to the transportation of commodities in paragraph A, Rule 97, AAR Interchange Rules, must be designated "XP".
AAR Type: A405
Detail Info:   Equipped Box Car, Inside Length: 49' to 59', cushion draft gear/underframe, Plug door, opening between 9 and 11 feet
Plate:   F
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   211500
Dry Capacity:   6235
Ext L/W/H:   58' 11" / 10' 8" / 17' 0"
Int L/W/H:   50' 6" / 9' 6" / 13' 0"
User Notes:   Load Limit: 211500, blt 12/2003

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HLCX 1042
Title:  HLCX 1042
Description:  A FV&LS (or FOXY) train hugs the bluff and passes the Vulcan Heritage Park as it descends the grade into 'The Flats' via former CN, historically C&NW, rails at Appleton, WI, on 6 Mar. '22. Train was headed for Kimberly and Combined Locks. Now just a short branch line, this stretch of rail (laid in 1874 (some references state 1875 or 1876)) is a remnant of the MLS&W main line which once ran from Milwaukee to Ashland. The MILW, originally M&N, rails used to run parallel on this side of the tracks (from 1880 until 1981). Most of the land in the foreground was created when the mill race, or power canal, was filled in. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. For all of my life, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton has been simply ‘The Flats.’ However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was referred to as 'The Water Power.'
Photo Date:  3/6/2022  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:39:16 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  HLCX 1042(GP38-2)
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