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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Type: Box Car
PRR Class:   X-56
User Notes:   PRR Class X-56; "Cushion Car"; Hollidaysburg, PA.

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PRR Samuel Rea Shop, 1962
Title:  PRR Samuel Rea Shop, 1962
Description:  SRS. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962, page 19. The photographer's name and the date are not specified. Photo Caption: "Cushion underframe of this 70-ton box car gives maximum protection to shipments in transit. Company shops [in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania,] will build 500 of this type as part of 1963 car program." Shown here is a railroader as he applies the finishing touches to brand new X-56 "cushioned car" #88358.
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 4/11/2018 5:44:52 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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