CR 80065 Test Weight Car  Contributor's Pick!       
Track Scale Test Weight Car Conrail 80065, a "rear-end only" (in a train) beauty built in October of 1929, weighing in at exactly 80,000 pounds. Interesting old-school features include poling pockets (dimples at end corners of body), vertical brake staff with horizontal wheel, and a unique coupler "cut lever". Sign attached to railing reads: "Do not grease box or make repairs to this car unless directed by Scale Inspector."
Date: 8/5/1981 Location: Momence, IL   Map Show Momence on a rail map Views: 480 Collection Of:   Geneva Short
Rolling Stock: CR 80065 (Scale Test Car) Author:  Geneva Short
CR 80065 Test Weight Car
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Yard This picture is part of album:  Conrail
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General Good shot. 11/11/2011 12:47:23 PM
Florian DSO General Interesting and perfect to real train collectors. Nice shot of an unexpected and so old piece of railroad equipment. I like this pic. 11/11/2011 3:47:58 PM
Bernie Feltman General Outstanding photo, Geneva 11/18/2011 10:30:22 AM
Eric Berg General Nice photo. Where in Momence was this taken? On the ex-Milwaukee tracks by chance? 1/18/2013 8:11:23 AM

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