This 40’
standard box car with double doors is oxide red with white lettering
and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1947, this car advertised
the B&O’s Sentinel Service, a Less-than-Carload service that
allowed express, siding-to-siding shipments. With a 100,000-pound
capacity, this car also featured Sparton Easy Loaders (SEL) with
17 belts to facilitate car servicing. |