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DAR001300
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Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1300
Wood 36' Double Sheath Box Car
One of the DAR's fleet of 36-foot general purpose wooden boxcars often used on the DAR to transport apples.
D.A.R. Series 1277 to 1301
- Builder:
- Date: 1900[1]
- Inside Length: 36'[2]
- Inside Width: 8' 6"[2]
- Inside Height: 8'[2]
- Outside Length: 37' 1"[2]
- Outside Width: 10' 2"[2]
- Height, rail to running board: 13' 5"[2]
- Side doors: 6' wide, 7' 8" high[2]
- End Doors: 2' wide, 2' 10" high[2]
- Capacity: 60,000 lbs.[2]
- Volume: 2448 cubic feet[2]
Gallery
Apple loading with DAR boxcars No. 1238, 1267 and No. 1300, unknown location, circa 1894 - 1920.
