Railroad Picture Archives
GN 6
Owner:
GN - Great Northern
Type:
RPO
AAR Classification
AAR Class:
M510
Misc Cars
Mechanical Spec:
PB
A car constructed for passenger train service and equipped to handle baggage, express, mail, merchandise or similar products.
Plate:
Owner Class:
Manufacturer & Build Information
Builder:
N/A
External Dimensions:
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Internal Dimensions:
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Capacity Specifications
Weight Capacity:
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Load Limit:
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Dry Capacity:
N/A
Liquid Capacity:
N/A
Notes
Originally built as RPO; converted to water heater car in 1943
Photo Gallery
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This car has had several numbers in its life: GN 90 from 1913 to 1926, GN 19 from 1926 to 1928, GN 200 from 1928 to 1943, GN 6 from 1943 to 1968. In 1968, it was purchased by the Western Pacific to be used on California Zephyr trains, renumbered to WP 593 until coming to the Mid-Continent-Railway Museum. It received its current paint job in 2015.
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This was built in 1913 as a Railway Post Office car. However, in 1943, it was converted into a steam generator heater car. It still serves in that role today, helping keep trains warm in the winter.