Freight Cars

Santa Fe #10529

ATSF 10529   Box    (Builder unknown), 1930, ATSF Class Bx-35

50' / Steel, Single door, 100,000 lb. capacity

History:    Built in March 1930 as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) FE-U class outside braced boxcar #(unknown); Rebuilt in 1940 into a class Bx-35 steel sided car #10529.  Retired (date unknown); Moved to Jack London Village in Oakland and used as a billboard and store space; Donated to PLA by the Port of Oakland Feb 2001.  Moved to Brightside by truck March 2, 2001; Operational, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe #142160

ATSF 142160  Box    (Builder unknown), March 1941, ATSF Class Bx37

40' / Steel, single door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #142160; Acquired by PLA, 1970; Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored unserviceable, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe #193149

ATSF 193149  Box    (Haskell & Barker), (1916-1917), (Class Sk-N)    

40' / Wood, inside braced with residential type doors / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as a drop-bottom stock car; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #(Unknown); Rebuilt to ATSF Kitchen Car #(Unknown); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #MW 193149; Levin Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA; Acquired by PLA in trade with Levin Metals, (Date unknown); Restored for use as Niles Canyon Railway gift shop and book store, Jan. 1989; In service, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe #313612

ATSF 313612  Box    (Builder unknown), ?, ATSF Class ?

40' / Outside Braced wood sides, single door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Retired (date unknown); Moved to Jack London Village in Oakland and used as a billboard and store space; Donated to PLA by the Port of Oakland Feb 2001.  Moved to Brightside by truck March 2, 2001; Stored unserviceable, Brightside, CA

Sacramento Northern #2302

SN 2302  Box    Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Company, 1918

40' / Wood, inside braced, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity/ (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new for the Western Pacific (WP) #(unknown).  Renumbered WP #318487 (number is still on frame) during the 1930’s; Sold to WP subsidiary Sacramento Northern Railway (SN) #2302, 1947; Reassigned to company service and renumbered (SN) MW 02302 in June 1964 (no evidence of MW number existed on the car); Retired and sold to Tracy Railcar 1974.  Resold to a shopping development in Alameda known as "The Factory" for use as a boutique circa 1974/75; Purchased (also rumored to have been won in a poker game) approximately 1979 by private owner and moved to Berkley Hills and used as a shed; Acquired by PLA, 1994; Stored waiting restoration to service, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific MOW #1342

SPMW 1342  Box    Pullman, 1926, SP Class B-50-15

40' / Wood, outside braced, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity/ (44,300 lb.)

History:    Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) # 32228; Southern Pacific (SP) #MW1342; Jim Dobbas, Inc., private owner, Roseville, CA; Acquired by PLA, January 1999; Under restoration, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific MOW #2622

SPMW 2622  Box     Southern Pacific Railroad Shops (Sacramento, CA), 1927, SP Class B-50-16

40' / Wood, outside braced, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity/ (44,300 lb.)

History:    Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) #(Unknown); Southern Pacific (SP) #MW2622; Jim Dobbas, Inc., private owner, Roseville, CA; Acquired by PLA, January 1999; Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific #100752

SP 100752      Box     Pacific Car & Foundry 1948, SP Class B-50-27

40’ / Steel, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity / (44,400 lb.)

History:    Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) #100752; Southern Pacific (SP) #MW6924; Southern Pacific (SP) #MW6019; Donated by Union Pacific, June 1997; Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Mechanically inspected/repaired and repainted January, 2010.  In photo freight service while undergoing further restoration, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific #693558

SP 693558   Box    Pacific  Car & Foundry, February 1971, SP Class B-70-57

50' / Steel, double door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) #693558; Abandoned on ex-cannery spur, Santa Clara, CA; Donated by Southern Pacific Railroad, (Date unknown); Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific #693772

SP 693772    Box    Pacific Car & Foundry, January 1971, SP Class B-70-57

50' / Steel, double door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) #693772; Abandoned on ex-cannery spur, Santa Clara, CA; Donated by Southern Pacific Railroad, (Date unknown); Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

US Army

USA ?       Box     Builder unknown, date unknown, Pennsylvania RR X-29 type

40' / Steel, single door,

History:    Pennsylvania RR X-29 type sold to US Army.  Used as a kitchen car.  Sold, moved to Pleasanton and displayed at station with NWP caboose #13.  Donated to PLA  (?).  Stored Brightside, CA

US Air Force #26906

USAF 26906  Box     Pullman-Standard 1953

40' / Steel, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity

History:    U.S. Air Force No. 26906 Pullman-Standard 1953 Box Car
Purchased 1/1994 from McClellan AFB, Sacramento.; Donated by CSRM to PLA 2008.  Stored Brightside, CA

US Air Force #26907

USAF 26907   Box     Pullman-Standard 1953 

40' / Steel, single door, 100,000 lb. capacity

History:    U.S. Air Force No. 26906 Pullman-Standard 1953 Box Car
Purchased 1/1994 from McClellan AFB, Sacramento.; Donated by CSRM to PLA 2008.  Stored Brightside, CA

Fruit Growers Express #59412

Refrigerator    American Car & Foundry, (Built date unknown), FGX Class RF

40', Wood, inside braced, double hinged door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as Fruit Growers Express (FGX) #59412; Used in Western Pacific Ice Service, Portola, CA; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Pacific Fruit Express #10591

Refrigerator     PFE Colton Shops, 1957, PFE Class R-40-27

40’ Steel, Combination door (6’ plug, 2’hinged), Ice Refrigerator Car

80,000 lb. capacity 

History:    Pacific Fruit Express (PFE) #10591; Second to last class of Ice Refrigerator Cars (R-40-28, last class of ice cars also built in 1957).  Donated by PFE to CSRM, 11/1978; Donated to by CSRM to PLA and moved to Niles Canyon 2008.  Operational, Brightside, CA

Pacific Fruit Express #301037

Refrigerator    (SP Equipment Co, Los Angeles Shops), June 1958, (R-50-6)

56', Steel, single plug door, mechanical refrigeration / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as Pacific Fruit Express (PFE) #301037; Mr. Lou Bradas, private owner, On loan to PLA from Mr. Bradas, Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe Refrigerator Department #11998 

Refrigerator    (Builder unknown), June 1927, ATSF Class RR-50

40', Steel, single plug door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Santa Fe Refrigerator Department (SRFD) #11998; (Subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway); Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Union Refrigerator Transit #29330

Refrigerator    (Builder unknown), (Built date unknown)

40', Steel, single plug door / (Weight unknown)

History:    Union Refrigerator Transit Co. (URTX) #29330; (Subsidiary of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway); Modernized exterior insulation and renumbered URTX #29114; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); Exterior insulatation removed revealing Milwaukee paint.  Painted while used as shop car for SP Pacific #2467 in Oakland, Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005.  Repainted and lettered for Milwaukee Road in 2007.  In photo freight service while undergoing restoration, Brightside, CA

American Car and Foundry #848

Tank American Car and Foundry, April 1929
40’ Steel, riveted, single dome, 8000 gallon / 110,000 capacity / (41,600 lbs.)
History: Built new as Associated Oil Company #848; LOWX #869 eventually used for water service at Tosco Refinery, Martinez, CA. Donated by Ultramar Inc., June 2002. In photo freight service, Brightside, CA

Phillips Petroleum Company #7501

Tank (Builder unknown), October 1925
40', Steel, riveted, triple dome, 8000 gallon / (Weight unknown)
History: Built new as Associated Oil Company #494; Phillips Petroleum Company (PSPX) #7501, Donated by Phillips Petroleum Co., December 1969. Records show that this car was not renumbered before being donated to the PLA. PLA volunteers painted and lettered car to 7501 after it was on property at Castro Point; Moved to Niles Canyon by truck (date?). Wheels replaced Sept 2000. In service, Brightside, CA (Fuel oil storage)

General American Transportation #37070

Tank General American Transportation Corp., (Built date unknown)
35', Steel, riveted, single dome, 6800 gallon / (Weight unknown)
History: General American Transportation Corp. (GATX) #37070; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005. Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

North American Tank Car #8502

Tank North American Tank Car Co., March 1943?
40', Steel, riveted, single dome, 8107 gallon / (Weight unknown)
History: North American Tank Car Co. (NATX) #8502; Donated by Ashland Chemical of Newark, CA, 1993; Moved to Niles Canyon by truck. In service, Brightside, CA (Boiler water supply)

McCloud River Railroad #1711

Pullman, 1914, converted to Fire Water Car, 1941
40’ Steel, Rivited, 6000 gallon / Fire Water / 45 ton capacity / (40,000 lbs. estimated)
History: Built new as McCloud River Railroad outside framed boxcar #3029. The railroad converted the car to log flatcar #2325 in 1938. In July 1941, the McCloud Shops added a tank and fire pump to make fire car #1711. PLA purchased the car from the McCloud Railroad in 2012. Car was trucked from McCloud to Brightside on August 10, 2012. Car currently under restoration as a water car to support the steam program.

Tank McCloud River RR, July 1941

40', Steel, 6000 gallon / with platform(Weight unknown)

Central California Traction #6001

Ballast Car Pullman Standard, July 1953, (WP Class unknown)
32’ Hopper / 46,800 lbs. / Capy. 172,000 lbs.
History: Western Pacific Railroad (WP) #10612, purchased by Central California Traction December 1977; used for ballast work as CCT 6001; purchased by PLA in 2005.

Sierra Railway #133

Hopper Pressed Steel Car Corp., circa 1890-1900
22', Steel, “Black Jack”, two-bay / 29,800 lbs.
History: Great Northern Railway (GN) #85696; Sierra Railway (SRR) #MW133, circa 1925 (Purchased for Melones Dam project); Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); In photo freight service, Brightside, CA

Union Pacific

Gondola Gunderson, 1960, G-70-6
45'-10" IL / Steel, 16 Door Bottom Dump Gondola / Capy 70 ton
History: Built new as UP 61078; Donated to the PLA by the UP, 2008; Stored servicable, Shoefly, CA

Western Pacific #10656

Ballast Car Pullman Standard, July 1953, (WP Class unknown)
32’ / Hopper / 46,600 lbs. / Capy. 164,000 lbs.
History: Western Pacific Railroad (WP) #10656, purchased by Central California Traction, December 1977; used for ballast work as CCT 6002; purchased by PLA in 2005. Repainted WP #10656 and mechanically inspected for photo freight service, January, 2010. In service, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe

ABL #? Flat Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Richmond Shops, circa 1900-1910,
40', Wood, frame only, four axle arch bar trucks / (Weight unknown)
History: Built new as ATSF refrigerator car; Alameda Belt Line flat car (Ferry slip service) (ABL) # (Unknown), Alameda, CA; Iron Horse Railroads, Inc., private owner, 1969; On loan to PLA from IHR, 1969; Sold to Roaring Camp Railroads along with two sister cars 2006; Donated to PLA 2007; Stored unserviceable, Brightside, CA

Central California Traction #5001

CCT 5001 Flat Pacific Car and Foundry, March 1937
50’ Steel, fish-belly style, four axle / (Weight unknown)
History: Western Pacific Railroad #2373; purchased in April 1974 by Central California Traction; used many years as MW5001 for transport of a burro crane for ditching; purchased by PLA in 2005. Stored in Stockton, CA

Central California Traction #5002

CCT 5002 Flat Western Pacific Sacramento Shops, November 1953
50’ Welded Steel, fish-belly style, four axle / (Weight unknown)
History: Western Pacific Railroad #2746; purchased by Central California Traction MW5002 in 1978; purchased by PLA in 2005. In service, Brightside, CA

Department of Defense #38208

DODX 38208 Flat (Builder unknown), May 1953, Model #W-2483
54', Steel, six-axle, Buckeye trucks, 200,000 lb. capacity / (Weight unknown)
History: Department of Defense (DODX) #38208; Acquired by PLA, 1997; Moved to Niles Canyon in big move of Jan 8, 2005. Stored serviceable, Brightside, CA

Niles Canyon Railway #2

NCRYMW 2 Flat American Car & Foundry, September 1907
40', Steel, fish-belly style, four axle, 100,000 capacity / (38,600 lb.)
History: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway #(Unknown) (#28000-499 series coal car); United States Navy (USN) #(Unknown); Oakland Terminal Railway (Temporary) (OTR) #MW2; Acquired by PLA, 1995; In service while undergoing restoration, Brightside, CA

Niles Canyon Railway #3

NCRYMW 3 Flat American Car & Foundry, September 1907
40', Steel, fish-belly style, four axle, 100,000 capacity / (38,600 lb.)
History: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway #(unknown) (#28000-499 series coal car); United States Navy (USN) #(Unknown); Oakland Terminal Railway (Temporary) (OTR) #MW3; Acquired by PLA, 1995; In service while undergoing restoration, Brightside, CA

Niles Canyon Railway #5

NCRYMW 5 Flat (Builder unknown), February 1942
40', Steel, fish-belly style, four axle / (Weight unknown)
History: United States Navy (USN) #(Unknown); Oakland Terminal Railway (Temporary) (OTR) #MW5; Acquired by PLA, 1995; In service, Brightside, CA (Materials storage only)

Niles Canyon Railway #306

NCRY 306 Flat (Builder unknown), August 1942?
40', Steel, four axle / 34,100 lbs.
History: United States Navy (USN) #(Unknown); Oakland Terminal Railway (Temporary) (OTR) #MW6; Acquired by PLA, 1997; Repainted and lettered NCRY #306 (December 2003) for photo freight and MOW service, Brightside, CA

Western Pacific MOW #276

WPMW 276 Flat (Builder unknown), , (WP Class unknown) 40', / Steel / (Weight unknown)
History: Built new for Western Pacific Railroad (WP) # (Unknown); Western Pacific (WP) #MW276; Levin Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA, 1983; Acquired by PLA, June 1983; Rebuilt as Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY) open-observation car #276, 1992; Retired from passenger service 2009. Restored as a flat car, 2010. In service, Brightside, CA

Western Pacific #8534

WPMW 8534 ½ -Flat (Builder unknown), April 1925, (WP Class unknown)
40', Half-flat, half-gondola / 33,600 lbs.
History: Western Pacific Railroad (WP) #MW8534; Levin Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA, 1983; Donated by Levin Metals, June 1983; Converted for use as a generator car for Christmas trains (Date?) Removed from service, 2010 and stored at Brightside, CA. We are looking for a new home for this car.

Western Pacific #8540

WPMW 8540 ½-Flat (Builder unknown), August 1924, (WP Class unknown)
40', Half-flat, half-gondola / 33,100 lbs.
History: Western Pacific Railroad (WP) #MW8540; Levin Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA, 1983; Donated by Levin Metals, June 1983; Stored unserviceable, Brightside, CA (Materials storage only)

Santa Fe #186196

ATSF 186196 Side Dump    ?., 19?, Model #?

?' / Pneumatic side dump, ? cubic yards (? ton) capacity / (Weight unknown)

History:    Built new as ATSF 186196; Donated to the PLA, ?; Currently stored on the Richmond Pacific Railroad, Richmond, CA

Burro Crane

NCRY MW    Crane    Cullen-Friestedt Company, (date unknown), Burro Model 40

Diesel-electric, self-propelled

History:     (Unknown contractor), private owner; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); In service, Brightside, CA

Niles Canyon Railway #3475

NCRY 3475  Side dump  Magor Car Corp., 1953, Model #A-3050

36' / Pneumatic side dump, 30 cubic yards (50 ton) capacity / (Weight unknown)

History:    United States Navy (USN) #61-03475, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Acquired by PLA, 1996; Repainted and lettered NCRy #3475 for photo freight and MOW service in 2004.  In service, Brightside, CA

Santa Fe MOW #139

SFMW 139  Crane    Cullen-Friestedt Company, April 1944, Burro Model 30

Diesel-electric, self-propelled

History:    Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #MW139; (Unknown contractor), private owner; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); In service, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific MOW #7113

SPMW 7113  Crane    Bucyrus-Erie Co., Jan 1944, 250 Ton Crane    

Diesel-electric, Self-Propelled Locomotive Crane

History:     Built as a steam crane for the Southern Pacific RR, Converted to diesel 1978.  Donated to the CSRM by UP 2/1996.  Donated to PLA by CSRM 2008;(In service, Brightside, CA

Southern Pacific MOW #7111

SPMW 7111 Crane Tender American Car & Foundry, 1953, G-70-12    

Converted Gondola

History:    Donated to the CSRM by UP 2/1996.  Donated to PLA by CSRM 2008;(In service, Brightside, CA

Western Pacific MOW #11034

WPMW 11034 Side dump  Western Wheeled Scraper, June 1927, 

40' / Pneumatic side dump / (Weight unknown)

History:    Six Companies (used in Hoover Dam construction), Western Pacific Railroad (WP) #MW11034; Levin Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA; Acquired by PLA, (Date unknown); In service, Brightside, CA