Passenger Cars of the South Park

Coach-Baggage #8 - Page 2

DSP&P	U.P. 1885	DL&G 1889	C&S 1899	C&S 1906
Chair car #8	Coach-baggage #702	#702	#124	#27

PHOTOGRAPHS & PLANS

(Photos with Source and Page in blue are best to show car details.)

#	DATE	PHOTOG.	LOCATION	SOURCE	PAGE	C	REMARKS
(1)	1897	C.H. Scott	Alpine Tunnel Station	*Chappell*	141(d)	MF	DL&G coach-baggage #702
				*Digerness2*	341(u)	RR
				*Ferrell/C&S*	17(d)	NA
				*Ferrell/SoPk*	147(d)	MF
				*Helmers*	181(u)	VH
				*Poor*	317(u)	FR
				*Speas*	74(d)	RR
(2)	c. 1910	Unknown	Old Baldwin	*Chappell*	151	GC	Coach-baggage DL&G #702 or C&S #124
(2)	c. 1910	Unknown	Old Baldwin	Ferrell/SoPk	285	MF	Coach-baggage DL&G #702 or C&S #124

We know of no drawings of this car.

C&S coach-baggage car #27

Car diagram for C&S coach-baggage car #27 updated through 1916. (Note that this is not a scale drawing.) Click pic for enlargement.

SUMMARY

DSP&P No.	#8
1885 U.P. No.	#702
1889 DL&G No.	#702
1899 C&S No.	#124
1906 C&S No.	#27
Car Type	Chair (1879) Coach-baggage (1885)
Capacity	12 seats (1885) 14 seats (1906)
Delivery Date	December 1879
Acquired From	DSP&P Denver shops
Length Over Endsills	40'-4"
Length Over Buffers	46'-3" (1916, with one platform)
Truck Centers	30'-4"
Wheel Size	26"
Truck Wheelbase	5'-0" (1916)
Width	8'-0"
Height of Body	9'-2" (1916)
Body Above Rails	36" (1916)
Clear Opening of Door	3'-11½" x 5'-4½"
Weight	17 tons (1912) 38,460 lbs. (1916)
Platform Roof	Broken duckbill (1897)
Heating	Stoves
Lighting	Oil lamps
Interior Finish	Ash painted and grained oak
Termination Date	February 1923
Termination Method	Sold to Herr-Rubicon Supply

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13 April 2006