Photo by Darrell Sawyer

17 side posts; 2 ribs on the end with no gusset plates, wide radius corners on the ends, double holes on the bolster/roping plate and the reservoir is mounted parallel to the car side and located between the 5th and 6th major side posts (type 1 underframe). Note how far below the underframe the brake rods hang - the rod connects to the truck below the axles.

• Road Number Series: 197500 - 197605 (Ex CNHX 197500-197605 Ontario Hydro) & 197606 - 197668 (Ex CNHX 197606-197668 Ontario Hydro) In Service since September 1978 
• Built by: National Steel Car

There are 12 road Numbers available in this release, change quantity in cart to order more than a single car, road numbers are:

• 01  /  197508
• 02  /  197523
• 03  /  197541
• 04  /  197547
• 05  /  197552
• 06  /  197554
• 07  /  197669
• 08  /  197610
• 09  /  197625
• 10  /  197636
• 11  /  197641
• 12  /  197652

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