50 foot Business cars

50 foot Business Cars
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PV-50-A
car number 35
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1889 for the Canadian Government Railways • dismantled April 1939
• wood frame • wood body • 4 wheel wood trucks • 75,400lbs
no date    no date
PV-50-B
car number 37
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1890 for the Canadian Government Railways • dismantled November 1936
• wood frame • wood body • 6wheel composite trucks • 89,000lbs.
no date
PV-50-C
car number 34
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1889 for the Canadian Government Railways • taken out of service December 1921
•steel frame • wood body • 6wheel composite trucks • 106,540lbs
February 7 1922
PV-50-D
car number 49
• 50 foot 5 inch • built 1882 by Midland for the Grand Trunk • converted to 15035 in 1960
• wood reinforced frame • wood body • 4 wheel trucks • 91,700lbs
1924
PV-50-E
car number 19
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1888 by J&S • converted to stockmen’s car 13008 February 1925
• wood and steel frame • wood body • 4 wheel composite truck
no date
PV-50-F
car number 29
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1890 by Crossen • converted to stockmen’s car 13008 February 1925
• wood frame • wood body • 4 wheel trucks • 69,200lbs
March 1923
PV-50-G
car number 59
• 50 foot 0 inch • built 1895 for the Canadian Northern • dynamometer car • dismantled July 1946
• wood reinforced frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 88;100 lbs
August 1926
PV-50-H
car number 25
• 50 foot 0 inch • converted to school car 15071
• wood frame • wood body • 4 wheel trucks • wired for 100 volt station power • 67,000 lbs
no date
PV-50-J
car number 41
• 50 foot 0 inch •built 1895 for the Canadian Northern • sold October 1960
• wood reinforced frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 95,000lbs
November 24 1925
PV-50-K
car number 52
• 50 foot 0 inch •built 1889 by Crossen for the Canadian Northern
• wood reinforced frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 96,800lbs
October 7 1926
PV-50-L
car number 15
• 50 foot 3 inch •dismantled October 1936
• wood reinforced frame • wood body • 6 wheel trucks • 96,000lbs
November 2 1932
PV-51-A
car number 28
• 50 foot 11 inch • built 1898 for the Grand Trunk
• wood frame • wood body • 6wheel composite trucks • 73,400lbs.
>no date
PV-51-B
car number 47
• 51 foot 2.5 inch • built 1872 for the Grand Trunk
• wood frame • wood body • 6wheel trucks • 95,7000lbs.
no date
PV-52-A
car number 39
• 51 foot 2.5 inch • built 1886 in the Moncton shops for the Canadian Government railway • dismantled November 1937
• wood frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 73,200lbs.
no date
PV-53-A
car number 34
• 53 foot 0 inch
no date
PV-53-B
car number 36
• 53 foot 0 inch • built for the Canadian Government railway • dismantled December 1936
• wood frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 80,000lbs.
no date
PV-55-A
car number 48, 33, 32
• 55 foot 4 inch • built in 1885 by Crossen for the Canadian Government railway
• steel frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 104,700lbs.
January 30 1930no dateno date
PV-55-B
car number 27, 32
• 55 foot 0 inch • built in 1891 by Harris and Company for the Canadian Government railway
• wood frame • wood body • 4 wheel composite trucks •
no dateno date
PV-55-C
car number 74
• 55 foot 0 inch • built in 1895 by Rhodes Curry for the Canadian Government Railways
• steel frame • wood body • 4 wheel composite trucks • 111,700lbs
no date1964
PV-55-D
car number 38
• 55 foot 6 inch • built in 1885 by Crossen for the Canadian Government Railways• dismantled December 1937
no date
PV-55-E
car number 32
• 55 foot 6 inch • built in 1885 by Crossen for the Canadian Government Railways• dismantled April1939
December 1928
PV-55-F
car number 45
• 55 foot 4 inch • built in 1883 by Great Western for the Grand Trunk Pacific
•Wood frame • wood body • 4 wheel composite trucks • sleeps 9 • 91,500lbs
September 1930
PV-55-G
car number 51
• 55 foot 3 inch • built in 1903 by Barney Smith for the Canadian Northern
•Wood reinforced frame • wood body • 6 wheel composite trucks • 107,100lbs
October 1925
PV-56-A
car number 16
• 55 foot 9 inch • built in 1903 by Pullman for the Canadian Northern • dismantled October 1936
no date
PV-56-B
car number 48
• 55 foot 8 inch • built in 1883 by GW for the Grand Trunk • dismantled June 1937
•wood frame •wood body •4 wheel trucks •90,000lbs
no date
PV-56-C
car number 54
• 56 foot 0 inch • built in 1894 in the the Grand Trunk Western Shops •rebuilt Montreal 1924
•steel frame •wood body •6 wheel composite trucks •130,000lbs
no dateMarch 1964
PV-57-A
car number 42
• 56 foot 10 inch • built in 1852 by St Louis and Andirondack for the Grande Trunk
•wood frame •wood body •6 wheel composite trucks •114,500lbs
no date
PV-58-A
car number 69, 15
• 57 foot 7 inch • built in 1872 in the Grand Trunk
•steel frame •wood body •6 wheel composite trucks •155,000lbs
September 1971August 1963