Will Whittaker Photo
The Santa Fe had one of the largest blocks of Modified 1937 AAR Box Cars, with close to 7,000 cars between the Bx-34 and Bx-37 classes. The Bx-34 class was the last group of Santa Fe box cars to receive the Duryea underframe. The details of these cars are in the table below.
Class | Builder | Date | Series Start | Series End | No. of Cars | Trucks | Notes |
Bx-34 | P-S | 1940 | 139500 | 140749 | 1250 | Cast Steel, Double Truss | Duryea Underframe |
Bx-34 | P-S | 1940 | 140750 | 141299 | 1550 | National B-1 | Duryea Underframe |
Bx-34 | P-S | 1940 | 141300 | 141300 | 1 | Cast Steel, Double Truss | Duryea Underframe |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1941 | 141301 | 142300 | 1000 | National B-1 | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1941 | 142301 | 142910 | 610 | Cast Steel, Spring Plankless | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1941 | 142911 | 143310 | 400 | Barber S-2 | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1941 | 143311 | 143810 | 500 | National B-1 | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1941 | 143811 | 144310 | 500 | Cast Steel, Spring Plankless | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1942 | 145500 | 146499 | 1000 | National B-1 | |
Bx-37 | P-S | 1942 | 146500 | 147499 | 1000 | Cast Steel, Spring Plankless |
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