TPPX 74156
AAR Classification
Gondola, Load Limit: 185,000 and greater, Flat Bottom, Inside Length: 52-61ft
Open top car, having high fixed sides and fixed or hinged ends and solid bottom, suitable for unloading on dumping machines only.
Manufacturer & Build Information
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built by Ortner Freight Car Co., BLT 6-74, LD LMT 185700, LT WT 77300, IL 59-6, IW 9-6, CU FT 6500, HPAX 74156 still stenciled on frame, originally Hammermill Paper Co., later owned by International Paper Co.
Photo Gallery
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TPPX 74156, former HPAX 74156, woodchip gondola was spotted at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 8 Oct. '17. Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co., founded in 1883, became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. '13.
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TPPX 74156, former HPAX 74156, woodchip gondola was part of the consist of a CN local crossing W. 2nd St. as it headed northeast from the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 19 Feb. '17.
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CN local pauses on the former C&NW bridge over the Fox River while servicing Expera Specialty Solutions, out of frame to left, at Kaukauna, WI on 28 Mar. '15. The rubble in the foreground is the remnants of the old Thilmany mill, which was mostly demolished in 2013. Part of the original mill was saved, partially visible to right, and will be restored. The bridge was built by American Bridge Co. of New York in 1911.
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CN local parallels Thilmany Rd. and the Fox River in order to service Expera Specialty Solutions via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 28 Mar. '15. From its founding in 1883 until 26 Jun. '13, the massive paper mill was Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co. (a.k.a. Thilmany, LLC or Thilmany Papers). The rubble in the foreground is the remnants of the old Thilmany mill, which was mostly demolished in 2013. Part of the original mill was saved and will be restored.