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130 former C.&S. Ry. Steel Under Frame Boxcars were sold to the US Army. They were as follow...
#8194, #8196, #8197 (W.P.&Y.R. #704), #8198, #8200, #8209 (W.P.&Y.R. #706), #8210, #8211, #8212, #8214, #8215 (W.P.&Y.R. #702), #8216, #8220, #8224, #8225, #8226, #8227, #8228, #8229, #8230, #8232, #8234, #8235, #8236, #8237 (W.P.&Y.R. #720), #8238 (W.P.&Y.R. #712), #8239, #8240, #8243, #8244, #8245, #8246, #8250, #8251, #8252, #8253, #8254 (W.P.&Y.R. #710), #8255, #8257 (W.P.&Y.R. #730), #8260, #8264, #8267, #8268 (W.P.&Y.R. #758), #8270, #8274, #8276 (W.P.&Y.R. #766), #8278, #8279, #8281, #8282, #8283, #8286, #8287, #8289, #8290, #8291, #8292 (1909), #8293 (1910), #8294, #8296, #8297, #8300, #8301, #8303, #8304, #8305, #8306, #8307, #8309 (W.P.&Y.R. 2nd #734), #8310, #8311, #8312, #8313 (W.P.&Y.R. #742), #8314, #8319, #8320, #8321, #8322, #8323, #8324, #8328, #8329, #8330, #8331, #8332, #8333, #8334 (W.P.&Y.R. #746), #8336 (W.P.&Y.R. #708), #8338, #8339 (W.P.&Y.R. #738), #8341, #8345 (W.P.&Y.R. #754), #8349, #8354, #8355, #8356, #8358, #8359 (W.P.&Y.R. #406), #8360, #8362 (W.P.&Y.R.#714), #8364, #8365 (W.P.&Y.R. #718), #8367, #8370, #8371, #8372, #8373, #8378 (WP&YR #402/2nd #770), #8379, #8380, #8383, #8384, #8387, #8389, #8392 (WP&YR 1st #734), #8393, #8394, #8395, #8400, #8403, #8405, #8406, #8407, #8408, #8409, #8410, #8411, #8412, #8413, #8417
by Robert G. Hilton (2010)
| flying WHITE PASS logo | speed WHITE PASS lettering |
| 1945 - ca. 1960 | ca, 1961 - 1982 |
Picture: 702 Box Car ex. Colorado & Southern (1975) - WP&YR 702 Box Car, former C&S 8215, ex. USA 232907 at Whitehorse June 18, 1975. Image by Dennis O'Berry
Picture: 704 Box Car at Lake Bennett (1975) - 702 former C&S 8215, ex. USA 232907 at Whitehorse June 18, 1975. Image by Dennis O'Berry
Picture: Box Car 704 at Meadows in 1982 - At this image from 1982 we see very clear the 704 lettering on the side. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt.
Picture: Box Car ex. C&S near MP 26 Meadows - According our research it seems to be very sure, that this car was box car 704. The 7 and 4 is still bisible on the end. Image by Boerries Burkhardt
Picture: Box Car ex. C&S near MP 26 Meadows - Detail of the coupler of box car 704 at Meadows. Image 2006 by Boerries Burkhardt.
Picture: 706 Box Car ex. Colorado & Southern (1969) - The former C&S box car standing in Whitehorse, Yukon July 1969. Gateway to the Yukon, the call of the past. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.
Picture: 708 Box Car was Wash & Shower Car (1973) - Steve Hauff took the image of the ex. C&S box car, used as wash and shower car in 1973. The car was still in the old boxcar red colors. Please note the two stoves inside. They were used to have hot water for the employees. It could be that this car was used after the roundhouse fire to support the railroad men with a place where they may take a shower. But this is only a guessing.
Picture: 708 as Tool Car at Skagway (1975) - 708 former C&S 8336, ex. USA 232914 box car as tool car at Skagway June 16, 1975. Image by Dennis O'Berry
Picture: 708 ex. C&S box car - Former Colorado & Southern box car as Tool car at Skagway. Boerries Burkhardt collection.
Picture: 710 Box Car ex. C&S at Skagway (2006) - Forgot the exact location.
Picture: 712 Box Car at Whitehorse (1970) - Box Car 712 ex. Colorado & Southern at Whitehorse August 3, 1970. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt
Picture: 712 Box Car at Skagway (1982) - Skagway September 1982, former C&S box car as storage shed. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt.
Picture: 718 Box Car ex. C&S - Box Car 718 as Bagagge Car in a regular passenger train. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt
Picture: 718 in the late summer sun - A wonderful image of former C&S box car, now WP&YR 718 at Whitehorse, 1975. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.
Picture: 718 Box Car ex. C&S from Dave Hunz (2006) - Thsi box car is private owned by Dave Hunz of Skagway. Dave is one of the steam engine engineers fro the White Pass & Yukon Route.
Picture: 722 far right at WHSE (1957) - Both former C&S box cars still have their WWII lettering style. Whitehorse June 28, 1957. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.
Picture: Box Car 730 at Skagway - Different lettering on box car 730.
Picture: Box car 730 Top - We still can see the USA number on the right sid eof the box car. Dennis O'Berry Image 1975.
Picture: Box car 730 Low - We still can see the USA number on the right sid eof the box car. Dennis O'Berry Image 1975.
Picture: Box Car 734 at Bennett - Joseph Quinn took this nie and interesting image of the former C&S box car 734 at Lake Bennett. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt.
Picture: 734 at Skagway - Image by John Stutz.
Picture: 734 Box Car at Mile Post 62 (2006) - A bear protection behind bridge 62A.
Picture: 734 Box Car with C&S number 8309 (2006) - You still see inside the box car the original C&S numbers.
Picture: 738 at Bennett (1982) - Ex. Colorado & Southern box car as White Pass 738 at Bennett. Location of the car today is unknow. Collection of Boerries Burkhardt.
Picture: 742 at Skagway 1975 - Image by Dennis O'Berry in 1975.
Picture: 742 Box Car at WP&YR yard (2005) - Last year, box car 742 was used on the daily Fraser run. Today, the car is for special runs only.
Picture: 722 far right at WHSE (1957) - Both former C&S box cars still have their WWII lettering style. Whitehorse June 28, 1957. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.
Picture: Box Car ex. C&S at Glacier - sorry no number. Did you have the number? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Picture: Box Car ex. C&S at Glacier - sorry no number. Did you have the number? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Picture: ex. C&S Box Car rebuilt into Refer (2003) - There was a nice store at the Skagway Main Street, made from two former WP&YR box cars. This one was a former C&S box car, rebuilt by the Unted States military into a refer car. Sorry no number know.
Go to: 686-698 Number WANTED