661-665
Ralston patent side dumps build by Pacific Car & Foundry 1940, light weight 28,000 lbs., capacity 60,000 lbs. Originally WP&YR 801-805, renumbered 861-865 in 1949, renumbered 661-665 in 1960. #661-662 and 664 can be found today at the Sumpter Valley Railroad at McEwen, Oregon. #665 still remain at Skagway museum. Car #663 was traded back to the WP&YR from the SVRy in May 2005 and was shipped from the Alaska Marine Line yard to the shops at June 6, 2005. This car received a new paint shop at the Sumpter Valley Ry.
| Weight | Lenght | Capy | Trucks | Remaks | |
| 661 | 28,000 | 36' | 60,000 lbs | Pacific | |
| 662 | |||||
| 663 | |||||
| 664 | |||||
| 665 |
662 ex. WP&YR at the SVRy (2006)
A White Pass charter train was running on the Sumpter Valley Railway. Tim Bain took this great image from ex. WP&YR Ralston Dum Car at Baker at May 5, 2006.
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