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3/4/2026
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Great Northern
Type: RPO
AAR Class: PB: A car constructed for passenger train service and equipped to handle baggage, express, mail, merchandise or similar products.
AAR Type: M510
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   Originally built as RPO; converted to water heater car in 1943

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GN 6
Title:  GN 6
Description:  This was built in 1913 as a Railway Post Office car. However, in 1943, it was converted into a steam generator heater car. It still serves in that role today, helping keep trains warm in the winter.
Photo Date:  10/11/2025  Upload Date: 10/17/2025 7:03:25 PM
Location:  North Freedom, WI
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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GN 6
Title:  GN 6
Description:  This car has had several numbers in its life: GN 90 from 1913 to 1926, GN 19 from 1926 to 1928, GN 200 from 1928 to 1943, GN 6 from 1943 to 1968. In 1968, it was purchased by the Western Pacific to be used on California Zephyr trains, renumbered to WP 593 until coming to the Mid-Continent-Railway Museum. It received its current paint job in 2015.
Photo Date:  10/11/2025  Upload Date: 10/17/2025 7:03:46 PM
Location:  North Freedom, WI
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  345   Comments: 0


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