GASX 100036 at about Western Avenue and 43rd Street ( near the stock yards ) in Chicago, Illinois on January 1, 1988, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The October 1971 edition of the ORER ( Official Railway Equipment Register ) indicates that GASX was the reporting marks assigned to General American Transportation Corp. stock cars. Also, the ORER shows GASX 100000 - 100039 were AAR mechanical designation S040, 85' 3" length inside ( 91 foot outsie ), double deck, all steel, 142,000 pound capacity. |