Gilpin Railroad - Cars

Cars

Number Builder Type Date Length Notes
1-5 flatcars 1888 17 ft (5.2 m) #3 rebuilt to coal car #14
6-13 coal cars 1888 17 ft
14-17 coal cars 17 ft
18-37 Lima Locomotive Works ore cars 1887 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) originally 1/2 cord capacity rebuilt to 3/4 cord capacity
38-87 Lima Locomotive Works ore cars 1888 17 ft 7 in one cord capacity
88-155 Lima Locomotive Works ore cars 1889 17 ft 7 in one card capacity
300 Gilpin water car 23 ft (7.0 m) 2,200 US gallons (8,300 l; 1,800 imp gal) capacity
1st #400 Gilpin caboose 1904 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) destroyed 1912
2nd #400 Colorado and Southern Railway caboose 1912 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
401 Colorado and Southern Railway caboose 1913 14 ft 2 in
500-505 excursion cars 1888 21 ft (6.4 m) one rebuilt to flatcar 2nd #4; one rebuilt to rail & boiler car #01 in 1906; one used as parts for caboose #401 in 1913; last one (#500) renumbered #1 in 1915

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