Scale Test Weight Car

Scale Test Weight Car (HM10CM)

Location: Altoona, PA 16602 Blair County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 30.794', W 78° 24.04'

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One of the more unusual pieces of railroad equipment is the "scale test weight car" such as displayed here. Railroads charged their customers based upon the weight of goods shipped. After a car was loaded, the railroad moved the car to a railroad yard where the car would be weighed on a large scale. In order to assure the accuracy of the scale, railroads constructed test weight cars. This car, constructed in the Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works in 1906, weighs 30,000 pounds (15 tons). The accuracy of scale test weight cars was assured by certification on a "master scale" several times a year. Car weight was adjusted by addition or removal of lead weights. Conrail maintains a fleet of several scale test weight cars, though the typical car is now 80,000 pounds. The Conrail system "master scale" is located in the Conrail Juniata complex.
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HM NumberHM10CM
Series This marker is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad series
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 10:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 720220 N 4487969
Decimal Degrees40.51323333, -78.40066667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 30.794', W 78° 24.04'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 30' 47.64" N, 78° 24' 2.40" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1300 9th Ave, Altoona PA 16602, US
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