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Owner: General American Marks Company
Type: Covered Hopper
AAR Class: LO: A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, valves, or tight fitting slide or gate to prevent leakage of lading. Car may be provided with facilities for discharge of lading through openings in top or sides and may have one or more compartments. Mechanical or other means may be provided within car to expedite loading or unloading.
AAR Type: C413
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Fluidized-Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   194500
Dry Capacity:   4900
Ext L/W/H:   54' 1" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"

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GACX 56588
Title:  GACX 56588
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/14/2006  Upload Date: 4/14/2006 8:44:15 AM
Location:  Salem, IL
Author:  Justin Draper
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  190   Comments: 0
GACX 56588
Title:  GACX 56588
Description:  GACX 56588, an Airslide-style covered hopper, has a blue paint scheme that looks a lot like the Great Northern's Big Sky blue, with other colors in various places. This car has the stenciled "DO NOT LOAD" warning, in red letters, in the center of the car body. Abilene, KS: 11-18-2012.
Photo Date:  11/18/2012  Upload Date: 11/23/2012 10:06:53 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  165   Comments: 0


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