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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:   194300
Dry Capacity:   4900
Ext L/W/H:   54' 1" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"

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GACX 56868
Title:  GACX 56868
Description:  This covered hopper almost reminds me of a box car made into a hopper, but I know that's not the case. Could this be an old style hopper?
Photo Date:  4/21/2006  Upload Date: 4/22/2006 10:06:14 PM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Richard Whitenight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
GACX 56868
Title:  GACX 56868
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2007  Upload Date: 6/12/2007 4:15:30 PM
Location:  Kimmell, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  53   Comments: 0
GACX 56868
Title:  GACX 56868
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 10/14/2007 8:30:30 AM
Location:  Wellsboro, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
NS #9211
Title:  NS #9211
Description:  A Dash 9 trails on an early northbound manifest.
Photo Date:  11/8/2012  Upload Date: 11/26/2012 4:03:32 AM
Location:  Worthington, OH
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  NS 9211(C40-9W) NS 8905(C40-9W)
Views:  92   Comments: 0


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