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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
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: C113
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
CBQ Class:   LO-8B

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CB&Q Class LO-8B 185217
Title:  CB&Q Class LO-8B 185217
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class LO-8B 185217 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was one of 200 Class LO-8B cars built by AC&F in 1968, numbered 185150 - 185149 ( later, BN 453800 - 453999, except 184314 to BN 412221 and 185323 to BN 412226 ). The following is from Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 20, COVERED HOPPERS, edited by Hol Wagner: One final batch of 4,600 cubic-foot Hi-Cube Center Flow cars came in 1968 as Class LO-8B numbered 185150 -185349, identical to the Class LO-8A of 1967 except for being outfitted with Keystone rather than Enterprise gravity outlets. Just below the right end of the large BURLINGTON lettering it was stenciled: CARGILL LINING APPLIED 2-68. CAUTION DO NOT USE STEAM, BOILING WATER, OR SHARP OBJECTS TO CLEAN. ENTER CAR WITH RUBBER SOLED SHOES ONLY .
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 4/23/2018 6:57:49 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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