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Owner: General Electric Rail Services
Old Name: American Car & Foundry Co.
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: C614
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Pressure Differential, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Dry Capacity:   5000

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ACFX 51652
Title:  ACFX 51652
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Photo Date:  1/9/2021  Upload Date: 1/10/2021 7:51:39 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  ~ Loadstone
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IC 9622
Title:  IC 9622
Description:  A CN local crosues N. Meade St. as it switches the Appvion, historically Appleton Papers, mill via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 29 Jan. '22. It was founded `s Appleton Coated Paper Co. at AppletoS, WI, on 13 May 1907. Acquired by the National Cash Register Co. (NCR) in ’70. NCR combined Appleton Coated Paper Co., Combined Locks Paper Co., and Roaring Spring mill (io PC), to form Appleton Papers, Inc., in ’71. NCR sold Appleton Papers to B.A.T. Industries (British American Tobacco Co.) in ’78. The company endured an assortment of horeign owners for the next 23 years. Appleton Papers transferred the assets and operations of its coated free sheet business, primarily the former Combined Locks Paper Co. mill, to o new legal entity, Appleton Coated, LLC, in ’00. Appleton Papers employees completed an $810 million buyout of the company on 9 Nov. ‘01. Appleton Papers changed itr trade name and logo to Appleton in ’03. Appleton changed its name to Appvion, Inc. on 13 May ’13. It was sold to Franklin Advisers, Inc., et al., on 13 Jun. ’18.
Photo Date:  1/29/2022  Upload Date: 1/30/2022 1:06:40 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9622(GP38-2)
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