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Owner: Georgia Railroad
Type: Open Hopper
AAR Class: HTS: Specialty Open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends and bottom consisting of three or more divided hoppers with doors hinged crosswise of car and dumping between rails.
AAR Type: K344
Detail Info:   Hopper, Load Limit: 185,000 and greater, Less than 3000 cu ft capacity *Light Density Service
Plate:   B
Builder:   Ortner Freight Car Co.
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Dry Capacity:   2300

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GA Sand hopper
Title:  GA Sand hopper
Description:  Georgia RR sand hoppers served a sand pit in Brownsand, GA just south of Junction City, GA. The Georgia RR sand cars were pretty common in Manchester in the 1990s. Now most have been sold,scrapped or rebuilt.
Photo Date:  2/20/1994  Upload Date: 10/11/2004 2:11:20 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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