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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Type: Covered Hopper
AAR Class: LG: Gondola car equipped to handle one or more demountable containers for the transportation of commodities not under refrigeration.
AAR Type: L113
Detail Info:   Special Type Cars, Gravity Unloading, Cubic Capacity: 4,000-5000 cu ft
Plate:   C
CBQ Class:   LO-8
Builder:   AC&F in 1966
Dry Capacity:   4600
User Notes:   FEFX

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CB&Q Class LO-8 86374
Title:  CB&Q Class LO-8 86374
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class LO-8 86374 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 20, COVERED HOPPERS, edited by Hol Wagner: The Q's first Hi-Cube Center-Flow joined the roster in 1966, 600 4,600 cubic foot triple hopper grain cars classed LO-8 and numbered CB&Q 86200 - 86699, and FW&D 3051 - 3150. All LO-8's were divided into three compartments and featured three-section trough loading hatches. All but Q 86690 - 86699 had Enterprise gravity outlets, the last 10 cars were equipped with ACF pneumatic outlets. The cars were built at AC&F's Huntington, West Virginia plant starting in March 1966.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 7/14/2017 11:33:47 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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FEFX 422969
Title:  FEFX 422969
Description:  Ex-CB&Q 86374
Photo Date:  7/11/2010  Upload Date: 7/11/2010 10:13:20 PM
Location:  Fergus Falls, MN
Author:  Matt Hagfors
Categories:  RollingStock
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