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5/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
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
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   268000
Load Limit:   206600
Dry Capacity:   4550
Ext L/W/H:   59' 0" / 10' 8" / 15' 2"
User Notes:   ex-CPWX 607950

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Wheat Board car
Title:  Wheat Board car
Description:  The Canadian Wheat Board bought a fleet of grain hoppers to assure car supply during peak periods, mostly at harvest time. The cars carried this attractive paint scheme, and CP and CN reporting marks. One of the CP cars is southbound on the H train at Watts.
Photo Date:  6/20/2015  Upload Date: 10/25/2015 2:07:25 AM
Location:  Westville, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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