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5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Chicago & Northwestern
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: C314
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity-Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   220700
Dry Capacity:   5260
Ext L/W/H:   58' 0" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"
User Notes:   Load Limit: 220700

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A long string of CNW hoppers cross the diamond
Title:  A long string of CNW hoppers cross the diamond
Description:  About 30 of these, presumably for storage on the remaining stub of the east-west C&NW Milwaukee-Madison main at Jefferson Junction, made up the balance of this unusually long UP local.
Photo Date:  10/30/2008  Upload Date: 10/30/2008 9:06:18 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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