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Classic Freight Cars The Series Vol 11 High Capacity Covered Hoppers Soft Cover
Classic Freight Cars The Series Vol 11 High Capacity Covered Hoppers Soft Cover
Soft Cover stapled
By Henry Maywald
Copyright 1999
64 pages
Contents
RAILROADS
AKRON, CANTON & YOUNGSTOWN5
ATLANTIC COAST LINE5
BALTIMORE & OHIO6
BURLINGTON NORTHERN6
BURLINGTON ROUTE (FW&D)8
CANADIAN NATIONAL8
CHICAGO NORTH WESTERN9
CSX9
DETROIT, TOLEDO & IRONTON10
ERIE-LACKAWANNA10
ERIE WESTERN10
GENESEE & WYOMING11
GRAND TRUNK WESTERN11
GREAT NORTHERN11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL12
ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF12
ILLINOIS TERMINAL13
JERSEY CENTRAL13
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN13
LAKE ERIE, FRANKLIN & CLARION14
LEHIGH VALLEY14
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE15
MILWAUKEE ROAD15
MISSOURI PACIFIC15
NEW YORK CENTRAL16
NORFOLK & WESTERN16
NORFOLK SOUTHERN17
NORTHERN PACIFIC17
PENN CENTRAL18
RICHMOND, FREDRICKSBURG & POTOMAC18
ROCK ISLAND18
SANDERSVILLE19
SANTA FE20
SEABOARD AIR LINE22
SEABOARD COAST LINE22
SOO LINE23
SOUTHERN RAILWAY24
SOUTHERN PACIFIC25
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN25
TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN26
UNION PACIFIC26
VERMONT RAILWAY27
PRIVATE OWNERS
ACF INDUSTRIES INC.28
ADM MILLING CO.29
ADM TRANS CO.29
A.G. PROCESSING CO.30
ALBERTA GOVERNMENT30
AURORA CO-OP ELEVATOR CO.31
BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT CO.31
CABOT CORP.31
CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD32
CARGILL CORP.32
CHEMICAL CONSOLIDATED GRAIN & BARGE CO.32
CHICAGO FREIGHT CAR LEASING CO.33
CITIES SERVICE34
CONTINENTAL CARBON CO.35
DUPONT DeNEMOURS CORP.35
ENRON CHEMICAL CO.36
ESSEM CORP.37
EVANS RAILCAR LEASING CO.
37
FARMERS CO-OP38
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES39
FIRST UNION RAIL CORP.39
GARRETT RAIL ROAD CAR & EQUIPMENT INC.39
GENERAL AMERICAN CAR CORP.40
GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.40
GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP.42
GENERAL ELECTRIC RAIL CAR SERVICES43
HERCULES POWDER CO.46
KERR McGEE CHEMICAL CORP.46
MANUFACTURERS LEASING CORP.46
MERCHANTS DISPATCH TRANSPORTATION CO.47
NATIONAL EQUIPMENT LEASING CORP.48
NORRAIL INC.48
NORTH AMERICAN CAR CORP49
POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.55
PULLMAN LEASING CO.55
PULLMAN TRANSPORT LEASING CO.59
REX LEASING CORP.60
SCOULAR CO.60
SHELL OIL CO.60
SHIPPERS CAR LINE DIV. OF ACF61
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RAILCAR CO.62
STAUFFER CHEMICAL CORP.62
TRANSPORTATION CORP. OF AMERICA63
TRINITY INDUSTRIES LEASING CO.64
UNION CARBIDE CORP.64
The covered hopper cars illustrated here are in both private and railroad ownership. The largest owner in the United States is General Electric Rail Car Services Corporation. Its cars sport many reporting marks, such as ABTX thru WPLX.
Big seems to be better, as 110,000 lbs. was the limit for cars in the early days, and today, cars having a limit of 200,000 lbs. and more are the norm. At present, we see complete trains dedicated to grain service, hauling America's harvest to ports for export. Blocks of hoppers are seen enroute to industrial sites or grain elevators, loaded with products that will wait for the call of market demand.
Methods of loading and unloading are varied. Due to Federal regulations all cars have roller-bearing trucks. The average weight per car is 200,000 lbs., and average length 60 ft.. Covered hoppers can be found everywhere in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Except for intermodal, stack trains and auto racks, covered hoppers are found on every freight, in single blocks or whole trains. Their wide range of usage finds them being spotted one at a time, in groups, or by the hundreds, at ports, or at companies such as ADM etc..
In this book, I hope, by means of the text and pictures to show you, the railfan and modeler, many examples of covered hopper design. I wish to thank the photographers for their efforts, thus making this book possible.
All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us.
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