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What type of Freight Car Is This

Started by Sunshine Express, July 02, 2008, 05:39:33 AM

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Sunshine Express

I have a Burlington Northern 50ft. Car which looks like a box car but has 10 opening hatches on the roof,and4 under floor discharge shutes. It is car # BN 413328,capacity 192000. I bought it second hand but do not know just what it is called,or it;s manufacturer. It does not have the metal coupler box covers like Athearn.,but they are  plastic moulded with the frame.The sides of the car have vertical steel ribs. It is green all over .
Owen C Robinson

SteamGene

If if has no doors and the ends angle in a bit, it's a 100T covered hopper, I think.  If it really is a box car - vertical ends and doors, it's a box car converted to grain/sand/cement/etc service.  
Gene
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Guilford Guy

Ah, yes, it does sound like an Airslide Hopper...
Alex


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