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Owner: BP Amoco Chemical Company Chemical Division
Old Name: Amoco Chemicals Corp.
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: C214
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   219200
Dry Capacity:   6201
Ext L/W/H:   68' 4" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"

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Delivering the goods
Title:  Delivering the goods
Description:  The excess height boxcar is being delivered to SCI Plywood; the covered hopper in the foreground will be repositioned for unloading at The Fountianhead facility. It's 10:52.
Photo Date:  4/5/2013  Upload Date: 4/7/2013 3:30:42 PM
Location:  New York Mills, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NYSW 3040(GP40)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
NYS&W 3040
Title:  NYS&W 3040
Description:  NYS&W 3040 shuffles a couple of cars at Fountianhead.
Photo Date:  4/5/2013  Upload Date: 4/7/2013 3:31:35 PM
Location:  New York Mills, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3040(GP40)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
Wheels In The Middle
Title:  Wheels In The Middle
Description:  Now why can't I get the units right in the center of the diamond like that?
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 8:17:55 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  33   Comments: 0


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