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Owner: Union Tank Car Company
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: C312
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity-Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, 3000-4000 cu ft capacity
User Notes:   {to PLCX 12589 now INTX 12589}

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ICG Derailment-5
Title:  ICG Derailment-5
Description:  Two crewmen ride on the front of Illinois Central 467 as it makes its way across Jefferson Highway (U.S. 90) over freshly-repaired track. All around it is evidence of the grain train which had recently derailed here while heading to the Port of New Orleans. UTCX 44183 is off to the right. (approximate month and day)
Photo Date:  9/15/1977  Upload Date: 4/16/2015 5:42:47 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  IC 467(SW9)
Views:  943   Comments: 0
ICG Derailment-3
Title:  ICG Derailment-3
Description:  ICG personnel work to clean up after a grain train heading to the Port of New Orleans derailed at the Jefferson Highway (U.S. 90) grade crossing. It looks like spilled grain was being vacuumed into a piggyback trailer. (approximate month and day)
Photo Date:  9/15/1977  Upload Date: 4/16/2015 5:36:11 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  621   Comments: 0
ICG Derailment-4
Title:  ICG Derailment-4
Description:  ICG personnel clean up after a grain train heading to the Port of New Orleans derailed in the sharp curve on the north side of the Jefferson Highway (U.S. 90) grade crossing. UTCX 44183 was on its side next to the ICG dump truck, while ICG covered hopper 766589 was parked on the track where the train had derailed... probably to haul away spilled grain. (approximate month and day)
Photo Date:  9/15/1977  Upload Date: 4/16/2015 5:38:53 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  739   Comments: 0


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