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unusual facts about Covered hopper


Hopper car

Covered hopper cars are used for bulk cargo such as grain, sugar, and fertilizer that must be protected from exposure to the weather.


Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway

As the next decade started for the Crab Orchard & Egyptian railroad, steam-powered freight service was still expanding and the railroad purchased several different freight cars of its own over the next few years; many of these included coal hoppers, covered hoppers, and 25 former Ahnapee & Western boxcars, all of which were lettered for the CO&E with their classic pyramid logo.

Dryrock

Dryrock requires protection from the weather, and so is always shipped by rail using covered hopper and gondola cars.


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