Cylindrical Covered Hoppers

[hubbabubba2]

What type of commodities is shipped in Cylindrical Covered Hoppers? Are they only for grain or are some of them used for other commodities, like plastics, chemicals or cement?

Mattias

[mvlandsw]

They are used for most anything that can be shipped in a covered hopper.

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw

They are used for most anything that can be shipped in a covered hopper.

When you say "a covered hopper" are you refering to plain covered hoppers? I do not recall ever seeing or hearing about pressure assisted cylindrical covered hoppers. Did they ever ship plastics in cylindrical covered hoppers? I have not seen any. I have seen grain, minerals, and granular chemicals.

[joseph2]

Mattias,do you mean smooth side or cylindrical ? The cylindrical ones I have seen were built in Canada and could haul grain or fertilizer.

[ericsp]

Some of ACF's first Center-flow hoppers were cylindrical. That was back in the 60s, so there are probably very few of those still around. See the February 2000 Trains.

[hubbabubba2]

I'm talking about the cylindrical (round like a tube) ones. I’ve personally mostly seen then on Canadian roads.
Mattias