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<font face="Arial Black"></font id="Arial Black"><font size="6"></font id="size6"><font color="black"></font id="black"> <br /> <br />I was trainwatching in North Kansas City, MO tonight and saw a very odd looking unit train pull through towards the old ASB bridge. The cars were all BNSF 110-ton open hopper cars that normally haul coal. These hoppers had been retrofitted with an aluminum or steel structure that housed a red tarp that completed covered the top of the hopper. Other than the tarp they appeared to be stock hopper cars. I am curious why this was done or what might have been in the cars? There was nothing visible on top of the hoppers and overall they were very clean. <br /> <br />Thanks for any information someone could provide. <br /> <br />Chris [:)]
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