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Articulated CN coverd hopper?
Articulated CN coverd hopper?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Articulated CN coverd hopper?
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Anonymous
on Friday, May 25, 2001 9:54 PM
I was in Cresson, PA sitting on Tom's porch and we both saw an articulated CN covered hopper on an eastbound NS. This was a first for both of us. It looks like a normal covered hopper but there is a small gap where the car rests on the middle articulated truck. What is the point in this car and are there very many?
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Saxman
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May 2001
From: US
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Posted by
Saxman
on Sunday, May 27, 2001 4:58 PM
Chip,
If memory is serving me right, the CN articulated covered hoppers were designed for the many branch lines in the praire provincies of Canada. The basic idea is to distribute the weight of the car over the light rail. Do not know how many were purchased.
Cannot ever remember seeing one on the Michigan Zone.
Terry
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