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2/12/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: General Electric Rail Services
Old Name: North American Despatch (North American Car Corp.)
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: C113
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   B
Dry Capacity:   4750
User Notes:   3 Bay

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Derailed and Messedup Hopper Car
Title:  Derailed and Messedup Hopper Car
Description:  I wonder what happend to this car.
Photo Date:  6/22/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  230   Comments: 0
Derailed Hopper Car NAHX 53998
Title:  Derailed Hopper Car NAHX 53998
Description:  Just a few days later vandals strike it. Who or what is QEK?
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  237   Comments: 0
What a Waste!
Title:  What a Waste!
Description:  It is sad to see that the grain on this car went to waste like that.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  302   Comments: 0
Trucks off of NAHX 53998
Title:  Trucks off of NAHX 53998
Description:  This is what is left of the trucks on this car.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  183   Comments: 0
Side View of Derailed NAHX 53998
Title:  Side View of Derailed NAHX 53998
Description:  That coupler is defenlty scrap metal.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  228   Comments: 0
The Other Side of NAHX 53998
Title:  The Other Side of NAHX 53998
Description:  That Coupler still looks good but the car itself could be scrao metal from the way it looks on this side.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 11:58:48 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Chris Knight
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  233   Comments: 0


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