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Dave Curtis's Collection
 
5/11/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: General American Marks Company
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:   C
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   222600
Dry Capacity:   4750
Ext L/W/H:   60' 1" / 10' 8" / 15' 0"

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B777
Title:  B777
Description:  Over the course of many years I've seen the train working on this track only about four or five times. This is the first time I saw them pull back to the main, the next location explains why.
Photo Date:  2/29/2016  Upload Date: 3/10/2016 6:06:24 PM
Location:  Liverpool, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2778(GP38-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 2
B777
Title:  B777
Description:  The crew has just pulled a hopper from Mercer Milling, and is now picking up this boxcar at the Pioneer building. It became apparent here as to why they did'nt reverse out of Mercer, if they had the hopper would have been on the opposite side of the engine.
Photo Date:  2/29/2016  Upload Date: 3/10/2016 6:12:00 PM
Location:  Liverpool, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2778(GP38-2)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
B777
Title:  B777
Description:  Heading out to the main from the Pioneer building.
Photo Date:  2/29/2016  Upload Date: 3/10/2016 6:17:22 PM
Location:  Liverpool, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2778(GP38-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
CP-W
Title:  CP-W
Description:  The crew begins to shove north through CP-W and get themselves off the main.
Photo Date:  2/29/2016  Upload Date: 3/10/2016 6:26:09 PM
Location:  Liverpool, NY
Author:  Dave Curtis
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2778(GP38-2)
Views:  93   Comments: 1


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