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Owner: Southern
Type: Open Hopper
AAR Class: HTS: Specialty Open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends and bottom consisting of three or more divided hoppers with doors hinged crosswise of car and dumping between rails.
AAR Type: K347
Detail Info:   Hopper, Load Limit: 185,000 and greater, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity *Light Density Service
Plate:   G
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   196500
Dry Capacity:   7526
User Notes:   Load Limit: 196500

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Older Magor Southern woodchip car with shaker plates along the top.  Wet or frozen woodchips could be a problem and Southern worked to prevent stress fatigue on its cars caused by improper shake-out vibrators.
Title:  Older Magor Southern woodchip car with shaker plates along the top. Wet or frozen woodchips could be a problem and Southern worked to prevent stress fatigue on its cars caused by improper shake-out vibrators.
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Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 6/27/2010 11:12:27 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories:  RollingStock
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