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Owner: Midwest Railcar Corporation
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
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   200900
Dry Capacity:   4750
Ext L/W/H:   59' 4" / 10' 8" / 15' 0"
User Notes:   ex-C&NW 753849 exx-ROCK 801230

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Route Rock
Title:  Route Rock
Description:  Rock Island used to have an outdoor paint shop in Little Rock; I watched them paint covered hoppers in this paint scheme.
Photo Date:  4/21/2011  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 9:48:46 PM
Location:  Point of Rocks, MD
Author:  Bryant Mills
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  92   Comments: 1
Ex Rock Island 462663
Title:  Ex Rock Island 462663
Description:  Q373 consist has ex Rock Island hopper.
Photo Date:  3/20/2012  Upload Date: 3/20/2012 8:09:30 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Lee King
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
MWCX 462663
Title:  MWCX 462663
Description:  Long live the ROCK!!!
Photo Date:  8/17/2014  Upload Date: 8/25/2014 6:52:44 AM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  97   Comments: 1
MWCX 462663
Title:  MWCX 462663
Description:  Can you believe it?
Photo Date:  9/15/2014  Upload Date: 9/15/2014 8:24:59 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  115   Comments: 4
Midwest Railcar (ex-ROCK)
Title:  Midwest Railcar (ex-ROCK)
Description:  My brother was in Bellevue, OH and caught this ex-CNW, nee-ROCK PS 3-bay covered hopper passing thu Bellevue, OH on NS. The car says New 3-79. Probably one of the best looking ex-ROCK covered hopper.
Photo Date:  9/30/2014  Upload Date: 11/18/2014 10:06:12 PM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Terry Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  143   Comments: 0


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