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A covered hopper is a self-clearing enclosed railroad freight car with fixed roof, sides, and ends with openings for loading through the roof and bottom openings for unloading. Covered hopper cars are designed for carrying dry bulk loads, varying from grain to products such as sand and clay.The cover protects the loads from the weather. Dry cement would be very hard to unload if mixed with water in transit, while grain would be likely to rot if exposed to rain.

The DRGW roster information below has not been updated since 1999 by Jim Eager.  If you know of the current deposition of a car listed below or you spot missing, inaccurate data, have model suggestion or a picture for any Rio Grande boxcar we'd love to see & hear about it.   Contact the RGM&HS webmaster at: rgmhswebmaster@rgmhs.org

Covered Hoppers 1887 – 1959

Series Lbs Type I L CuFt Bldr Blt - Yr Ret Commodity Design Notes
18197-18224 2nd 154 LO 41-00 2893 PS BUT - 1959 Minerals "3 bay, round hatch, PS2"
18225-18374 2nd 154 LO 41-00 2927 ACF BWK 2- 1958 Minerals "3 bay,*13 rib, rnd hatch"
18275-18324 154 LO 41-00 2927 ACF BWK 12- 1957 Minerals "3 bay,*13 rib, rnd hatch"
18300-18315 100 LO 30-00 1806 Rblt -1942= 1943 1955 "Sand, Cement?" Roof & hatches added Ex-18224-18271
18325-18349 154 LO 29-03 2003 PS BUT 12- 1956 Cement "2 bay, round hatch, PS2"
18350-18374 140 LO 29-03 1958 GATC - 1946 Cement "2 bay, square hatch, ACF clone"
18375-18399 140 LO 29-03 1958 PS BUT 5- 1949 Cement "2 bay, square hatch, ACF clone"
18400-18424 140 LO 29-03 1958 ACF BWK 10- 1951 Cement "2 bay, square hatch"
18425-18449 140 LO 29-03 1958 PS BUT - 1952 Cement "2 bay, square hatch, ACF clone"
18450-18474 140 LO 29-03 1958 PS BUT - 1953 Cement "2 bay, square hatch, ACF clone"
18475-18499 154 LO 29-03 2003 PS BUT 2- 1956 Cement "2 bay, round hatch, PS2"

KEY:

Lbs Weight capacity in lbs x 1,000
Type AAR car type code (i.e. XM = boxcar, etc
IL Interior Length or tank
Bldr ACF = American Car & Foundry; BSC = Bethlehem Steel Car; CSCC = Chicago Steel Car Co.; GATC = General American Transportation Co.; H&B; = Haskell & Barker; IC&E; = Illinois Car & Equipment; KCSS = Kansas City Structural Steel; LCC = Litchfield Car Co; MPC = Michigan-Peninsular Car; MC&F; = Missouri Car & Foundry; MCW = Michgan Car Works; MVC = Mt. Vernon Car (PSC); OFC = Ohio Falls Car; PAC = Pennsylvania Car; PCC = Peninsular Car Co.; PSC = Pressed Steel Car; PS = Pullman-Standard; PUL = Pullman; SSC = Standard Steel Car; W&F; = Wells & French; WSCF = Western Steel Car & Foundry (PSC)
Date-Yr Month and Year built
Ret Last year class was listed in ORER
Commodity Most commonly shipped
Design General design features: YSD=Youngstown Sliding Door, YPD=Youngstown Plug Door; YPDX=Youngstown Plug Door Exterior Post; PPD=Pullman " Plug Door; SPD4=Superior Plug Door; ID=Improved Dreadnaught ends, cush=cushioned underframe, Duryea=Duryea cush u.f., FS=ACF Freight Saver cush u.f., Waugh=Waugh cush u.f., EOC=end of car cushioning
Notes General notes

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