Hopper Car
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What are hopper cars for?
A hopper car (US) or hopper wagon (UIC) is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper railcars: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which are open top.
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What is a gondola car used for?
What Is a Gondola Rail Car Used For? A gondola rail car's versatile design makes it ideal for shipping all kinds of heavy bulk commodities used for construction, including scrap metal, steel rebar, steel beams, grinding media, aggregates, logs, lumber, sand, copper and iron ore.
UP: What Is a Gondola Rail Car? - Union Pacific
Why is it called a hopper car?
What is this? By 1840 the car had improved to include a pair of two-axle trucks for heavier loads and a better chute design for increased unloading. As a result this version is often credited as being the original hopper car.
Railroad Hopper Cars (Trains): Capacity, Dimensions, Overview