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Four Bay:  HC66,  HC89,  HCS22,  HCS23,  Other Two Bay:  HC77,  HC79,  HC106,  HCP3
Three Bay:  HC20,  HC70,  HC71,  HC86,  HCP33,  HCS26,  HCS27,  HCS61,  Other 2 Bay Airslides:  HC67,  HCS31
NS Covered Hopper Index NS Index Contemporary Freight Cars Index Photo Index

NS class HCS23 Four Bay Covered Hoppers

NS 270114
NS 270114 NS 270114 Class HCS23 car NS 270114 at Glen Lyn and Ripplemead, VA on 25 June 2000. Data from the April 2001 ORER:
Outside Length: 61'11"
Outside Width (At Eaves or Top of Side Platform): 10'6"
Extreme Width: 10'8"
Height From Rail (To Extreme Width): 13'5"
Height From Rail (To Eaves or Top of Side Platform): 14'8"
Height From Rail (To Extreme Height): 15'5"
Capacity (Cubic Foot) 5325
Capacity (Gross Rail Load) 286,000 lbs


Four Bay:  HC66,  HC89,  HCS22,  HCS23,  Other Two Bay:  HC77,  HC79,  HC106,  HCP3
Three Bay:  HC20,  HC70,  HC71,  HC86,  HCP33,  HCS26,  HCS27,  HCS61,  Other 2 Bay Airslides:  HC67,  HCS31
NS Covered Hopper Index NS Index Contemporary Freight Cars Index Photo Index

Joe Shaw -- joeshaw@krunk.org
Last update: Friday, 03-Jun-2005 19:49:46 EDT