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Open Hopper, Ore Car, 70 Ton

Vehicle - Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - Ore Car 70 Ton
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NameOpen Hopper, Ore Car, 70 Ton
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypeRolling Stock (Freight)
SubTypeOpen Hopper
VarietyOre Car 70 Ton
ManufacturerVarious (Details)
EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



History: The bottom-dump ore car was developed in the late 1930s for use by Lake Superior ore railroads. It is a highly specialized railcar, measuring only 24 feet long and having a capacity of 70 to 80 tons. The 24 foot lenght was designed to be compatible with the 12 foot pocket spacing of the gravity-fed ore docks and the 12 yo 24 foot hatch spacing of the Great Lakes ore-carrying ships. These cars discharge into every other pocket.

The first 70 ton cars came to the DM&IR in 1937. 70 ton cars (with taconite extensions) are still in use today on DM&IR (CN) although they are getting pretty worn out. BN built new taconite cars in the 70's to replace the 70 ton NP and GN cars.
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Item Links: We found: 2 different collections associated with Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - Ore Car 70 Ton
Item created by: gdm on 2018-04-14 10:34:37

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