agriculture hopper

Numbers: 14100, 14101
Built by: Thrall
Date Built: 1983
Capacity: 200,000 lbs. (4750 cf.)
Length: 58'
Height: 15'
Comments: ARR covered hopper at Alaska Mill and Feed. The small tractor is used to push the car until one of the bays is positioned over the loading pit.

From ARR employee Raini Risch (10/8/04): "The 14850 series covered hoppers were bought from BNSF (if I'm not mistaken) as they match others we have up here in paint schemes but have been renumbered 14850 - 14859. As I mentioned before, they don't run as a unit but are piece-mealed up here on our barges from Seattle. Numbers 14100 and 14101 are specifically used for feed (barley, corn, etc.) loading for AK Mill and Feed products."

From Scott Harris (10/13/04): "I've learned that the fleet was sold to private leasors and now wears WLO reporting marks as a subsidiary of CN/IC. I'm unsure why exactly the ARR took ownership of just the 14100 and 14101, but
it remains the case."


 
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