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ottergoose

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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:13 pm

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Location: Hudson, WI

I saw this in Northfield the other day. I've never seen a hopper like this before - what's the story on these? Are they available in N scale?

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MilwaukeeroadMatt

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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:13 pm

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Location: Minneapolis MN

You bet here is a DM&IR four bay hopper

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ottergoose

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:37 am

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Location: Hudson, WI

No, no, no... I know you can get 4 bay hoppers... I'm talking about this particular style. Look at how the metal shrouding is under the ladders at either end of the car - it looks like a modified version of what I'd consider a normal ACF hopper like the on you've posted.

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busyemt

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:17 am

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I bet you're looking at a kitbash here.

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ottergoose

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:38 am

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Location: Hudson, WI

Well, the reporting marks are Trinity Leasing, so I assume that Trinity built the car. However, looking at their website, they don't have any hoppers in their catalog that look like this. Maybe it's new?

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MilwaukeeroadMatt

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:47 am

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Location: Minneapolis MN

Looking at what you pointed out I cant recall seeing any like that on the market or for that matter on the rails, GATX has smaller Cement type hoppers that have a car body close to that but they are two bay hoppers. You could kitbash using the ends of the smaller two bay and the larger four bay.

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BN9244

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:20 pm

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Location: Elk River, MN

I'm going to say it hauls Dryers Distilled Grain (or DDG for short). Thats the left over product in the production of ethanol.

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ottergoose

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:02 pm

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Location: Hudson, WI

Some of the guys at the had a good explanation for the car. It's actually an older Trinity car, probably built for Chevron in 1991.

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RS27

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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:12 pm

Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:08 pm
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Location: Mpls

I was going to say - that looks like an early 90's model. Depending on your photo resolution you might be able to pick off a built date on the car. Every so often ones with extra shrouding show up in the area but these ones take the prize for the most extra metal...

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