<kuid 101046 104752> Hopper Covered NSC Potash Service
This allows a train of these cars to carry more Potash then a train of comparable length made up of the Hawker Siddeley Cylindrical style hoppers These car operates at a gross rail load of 286 000 pounds the current maximum limit However they are actually designed for a gross rail load of 315 000 pounds
Covered Hoppers The Greenbrier Companies
Though the car is a newer design it has less capacity than the Hawker Siddeley style cars However it makes up for this in a shorter car length of only 47 feet versus the Hawker Siddeley style cars at 59 feet This allows a train of these cars to carry more Potash then a train of comparable length made up of the Hawker Siddeley style hoppers