20-96902 NORFOLK SOUTHERN 100 TON HOPPER BIRMINGHAM-O QuickBooks when compared against other similar

when compared against other similar EMD locomotives

of which there were 100 (PFE 11701-11800 ) constructed by in July 1957

NOTE:  These cars are available in four different road numbers

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20-96902 NORFOLK SOUTHERN 100 TON HOPPER BIRMINGHAM-O QuickBooks when compared against other similarOnce relatively unusual, covered hoppers are one of modern railroadings most common cars, transporting bulk commodities from grain to cement and a variety of powdered and granular products such as raw plastic pellets. The modern cylindrical covered hopper was pioneered by American Car and Foundry in 1961. Up to that time, the typical covered hopper was basically a coal hopper with a roof. Like most freight cars, covered hoppers had a center sill that