Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, valves, or tight fitting slide or gate to prevent leakage of lading. Car may be provided with facilities for discharge of lading through openings in top or sides and may have one or more compartments. Mechanical or other means may be provided within car to expedite loading or unloading.
With the former Milwaukee Road yard tracks to the left, a CN local on the Plymouth Sub heads towards the Milwaukee Road built depot. The boarded up windows on the depot were new and uncovered in 2003.
CN local passes the former MILW depot as it heads south at Hilbert, WI on 3 Oct. '16. The crossing signals were not working for some reason, so a crew member was preparing to flag the crossing.
CN local passes the north end of N. 5th St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Hilbert, WI on 3 Oct. '16.