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Owner: Oxy Vinyls LP
Old Name: Firestone Plastics Co.
Type: Covered Hopper
AAR Class: LO: 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.
AAR Type: C214
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   268000
Load Limit:   199200
Dry Capacity:   5701
Ext L/W/H:   64' 8" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"
User Notes:   blt 11/1979.
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FPCX 70073
Title:  FPCX 70073
Description:  Left side view at East Coast Materials Management Plainfield Plant on the Providence & Worcester Railroad at Community Ave Ext in Plainfield, CT. Built 11/1979, repaired and painted 8/1998. Marked 'INSP. RULE 88B2 8-98 ZRC, LA'. 5700cu ft cap. Length 64'8".
Photo Date:  12/28/2019  Upload Date: 1/7/2020 8:05:31 AM
Location:  Plainfield, CT
Author:  Leighton Haeseler
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  171   Comments: 0
FPCX 70073
Title:  FPCX 70073
Description:  Right side view at East Coast Materials Management Plainfield Plant on the Providence & Worcester Railroad at Community Ave Ext in Plainfield, CT. Built 11/1979, repaired and painted 8/1998. Marked 'INSP. RULE 88B2 8-98 ZRC, LA'. 5700cu ft cap. Length 64'8".
Photo Date:  12/28/2019  Upload Date: 1/7/2020 8:05:08 AM
Location:  Plainfield, CT
Author:  Leighton Haeseler
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 0

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