Centralia Shops 3834cf Quad Coal Hopper
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In 1968, Southern Illinois and Kentucky Bituminous coal was on the rise. In response to increased car loadings and unit train opportunities, the Illinois Central Railroad (“IC”) tasked its own Centralia, Illinois, Car Shops to modernize the IC coal hopper fleet. Their answer was an all-new 100-ton 3834 cubic foot Quad Coal Hopper. These modern coal hoppers utilized exterior-post construction and quad unloading chutes. Centralia Shops built multiple orders of the cars on an assembly line between 1968 and 1977, averaging 8 cars per day during assembly line production. 3,420 “Centralia Quads” became the backbone of the IC(G)’s modern coal hauling capacity. IC/ICG Centralia also built an additional 330 cars built for Inland Steel and 50 cars for Indianapolis Power & Light.
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Tangent HO Centralia Shops 3834cf Quad Coal Hopper Inland Steel “INLX, Delivery Black 1968”
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