4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper
Prototype Information
The National Steel Car 4550 cubic-foot cylindrical covered hopper emerged in the 1970s as part of Canada’s massive grain car program. Designed to move Prairie grain more efficiently, this 59-foot, four-bay car featured a distinctive rounded “teardrop” body that improved unloading and reduced corrosion compared to older boxy hoppers.
National Steel Car built thousands of these cars for the Canadian government, CN, and CP, joining similar versions from Hawker Siddeley and Marine Industries. The 4550’s smooth-sided design and welded construction gave it strength and durability for hauling wheat, barley, and canola across Canada and into U.S. export routes.
Through the 1980s and 1990s, these silver and colorful government grain cars became a signature sight on Canadian rails. While newer, larger hoppers have since replaced many of them, the NSC 4550 remains one of the most recognizable and influential covered hopper designs in North American railroading.
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Alcan
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Anahuac Del Golfo
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian National
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian National “Continent”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian National “International Service, Red Lettering”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian National “Web”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian National “Wet Noodle”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Canadian Pacific Rail
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch CPLX “ex CP”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Round Hatch Procor “Black Lettering”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Alberta “Take a Break, ALNX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Alberta “Take a Break, ALPX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Alberta Heritage “ALNX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Alberta Heritage “ALPX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Canada “CPWX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Canadian National “International Service, Wet Noodle”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Canadian Wheat Board “CNWX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Canadian Wheat Board Government Car “CNWX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Ferrocarril Del Pacifico
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Pillsbury
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Santa Fe “ex Koppel”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Saskatchewan “SKNX”
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Intermountain N NSC 4550 Cylindrical Covered Hopper Trough Hatch Saskatchewan “SKPX”
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