NSC Barrel Ore Car
Prototype Information
At first glance the cars look like a shrunken cylindrical hopper. The reason for the round shape and covered hatches was to keep the processed iron-ore pellets from becoming frozen or damp with moisture. Which would aide in a quicker unloading process. They also came in two varieties: A 35’ length “Short”version (built in 1967) and a 42’ “Long” version (delivered in 1973 and 1975 in two groups.) This was to reduce rail wear, as the 35’ cars spanned the same length as the stick rail underneath, causing undue wear. Also unique is the “tire” that sits on top of the hatches. At the load out, the tire comes into contact with a “scroll” that forces the hatches to open – taking 60 seconds to fill a car and roughly an hour and twenty minutes for a unit train of 40 cars. Many times one could see CN and ONR cars mixed in a consist.
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Rapido N Barrel Ore Car Canadian National “Long”
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Rapido N Barrel Ore Car Canadian National “Short”
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Rapido N Barrel Ore Car GACX “Long”
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Rapido N Barrel Ore Car NIHX “Long”
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Rapido N Barrel Ore Car The Andersons “RGMX, Long”
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