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    The document provides specifications for a 6,250 cubic foot covered hopper railcar designed for transporting plastics, resin, and other free-flowing materials. Key details include internal and external dimensions, a six-hatch roof arrangement, four pneumatic discharge gates, a load capacity of 219,500 pounds, and curve negotiation radii for coupled and uncoupled operation. The railcar is specially lined and configured to prevent contamination during transport.

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    The document provides specifications for a 6,250 cubic foot covered hopper railcar designed for transporting plastics, resin, and other free-flowing materials. Key details include internal and external dimensions, a six-hatch roof arrangement, four pneumatic discharge gates, a load capacity of 219,500 pounds, and curve negotiation radii for coupled and uncoupled operation. The railcar is specially lined and configured to prevent contamination during transport.

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    Hopper Cars 6250

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    The document provides specifications for a 6,250 cubic foot covered hopper railcar designed for transporting plastics, resin, and other free-flowing materials. Key details include internal and external dimensions, a six-hatch roof arrangement, four pneumatic discharge gates, a load capacity of 219,500 pounds, and curve negotiation radii for coupled and uncoupled operation. The railcar is specially lined and configured to prevent contamination during transport.

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    6250

    COVERED
    HOPPER
    DIMENSIONS (APPROX.)
    LENGTH, INSIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62’ - 9 5/8”
    LENGTH, OVER COUPLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67’ - 10”
    LENGTH, BETWEEN TRUCK CENTERS . . . . . . . . . 54’ - 2”
    PLASTIC PELLET SERVICE
    HEIGHT, EXTREME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15’ - 6”
    WIDTH, EXTREME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10’ - 4 3/4”
    This 6,250 cubic foot capacity covered hopper is specially lined and equipped with DISCHARGE GATE SIZE. . . . . . . . . 4X PNEUMATIC GATES
    four pneumatic gates, which make it ideally suited for the storage and transportation HATCH OPENING. . . . . . . . . . . 10 OPENINGS AT 20” DIA.
    of plastics, resin, and other free-flowing, light-density products. From top hatches to CLEARANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAR PLATE C
    bottom unloading gates, Greenbrier’s 6250 cube cars are built to protect against even the
    smallest product contamination. Its curve sided, all welded design incorporates four
    WEIGHT/CAPACITY (EST.)
    aluminum pneumatic gates and a ten hatch arrangement (4 vented and 6 unvented).
    LIGHT WEIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,500 LBS.
    GROSS RAIL LOAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,000 LBS.
    LOAD LIMIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,500 LBS.
    CUBIC CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,250 CU. FT.

    20” vented hatch covers CURVE NEGOTIABILITY


    allow necessary ventila- RADIUS
    tion, protecting against
    vacuum pull and product UNCOUPLED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180’
    contamination. COUPLED TO LIKE CAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256’
    COUPLED TO BASE CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253’
    4 aluminum pneumatic
    discharge outlets provide DESIGNED AND BUILT TO AAR SPECIFICATION FOR M-1001
    optimal product flow with
    clean-out. THESE GENERAL DIMENSIONS ARE REPRESENTATIVE AND
    SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY
    CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS OR DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
    BY THE GREENBRIER COS.

    Last Revised: 07/2013

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