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Owner: Western Railroad Equipment Company
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: C313
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity-Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   B
Max Gross Weight:   268000
Load Limit:   207800
Dry Capacity:   4750
Ext L/W/H:   60' 0" / 10' 6" / 14' 11"
User Notes:   Stenciled as Buffer Car

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WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2011  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 12:15:01 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/2013  Upload Date: 3/21/2013 9:29:37 PM
Location:  Goshen, IN
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/18/2013 10:20:52 PM
Location:  Dunlap, IN
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  72   Comments: 0
CSX 7850/CP 5937/WREX 162
Title:  CSX 7850/CP 5937/WREX 162
Description:  Tpo View of both locomotives and hopper car. Note Winterization hatch covering the one radiator fan on CP 5937
Photo Date:  11/9/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2014 6:42:30 PM
Location:  Sewaren, NJ
Author:  Steve Coraggio
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  CSX 7850(C40-8W) CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
CP 5937
Title:  CP 5937
Description:  broadside view of CP 5937 and Covered Hopper WREX 162. Note Shoving Platform on track to right behind the covered hopper
Photo Date:  11/9/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2014 6:46:31 PM
Location:  Sewaren, NJ
Author:  Steve Coraggio
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description:  Steciled as a Buffer Car. This cars heritage isn't known. Note painted out panel!to the right and above the grafitti.
Photo Date:  11/9/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2014 6:55:03 PM
Location:  Sewaren, NJ
Author:  Steve Coraggio
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Top View
Title:  Top View
Description:  Looking at the roofs of both engines and the covered hopper car.
Photo Date:  11/9/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2014 6:57:50 PM
Location:  Sewaren, NJ
Author:  Steve Coraggio
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  CSX 7850(C40-8W) CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  142   Comments: 2
WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description:  WREX 162 has former heriatge patched out.Stencilled as a Buffer Car.
Photo Date:  6/17/2015  Upload Date: 7/4/2015 11:30:34 AM
Location:  Sewaren, NJ
Author:  Steve Coraggio
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
K 636 loaded ethanol 9 am
Title:  K 636 loaded ethanol 9 am
Description:  heading south on this rainy and over cast Saturday morning with a pair of SD70ACes in charge
Photo Date:  4/2/2016  Upload Date: 4/5/2016 7:35:52 PM
Location:  Teaneck, NJ
Author:  robert mungenast
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 1058(SD70ACe) NS 1144(SD70ACe)
Views:  295   Comments: 1
WREX 162
Title:  WREX 162
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2016  Upload Date: 10/5/2016 7:23:57 PM
Location:  Montreal PQ, QC
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  150   Comments: 1


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