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Pictures of PREX 9506
 
Owner: Pioneer Rail Equipment
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: C113
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
User Notes:   This car was pulled apart
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Structural Failure
Title:  Structural Failure
Description:  The car was literally pulled apart at the "A" end. Note the shiny metal versus the old crack.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:03:32 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  402   Comments: 4
Structural Failure
Title:  Structural Failure
Description:  Left side sill damage on PREX 9605.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:17:51 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  411   Comments: 2
Zac Matthews, Train Master
Title:  Zac Matthews, Train Master
Description:  How will I explain this to Shreveport?
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:23:04 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  417   Comments: 0
Barber S-2 truck
Title:  Barber S-2 truck
Description:  Hmmm..."Ought to be able to rebuild this set", Jim Satterwhite
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 6:36:45 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  180   Comments: 0
End sheet, car number PREX 9506
Title:  End sheet, car number PREX 9506
Description:  Twenty-four hours later after Hulcher Services cleaned the wreck site.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 6:57:35 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  204   Comments: 0
Aftermath of Hulcher Services
Title:  Aftermath of Hulcher Services
Description:  PREX 9506 is wrapped in plastic sheeting to keep the North Texas wind from blowing lime onto the neighbors property.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 7:10:22 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  241   Comments: 0
Wheels, axles and side frames
Title:  Wheels, axles and side frames
Description:  This material is suitable for making a new Hyundai at the Birmingham, Alabama plant.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 7:12:57 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  149   Comments: 0
Zac Matthews
Title:  Zac Matthews
Description:  Zac can not believe that this incident did not cause a major derailment.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:58:17 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  659   Comments: 3
Ripped Apart
Title:  Ripped Apart
Description:  The "A" end of PREX 9506 can not be put together again.
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:11:26 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  800   Comments: 5
PREX 9506
Title:  PREX 9506
Description:  Close up view of failed side sill.
Photo Date:  6/4/2005  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 6:47:19 PM
Location:  Floyd, TX
Author:  Jim Satterwhite
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  202   Comments: 0

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