PS2-CD Covered Hopper

About the PS2-CD Covered Hopper:

Covered hoppers are designed for carrying dry bulk loads, varying from grain to products such as sand and clay. The cover protects the loads from the weather. Similar to an open hopper car, covered hoppers tend to contain 2, 3 or 4 separated bays. Each of these can be loaded and emptied individually, with access at the top to load the materials and visible chutes at the bottom for unloading.

Hoppers with 2, 3 or 4 bays are used for different purposes: 2 bay hoppers are used for the most dense loads (such as sand), while 4 bay hoppers are more suited to lighter loads. This is due to axle load limits, for example dry cement is very heavy in bulk quantities and a 4-bay hopper of sand would be very likely to exceed these limits while also having problems with increased strain upon the central span. By trading off cubic capacity 2 bay hoppers are able to transport these heavy loads. As technology has advanced, some of the heavier loads formerly assigned to 2-bay hoppers have been assigned to larger, more efficient 3-bay hoppers.

AZL Model Details:

• Fine pad printing
• Blackened metal wheels
• AZL AutoLatch™ couplers
• Intricate etched details

Model Photos:

AOL | CNW

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe

Burlington Northern

BNSF

Canadian National

Chicago & North Western

Chicago & North Western

FURX CO-OP Set | 1 of 4

FURX CO-OP Set | 2 of 4

FURX CO-OP Set | 3 of 4

FURX CO-OP Set | 4 of 4

FURX CO-OP | Single

CSX

FURX

Grand Trunk Western

Illinois Central Gulf

Milwaukee

Missouri–Kansas–Texas

NAHX Set | 1 of 4

NAHX Set | 2 of 4

NAHX Set | 3 of 4

NAHX Set | 4 of 4

Chicago & North Western

Norfolk Southern

D&RGW

SOO

Southern

UP | Fallen Flag

UP

UP | Shield

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set | Car 1

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set | Car 2

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set | Car 3

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set | Car 4

CEFX | Farmers Co-Op

NOKL | West Bend Elevator

NOKL | Morrison | Quirk

PTLX | Superior

KCS

KCS

GN Set

GN

Frisco (SLSF) Set

Frisco (SLSF)

SCL (CSXT) Set

SCL (CSXT)

CO-OP #1 Hopper Set

GROX (Union Equity)

BN (Albert City)

Rogers Grain Co (TLDX)

Valley Nitrogen Producers

ATSF | Set

ATSF

AGPX | Set

AGPX

Union Pacific ‘Sugar’ | Set

Union Pacific ‘Sugar’

Canadian National | Set

Canadian National

Norfolk & Western | Set

Norfolk & Western

CO-OP #3 Hopper Set | Car 4

CO-OP #3 | NAHX (Jewell Co-Op)

CO-OP #3 | PLCX (Frito Lay)

CO-OP #3 | BN (A. Farmers Elev. Co.)

CO-OP #3 | CNW (Klemme Coop Grain)

B&O Chessie

B&O Chessie | Set

Burlington CB&Q | Set

Burlington CB&Q

CHTT (MoPac) | Set

CHTT (MoPac)

CSX | Set

CSX

BN | Set

BN

AZL PS2-CD Covered Hopper:

Additional Manufacturer Notes:

Prototype background material from Wikipedia

Category: Freight