Car movement

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Jim:
The phosphate rock went in covered hoppers - NS had 200,   N&W
put multitudes of the 172,000 series in phosphate service, and
NS Rwy. leased some covered hoppers usually in salt service
from the Genesee & Wyoming.  Southern didn't participate.   The
SUPERPHOSPHATE  was shipped in covered hoppers and box cars
that had the doors plugged with grain doors,  a cardboard sheet  with
metal strips that could be nailed to the interior.  Phosphoric Acid 
was in leased UTLX tank cars, later on in TGSX tank cars,  and a  few
shipments to Phillips Petroleum in PSPX tankers. 
                                                                  Harry Bundy
 
P.S.  The GNWR covered hoppers were a pain to deal with -- their
         tare weight was about  65,000 lbs. which meant that you couldn't
         get 100 tons in the car  without exceeding the then-maximum
         weight on rail of  263,000 lbs,  The rate was based on 100 tons,
         so it was money thrown  away if the car had less than 100 tons.
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