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Owner: METRA
Type: Ballast Hopper
AAR Class: HKR: Open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends and bottom consisting of two or more divided hoppers dumping outside and/or inside of rails. Equipped with roof
AAR Type: K354
Detail Info:   Hopper, Load Limit: 185,000 and greater, Less than 3000 cu ft capacity *Light Density Service
Plate:   G
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   205600
Dry Capacity:   2000
Ext L/W/H:   35' 0" / 10' 8" / 16' 6"

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METX 2522
Title:  METX 2522
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2008  Upload Date: 6/11/2008 10:31:47 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Ballast/tie train
Title:  Ballast/tie train
Description:  This train was last in line leaving 179th Street Yard behind the MoW vehicles. There were 4-6 ballast cars and 3 flatcars with a tie crane for hauling away the old ties. The new ties are alongside the track, barely visible in this photo.
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:11:26 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  NIRC 4(SW1500)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Metra ballast cars
Title:  Metra ballast cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:12:10 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  159   Comments: 0
METX 2522
Title:  METX 2522
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2015  Upload Date: 9/27/2015 10:17:42 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0


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