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Owner: Virginia Power
Type: Open Hopper
AAR Class: HTS: Specialty Open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends and bottom consisting of three or more divided hoppers with doors hinged crosswise of car and dumping between rails.
AAR Type: K346
Detail Info:   Hopper, Load Limit: 185,000 and greater, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity *Light Density Service
Plate:   B
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   237000
Dry Capacity:   4200
Ext L/W/H:   53' 1" / 10' 8" / 13' 4"
User Notes:   aluminum coal hopper
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VAPX 98246 waits to be rescued
Title:  VAPX 98246 waits to be rescued
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2006 9:18:04 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  406   Comments: 0
Clear out that wreckage
Title:  Clear out that wreckage
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Photo Date:  4/23/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2006 9:22:22 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  419   Comments: 0
VAPX 98246
Title:  VAPX 98246
Description:  the least damged of four hopper cars on the ground..the other three will probably be scrapped on site.
Photo Date:  4/24/2006  Upload Date: 4/24/2006 11:14:33 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  bill davis
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  804   Comments: 1
VAPAX 98246
Title:  VAPAX 98246
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/24/2006  Upload Date: 4/24/2006 11:14:35 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  bill davis
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  423   Comments: 0
VAPX 98246 gets some repairs from Cranemasters following the Bridge collapse
Title:  VAPX 98246 gets some repairs from Cranemasters following the Bridge collapse
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/14/2006  Upload Date: 5/18/2006 3:23:46 PM
Location:  Chester, VA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  618   Comments: 0
Cant hump what doesn't roll
Title:  Cant hump what doesn't roll
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/14/2006  Upload Date: 5/18/2006 3:24:45 PM
Location:  Chester, VA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  527   Comments: 0
Yer missin some wheels there buddy
Title:  Yer missin some wheels there buddy
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/14/2006  Upload Date: 5/18/2006 3:26:05 PM
Location:  Chester, VA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  550   Comments: 0

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