A mile-long freight train stopped me at a rail crossing in Terrell, TX for 10 minutes today. Getting a front-row seat to all the different ways we move things across our country made it exciting. Here's a list of America's railcars and what they're used for: 1/n
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Centerbeam. Used for construction materials like wood. 11/npic.twitter.com/v0Icql5ewc
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Sources: https://www.mrc-rail.com/railcar-types/ https://www.up.com/customers/all/equipment/descriptions/index.htm … It is said that the US has the most developed freight rail network in the world. 12/12
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Covered Hopper with gravity gates. This is used for animal feed. Notice the "gravity gates" at the bottom. This can be unloaded by opening the gates at the bottom. 7/n (I messed up and lost the thread)pic.twitter.com/Td9Se8eBGc
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