Description

The 5701 cubic foot covered hopper was introduced in the early 1970s for transporting bulk plastic pellets. Since 1972, ACF has built nearly 15,000 cars. Most of these were acquired by private companies including leasing companies, chemical companies, oil companies, and plastics companies.

Features:
Eight full-width panel body with nine weld seams
Etched metal roof walks
Ten 20″ hatches
Longitudinal mounted air reservoir
Pneumatic outlets
Blackened metal wheels
Accurate painting and printing
100-ton roller-bearing trucks
Body mounted AccuMate couplers with screw-attached coupler pockets