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6/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern De Mexico
Old Name: Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana
Type: Covered Hopper
AAR Class: LO: A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, valves, or tight fitting slide or gate to prevent leakage of lading. Car may be provided with facilities for discharge of lading through openings in top or sides and may have one or more compartments. Mechanical or other means may be provided within car to expedite loading or unloading.
AAR Type: C113
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   202400
Dry Capacity:   4550
Ext L/W/H:   58' 7" / 10' 8" / 14' 4"

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N de M car
Title:  N de M car
Description:  This Nacionales de Mexico car was southbound on a grain train at Watts. There are still some of these kicking around on the KCS, and often return to their homeland.
Photo Date:  2/9/2015  Upload Date: 2/13/2015 2:29:12 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  282   Comments: 0
TFM 81215
Title:  TFM 81215
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/21/2016  Upload Date: 7/26/2016 3:01:30 PM
Location:  Corpus Christi, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  41   Comments: 0
TFM 81215
Title:  TFM 81215
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 11/10/2018 10:33:35 PM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  149   Comments: 0
Always like to shoot these
Title:  Always like to shoot these
Description:  KCS inherited a fleet of former National of Mexico cars when it took over part of that roads operations as part of the privatization of Mexican railroads. I recall seeing these years ago when I lived in NY. Now they are not so common. This one was northbound on an empty grain train.
Photo Date:  8/7/2021  Upload Date: 8/18/2021 5:56:29 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  90   Comments: 1


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