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Publication date 2024-03-19 at 17:01
Design number 1866282

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"USRA Hopper 55T" refers to a specific type of freight car used on U.S. railroads.

"USRA" stands for "United States Railroad Administration," which was a federal agency created during World War I to coordinate railroads in support of the war effort. During this period, the USRA standardized many aspects of railroad operation, including freight car designs, to improve efficiency and transportation capacity.

"Hopper 55T" indicates that it is a hopper car with a load capacity of approximately 55 tons. Hopper cars are freight cars designed to transport bulk materials, such as coal, gravel, sand or agricultural products, and are characterized by having an open top structure that allows for rapid unloading of cargo through bottom or side gates.

These freight cars were part of a standardization effort to increase the efficiency and hauling capacity of U.S. railroads during World War I and continued to be used in many railroad operations after the conflict.

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