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Owner: BNSF Railway
Old Name: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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: C313
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity-Pneumatic Unloading, Permanent Roof, 4000-5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   268000
Load Limit:   204500
Dry Capacity:   4650
Ext L/W/H:   54' 0" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"
User Notes:   Green, Darth Vader

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Darth Vader
Title:  Darth Vader
Description:  I'm not a big fan of painting property, but this is pretty cool...
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/12/2008 7:39:26 PM
Location:  East Grand Forks, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1761   Comments: 1
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/28/2008 10:08:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  566   Comments: 1
BNSF covered hopper, green
Title:  BNSF covered hopper, green
Description:  BNSF covered hopper in a early paint scheme, too bad they didn't decide on this as a final color.
Photo Date:  12/30/2008  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 11:54:23 PM
Location:  Galesburg, IL
Author:  Terry Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  418   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description:  The Darth Vader car is starting to look a little worse for the wear, compaired to when it was "new" http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1258912
Photo Date:  12/7/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 3:56:45 PM
Location:  Hillsboro, ND
Author:  Matt Hagfors
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  447   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description:  Once again I see this car.
Photo Date:  9/21/2010  Upload Date: 9/24/2010 8:42:25 PM
Location:  Moorhead, MN
Author:  Matt Hagfors
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  184   Comments: 1
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/5/2011 12:42:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jacob J. Nelson
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  166   Comments: 1
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 12/18/2012 12:28:07 AM
Location:  Lower West Side (subdivision), IL
Author:  Kasey Klynstra
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  199   Comments: 1
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/17/2013  Upload Date: 2/27/2013 10:34:17 PM
Location:  Ogden Dunes, IN
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  107   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description:  The other side of the "Darth Vader" car.
Photo Date:  3/20/2014  Upload Date: 3/20/2014 8:44:09 PM
Location:  Breckenridge, MN
Author:  Matt Hagfors
Categories: 
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Views:  116   Comments: 0
Darth Vader 1
Title:  Darth Vader 1
Description:  From my cell phone, Darth Vader welcomes you to the dark side at Ridgefield Park, NJ 5/31/2014
Photo Date:  5/31/2014  Upload Date: 6/1/2014 2:42:30 AM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  John Durant
Categories: 
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Views:  196   Comments: 0
may the force be with you
Title:  may the force be with you
Description:  luke i am youre father
Photo Date:  5/31/2014  Upload Date: 3/2/2015 5:45:18 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  robert mungenast
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  215   Comments: 0
Darth Vader 2
Title:  Darth Vader 2
Description:  From my DSLR, Darth Vader welcomes you to the dark side at Ridgefield Park, NJ 5/31/2014
Photo Date:  5/31/2014  Upload Date: 6/1/2014 2:43:27 AM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  John Durant
Categories: 
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Views:  176   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description:  Don't see many of these.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/15/2015 9:43:53 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2015  Upload Date: 11/12/2015 8:30:52 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jacob Nelson
Categories: 
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description:  Darth Vader makes an appearance at the railroad park in Rochelle, Illinois on October 9, 2016.
Photo Date:  10/9/2016  Upload Date: 10/13/2016 12:41:52 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Scott Kuelz
Categories: 
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
Luke.... i am your hopper
Title:  Luke.... i am your hopper
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/11/2017  Upload Date: 2/24/2017 3:34:10 PM
Location:  Dallas, TX
Author:  Jake Dean
Categories: 
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Views:  127   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017 B-end VIEW
Title:  BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017 B-end VIEW
Description:  BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017 B-end VIEW
Photo Date:  11/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 11:04:26 AM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Patrick Harris
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  74   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017
Title:  BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017
Description:  BNSF 403281 03-1977 built ACF 4650cf 3-gate centerflow covered hopper at the north end of NS Debutts Yard in Chattanooga TN 11-12AM 11-10-2017
Photo Date:  11/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 11:02:09 AM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Patrick Harris
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  78   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/21/2021  Upload Date: 9/25/2021 10:43:55 AM
Location:  Sauk Rapids, MN
Author:  Jacob Nelson
Categories: 
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
BNSF 403281
Title:  BNSF 403281
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/12/2023  Upload Date: 9/12/2023 3:03:22 PM
Location:  Alden, NE
Author:  C H
Categories:  RollingStock,Transit,Action
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Views:  78   Comments: 0


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