RailPictures.Net Photo: PC 888854 Penn Central Covered Hopper Car at Roberta, Alabama by Frank Orona

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» Penn Central (more..)
» Covered Hopper Car (more..)

» NS Anniston District
» Roberta, Alabama, USA (more..)
» November 25, 2011

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» PC 888854 (more..)
» Unknown

» Frank Orona (more..)
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A former Penn Central covered hopper now with Conrail lettering but under Norfolk Southern ownership sits in the Roberta yard as it waits for another load of lime from a nearby quarry. This car was built by Pullman Standard in 1971 for Penn Central.

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