PS-2 covered hopper

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covered hopper freight car railroad freight car type railway rolling stock design

The PS-2 covered hopper is a widely used mid-20th-century American railroad freight car type known for its enclosed design and multiple bays for transporting bulk granular commodities like grain, cement, and chemicals.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	covered hopper freight car ⓘ railroad freight car type ⓘ railway rolling stock design ⓘ
builder	Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	North American freight rolling stock ⓘ covered hoppers built by Pullman-Standard ⓘ grain cars ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	efficient loading and unloading of bulk commodities ⓘ protection of lading from weather ⓘ
designedToCarry	dry bulk commodities ⓘ
designFeature	enclosed carbody ⓘ gravity-discharge hoppers ⓘ multiple hopper bays ⓘ roof loading hatches ⓘ
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
hasBays	multiple bays ⓘ
hasEnclosedDesign	true ⓘ
hasRoofType	steel roof with loading hatches ⓘ
hasVariant	PS-2 2-bay covered hopper ⓘ PS-2 3-bay covered hopper ⓘ
influenced	later covered hopper designs ⓘ
introducedInDecade	1950s ⓘ
manufacturer	Pullman-Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
notableFor	standardization of covered hopper design ⓘ wide use in mid-20th-century American freight service ⓘ
operatedOn	freight trains ⓘ
protectsCargoFrom	contamination ⓘ rain ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
railroadCarType	covered hopper ⓘ
regionOfOperation	North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalCargo	cement ⓘ chemicals ⓘ fertilizer ⓘ grain ⓘ sand ⓘ
unloadingMethod	bottom gravity discharge ⓘ
use	transporting bulk granular commodities ⓘ transporting cement ⓘ transporting chemicals ⓘ transporting grain ⓘ
usedBy	multiple North American railroads ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod	postwar era ⓘ transition era from steam to diesel locomotives ⓘ
usedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

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Pullman-Standard → designed → PS-2 covered hopper ⓘ