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Owner: Dragon Phosphate Company
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: C611
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Pressure Differential, Permanent Roof, Less than 3000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   B
Max Gross Weight:   263000
Load Limit:   200700
Dry Capacity:   2800
Ext L/W/H:   41' 3" / 10' 8" / 15' 1"
User Notes:   DRAGON logo
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DPCX 317
Title:  DPCX 317
Description:  Dragon Products Company
Photo Date:  6/5/2005  Upload Date: 6/18/2006 2:42:32 PM
Location:  Rockland, ME
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  272   Comments: 0
DPCX 317
Title:  DPCX 317
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/12/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 6:16:02 PM
Location:  Rockland, ME
Author:  Holden Baker
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  192   Comments: 0
DPCX 317
Title:  DPCX 317
Description:  Rolls east on a Maine Eastern freight.
Photo Date:  9/25/2014  Upload Date: 5/25/2018 11:14:07 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  242   Comments: 0
DPCX 317
Title:  DPCX 317
Description:  Seen in Thomaston, Maine. A good sized cut of these whale belly hoppers would be moved for storage at the Rockland Station to make room in the Dragon facility for upcoming shipments of coke by rail, something that hasn't been seen regularly in decades.
Photo Date:  10/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/18/2022 9:41:56 AM
Location:  Thomaston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  183   Comments: 0
DPCX 317
Title:  DPCX 317
Description:  Dragon
Photo Date:  9/21/2023  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 9:54:31 PM
Location:  Rockland, ME
Author:  Bob Keenan
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Views:  140   Comments: 0

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